Aeternum Loader: Inside the binary

Aeternum Loader analysis describing a Windows loader that uses per-string XOR obfuscation, multiple API-hashing schemes (CRC32 and DJB2), anti-VM and Russian-language geofencing (CPUID EAX=6, SMBIOS bit counting, USBSTOR checks, locale checks), persistence via Startup shortcuts, ADS-based self-deletion, PPID-spoofed process launches, reflective DLL loading, and blockchain-based C2 over Polygon (contract 0x4d70C3393C5d9EC325Edf8b3f289cFA9777e64B0). The report includes indicators (RPC domains, contract address, file paths), decryption scripts for C2 payloads, and examples of commands observed (download-and-execute PowerShell, EXE, or DLL payloads).