user@threatcheck.sh ~ threat-analysis
bash
$ analyze-threat Trojan:Win32/HeavensGate!rfn
Trojan:Win32/HeavensGate!rfn - Windows Defender threat signature analysis

Trojan:Win32/HeavensGate!rfn - Windows Defender Threat Analysis

$ cat analysis.txt
=== THREAT ANALYSIS REPORT ===
Threat Name: Trojan:Win32/HeavensGate!rfn
Classification:
Type:Trojan
Platform:Win32
Family:HeavensGate
Detection Type:Concrete
Known malware family with identified signatures
Suffix:!rfn
Specific ransomware family name
Confidence:Very High
False-Positive Risk:Low

Concrete signature match: Trojan - Appears legitimate but performs malicious actions for 32-bit Windows platform, family HeavensGate

Summary:

This is a detection for the HeavensGate Trojan, a sophisticated piece of malware designed for stealth and persistence. It leverages multiple built-in Windows utilities (LOLBins), API hooking, and advanced evasion techniques to execute malicious code, maintain access via scheduled tasks, and potentially exfiltrate data or download additional payloads.

Severity:
Critical
VDM Static Detection:
Relevant strings associated with this threat:
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForMshta.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.C!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.D!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.L!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.O!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForRegsvr32.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForRundll32.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - rundll32 (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForBITSJobs.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForPowerShell.G!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForScheduledTask.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForDataEncoding.D!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.J!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.K!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForRemoteFileCopy.B!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:ExecutionGuardrails (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForFileDeletion.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.M!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForNetshHelperDLL.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForRemoteServices.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
Known malware which is associated with this threat:
Filename: pmc1.exe
6d751ddf6200dfb6961ebc2983af0d264489469715bc81dde7bdf29650937b6a
04/12/2025
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Remediation Steps:
Immediately isolate the affected machine from the network to prevent lateral movement. Re-image the system from a known-good backup or golden image, as the threat may have established deep persistence. Reset all user and service account passwords associated with the compromised system.
=== END REPORT ===
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