Emissary Keylogger is a Windows malware sample analyzed to study basic credential theft, persistence, and data exfiltration methods
Emissary Keylogger is a Windows-based malware specimen often seen in security research, reverse-engineering labs, and threat-intelligence collections. It is typically studied to understand how basic keylogging malware attempts to capture input, persist on a system, and exfiltrate data using simple communication methods.
From a defensive standpoint, it serves as an example of legacy credential-stealing threats that help analysts, students, and blue-teamers recognize indicators of compromise, weak security practices, and common anti-analysis tricks used by low-to-mid tier malware families.
### Tool Features
* Captures keyboard input to demonstrate credential-theft behavior patterns
* Shows basic persistence mechanisms used by Windows malware
* Illustrates simple data exfiltration concepts used in early keyloggers
* Commonly referenced in malware analysis tutorials and sandbox testing
* Useful for training antivirus detection, YARA rules, and incident response skills
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Virus Total:
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/579a64008edb18671721f5b97b0fe1008185a6374472527dcda5090f8b4cb161
Cracking tools are frequently detected as dangerous or malware by antivirus software, you may need to disable your antivirus or add an exception to use these tools. Use it at your own risk!
Emissary Keylogger is a Windows-based malware specimen often seen in security research, reverse-engineering labs, and threat-intelligence collections. It is typically studied to understand how basic keylogging malware attempts to capture input, persist on a system, and exfiltrate data using simple communication methods.
From a defensive standpoint, it serves as an example of legacy credential-stealing threats that help analysts, students, and blue-teamers recognize indicators of compromise, weak security practices, and common anti-analysis tricks used by low-to-mid tier malware families.
### Tool Features
* Captures keyboard input to demonstrate credential-theft behavior patterns
* Shows basic persistence mechanisms used by Windows malware
* Illustrates simple data exfiltration concepts used in early keyloggers
* Commonly referenced in malware analysis tutorials and sandbox testing
* Useful for training antivirus detection, YARA rules, and incident response skills
Screenshots:
Link:
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Mirror:
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Virus Total:
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/579a64008edb18671721f5b97b0fe1008185a6374472527dcda5090f8b4cb161
Cracking tools are frequently detected as dangerous or malware by antivirus software, you may need to disable your antivirus or add an exception to use these tools. Use it at your own risk!