#CheckPoint Research analyzed #GachiLoader, a Node.js–based #malware loader observed in a campaign linked to the #YouTube #GhostNetwork. The campaign is notable for extensive obfuscation and a previously undocumented PE injection technique. GachiLoader deploys a second-stage loader, #Kidkadi, which abuses Vectored Exception Handling (VEH) in a novel method, dubbed Vectored Overloading.

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GachiLoader: Defeating Node.js Malware with API Tracing GachiLoader: Defeating Node.js Malware

Check Point Research exposes GachiLoader, a Node.js loader in the YouTube Ghost Network, and shows how API tracing defeats its obfuscation.

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