MalwareBazaar Database

You are currently viewing the MalwareBazaar entry for SHA256 1c550627d02d46e25498d8191e5758f57c55a6c78371dc2005cdb31cdcf20064. While MalwareBazaar tries to identify whether the sample provided is malicious or not, there is no guarantee that a sample in MalwareBazaar is malicious.

Database Entry



HijackLoader


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 12 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 1c550627d02d46e25498d8191e5758f57c55a6c78371dc2005cdb31cdcf20064
SHA3-384 hash: c80940d8d0be9dba8cdaa93971f29dad5466ce5339fb380118e3ad8a5148f5f855628a2cbb48d591ab4c2890950227fc
SHA1 hash: 1ce3afec1c4fca9be54bd3a37eef76c8f86b6332
MD5 hash: ad04bdc28aff7e8694a70cf65feeb5b6
humanhash: delaware-utah-fish-crazy
File name:ad04bdc28aff7e8694a70cf65feeb5b6.exe
Download: download sample
Signature HijackLoader
File size:5'627'297 bytes
First seen:2025-08-19 14:24:50 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash efd455830ba918de67076b7c65d86586 (56 x Gh0stRAT, 19 x ValleyRAT, 6 x OffLoader)
ssdeep 98304:OxHXSDcyqnf/mGz5Kx2ZSnSU31FAkKT2KQT857XY4IyySKGsCl0q1:OSz0Vz5KxE0SU37yifKYZyySKGsClV1
Threatray 388 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1CC461223F2CBA13FF0A94A3649B7D216553B7A6068128C6697EC385CCF261D41E3F647
TrID 49.8% (.EXE) Inno Setup installer (107240/4/30)
20.0% (.EXE) InstallShield setup (43053/19/16)
19.3% (.EXE) Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (41569/9/9)
4.8% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
2.0% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 5050d270cccc82ae (109 x Adware.Generic, 43 x LummaStealer, 42 x OffLoader)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe HIjackLoader

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
43
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
ad04bdc28aff7e8694a70cf65feeb5b6.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-08-19 14:39:59 UTC
Tags:
hijackloader loader lumma stealer rhadamanthys

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
obfusc overt virus
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Creating a window
Creating a process from a recently created file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Searching for synchronization primitives
Creating a file
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Sending a custom TCP request
Launching a process
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
DNS request
Connection attempt
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process by context flags manipulation
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context alien anti-debug embarcadero_delphi fingerprint installer overlay overlay packed threat zero
Result
Threat name:
HijackLoader
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Drops PE files to the user root directory
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Found hidden mapped module (file has been removed from disk)
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Yara detected HijackLoader
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1760280 Sample: rQY1HDK8Hd.exe Startdate: 19/08/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 57 Found malware configuration 2->57 59 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->59 61 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 2->61 63 3 other signatures 2->63 10 rQY1HDK8Hd.exe 2 2->10         started        process3 file4 45 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\rQY1HDK8Hd.tmp, PE32 10->45 dropped 13 rQY1HDK8Hd.tmp 3 9 10->13         started        process5 file6 47 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\mfc110u.dll, PE32+ 13->47 dropped 49 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\_setup64.tmp, PE32+ 13->49 dropped 51 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\MSVCR110.dll, PE32+ 13->51 dropped 53 2 other malicious files 13->53 dropped 16 HyperFram.exe 7 13->16         started        process7 file8 31 C:\ProgramData\...\mfc110u.dll, PE32+ 16->31 dropped 33 C:\ProgramData\...\HyperFram.exe, PE32+ 16->33 dropped 35 C:\ProgramData\...\MSVCR110.dll, PE32+ 16->35 dropped 37 C:\ProgramData\...\MSVCP110.dll, PE32+ 16->37 dropped 55 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 16->55 20 HyperFram.exe 7 16->20         started        signatures9 process10 file11 39 C:\Users\user\XenoO.exe, PE32+ 20->39 dropped 41 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\Chime.exe, PE32 20->41 dropped 43 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\C3616DE.tmp, PE32+ 20->43 dropped 65 Drops PE files to the user root directory 20->65 67 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 20->67 69 Found hidden mapped module (file has been removed from disk) 20->69 71 2 other signatures 20->71 24 XenoO.exe 20->24         started        27 Chime.exe 20->27         started        signatures12 process13 signatures14 73 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 24->73 29 WerFault.exe 19 16 24->29         started        75 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 27->75 process15
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
hijackloader
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:hijackloader discovery loader
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Detects HijackLoader (aka IDAT Loader)
HijackLoader
Hijackloader family
Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
1c550627d02d46e25498d8191e5758f57c55a6c78371dc2005cdb31cdcf20064
MD5 hash:
ad04bdc28aff7e8694a70cf65feeb5b6
SHA1 hash:
1ce3afec1c4fca9be54bd3a37eef76c8f86b6332
SH256 hash:
0e6947aa99020ebe6c4465541eebe06cec3c941fb64ec7ea916e8d01564ae855
MD5 hash:
f1635347f5acae962b062b58a8b9778b
SHA1 hash:
d8f28ef38444fbfd2e42bdcb6ced5adee13cbf75
Malware family:
GHOSTPULSE
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:Borland
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f
Author:The DFIR Report
Description:files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe
Reference:https://thedfirreport.com
Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:malware_shellcode_hash
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect shellcode api hash value
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:shellcode
Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_GhostPulse_caea316b
Author:Elastic Security

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (FORCE_INTEGRITY)high
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
GDI_PLUS_APIInterfaces with Graphicsgdiplus.dll::GdiplusStartup
gdiplus.dll::GdiplusShutdown
gdiplus.dll::GdipAlloc
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsKERNEL32.dll::CloseHandle
KERNEL32.dll::CreateThread
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryW
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExA
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
KERNEL32.dll::GetSystemInfo
KERNEL32.dll::GetStartupInfoW
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programsKERNEL32.dll::AllocConsole
KERNEL32.dll::AttachConsole
KERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::FreeConsole
KERNEL32.dll::SetStdHandle
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleMode
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleOutputCP
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateHardLinkW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
KERNEL32.dll::DeleteFileW
KERNEL32.dll::MoveFileW
KERNEL32.dll::MoveFileExW

Comments