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Database Entry



CountLoader


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2c98a7452c49ccd942303624fc9bc279711a8bba0d0a65675a3b103d9ab157f8
SHA3-384 hash: 963b0992f0efa92325bda9818f69313f2a5a5a82d2eeacc33e9ce482f479efaf8253f5e174257fb325e93827b4927c9b
SHA1 hash: a76af806154f3fca14942b2331b544e4893b04a3
MD5 hash: e58209f017ab91c8aacb1ae41871be03
humanhash: chicken-romeo-hotel-six
File name:External_Report_Updated_1913.jpg
Download: download sample
Signature CountLoader
File size:116'107 bytes
First seen:2026-03-15 09:23:39 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-15 16:33:35 UTC
File type:HTML Application (hta) hta
MIME type:text/html
ssdeep 1536:xJ3rpa5LPr/Bla1olD/PImgdxtPBve1FdvmPh21Lj:Ijr/HRaYOPM1X
TLSH T182B3FF88498A88789F5F3068B51F3D0E9ADDA117065CE480FEEE5F953F129F131B96E0
Magika html
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:CountLoader hta

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
294
# of downloads :
23
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
70%
Tags:
malware
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
n/a
Score:
56 / 100
Signature
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Deletes itself after installation
Sigma detected: MSHTA Suspicious Execution 01
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Gathering data
Gathering data
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)

File information


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

Web download

CountLoader

HTML Application (hta) hta 2c98a7452c49ccd942303624fc9bc279711a8bba0d0a65675a3b103d9ab157f8

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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