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Database Entry



Threat unknown


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 26af0472b17df3c7261b53a25a73f8943386a73600a730c451b6ed545173f868
SHA3-384 hash: 74e68a689db9547691a3584e9205d0011e6f071de1275ab556cd05f9ba527c3a2c81539ad7265bd4325f1b8130dc7474
SHA1 hash: a0118b0670f265bba9180bf31b0a4b041b344ab7
MD5 hash: 75b7e433a16d698e8a0762aec94bde70
humanhash: april-michigan-lemon-vermont
File name:stg.lnk
Download: download sample
File size:749 bytes
First seen:2026-10-02 20:40:31 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Shortcut (lnk) lnk
MIME type:application/x-ms-shortcut
ssdeep 12:86I8Cm/dCyVSXdD9Pk4X1iAcdODi5QdPMxFF+UceDz50wjEebdpEWZnZZ9g:8D8DFCyAD9j1iAQO+5QdPq3+/eBj46dI
TLSH T1A801463096F51700E2FA4D7A44B6E3258AB6B607DA22C77D01A665480C66E40E91BB3F
Magika lnk
Reporter BlinkzSec

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
84
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
LNK File - Malicious
Payload URLs
URL
File name
http://31.76.61.78/t/reader.hta
LNK File
Behaviour
BlacklistAPI detected
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
lnk
First seen:
2026-10-02T18:14:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-04T03:38:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
2 match(es)
Tags:
LNK LNK: Script Execution Malicious MSHTA T1218 T1218.005
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Nioc
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-02 20:39:26 UTC
File Type:
Binary
AV detection:
13 of 38 (34.21%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
discovery execution persistence
Behaviour
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Script User-Agent
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
cURL User-Agent
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Enumerates physical storage devices
Executes a command shell one-liner
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
Enumerates connected drives
Looks up external IP address via web service
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Badlisted process makes network request
Malware Config
Dropper Extraction:
http://31.76.61.78/t/reader.hta
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Download_in_LNK
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies download artefacts in shortcut (LNK) files.
Rule name:Script_in_LNK
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies scripting artefacts in shortcut (LNK) files.

File information


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

Web download

Shortcut (lnk) lnk 26af0472b17df3c7261b53a25a73f8943386a73600a730c451b6ed545173f868

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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