MALWARE FAMILY

donut_injector

Internal ID: win.donut_injector

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Donut is an open-source in-memory injector/loader, designed for execution of VBScript, JScript, EXE, DLL files and dotNET assemblies. It was used during attacks against U.S. organisations according to Threat Hunter Team (Symantec) and U.S. Defence contractors (Unit42).

Github: https://github.com/TheWover/donut

Threat Analysis

donut_injector is a malware family tracked by threat intelligence researchers and catalogued in the Malpedia dataset. It represents a distinct malicious software lineage with identifiable code characteristics, behaviors, and victimology.

External References

→https://cocomelonc.github.io/malware/2022/07/30/malware-av-evasion-8.html

→https://harfanglab.io/insidethelab/supposed-grasshopper-operators-impersonate-israeli-gov-private-companies-deploy-open-source-malware/

→https://st.drweb.com/static/new-www/news/2024/september/Study_of_a_targeted_attack_on_a_Russian_rail_freight_operator_en.pdf

→https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/wastedlocker-ransomware-us

→https://thewover.github.io/Introducing-Donut/

→https://www.swisspost-cybersecurity.ch/news/the-clickfix-deception

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

win.donut_injector

Research Links

MITRE ATT&CK VirusTotal Google (news) Twitter/X search

Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.

← All Threat Actors·Geopolitics Map·Search donut_injector