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Database Entry



HijackLoader


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 772a30aed296438ac6b15e39125e213a8beea7abd862b72c21906d3326b19b03
SHA3-384 hash: f79c2ee9e1fd19ce38b8a6b4317b15a9f87e24c3fa08c9d82b4dea2984f7c48f20959c106c39b4dc30aa8ffe3769ed41
SHA1 hash: 3d3ea4c1f4e0dcf3056ed9c25a6f62d04225e1a8
MD5 hash: f7ecf8ac79c9d49003b1c1ae8d8c06f4
humanhash: foxtrot-five-fix-timing
File name:EMKGAPKH.msi
Download: download sample
Signature HijackLoader
File size:11'100'160 bytes
First seen:2025-09-10 18:44:33 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 196608:/I8DPeEcTbVbNk1ZLROC94mwK4fhb3xkC+v92PqXz/tIa5rcPu/crm/7wY6PBw3X:A8DGFFNkR94TxhbdYYItB5Km/cnG32
Threatray 19 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T18BB63306CA3A27BBD15FD276B83FF85008BB4D7AAD146856F709F384397076121637A2
TrID 88.4% (.MST) Windows SDK Setup Transform script (61000/1/5)
11.5% (.) Generic OLE2 / Multistream Compound (8000/1)
Magika msi
Reporter aachum
Tags:bestsecuredwnld-pro DeerStealer donutloader HIjackLoader msi


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iamaachum
https://bestsecuredwnld.pro/EMKGAPKH.msi

DeerStealer C2: https://frazilcrucible.com/brother-andre-canonization-reconnects-montreal-with-catholic-past

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
42
Origin country :
ES ES
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug expired-cert fingerprint installer keylogger packed wix
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
msi
First seen:
2025-09-10T17:37:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-09-10T17:37:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
HijackLoader
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Contains functionality to infect the boot sector
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Found hidden mapped module (file has been removed from disk)
Found malware configuration
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
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)
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Tries to harvest and steal Bitcoin Wallet information
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected HijackLoader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1775079 Sample: EMKGAPKH.msi Startdate: 10/09/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 63 frazilcrucible.com 2->63 89 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->89 91 Found malware configuration 2->91 93 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->93 95 3 other signatures 2->95 11 msiexec.exe 79 39 2->11         started        14 Pilot_Distributed64.exe 5 2->14         started        17 msiexec.exe 3 2->17         started        signatures3 process4 file5 49 C:\Users\user\...\Pilot_Distributed64.exe, PE32 11->49 dropped 51 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\sqlite3MM.dll, PE32 11->51 dropped 53 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\...\jpeg.dll, PE32 11->53 dropped 19 Pilot_Distributed64.exe 6 11->19         started        55 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\F5E61CC.tmp, PE32+ 14->55 dropped 111 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 14->111 113 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 14->113 23 XPFix.exe 14->23         started        25 FusionNav.exe 14->25         started        signatures6 process7 file8 43 C:\ProgramData\...\Pilot_Distributed64.exe, PE32 19->43 dropped 45 C:\ProgramData\...\sqlite3MM.dll, PE32 19->45 dropped 47 C:\ProgramData\daemonCtrl_beta_v5\jpeg.dll, PE32 19->47 dropped 97 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 19->97 99 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 19->99 101 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 19->101 27 Pilot_Distributed64.exe 7 19->27         started        signatures9 process10 file11 57 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\XPFix.exe, PE32 27->57 dropped 59 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\FusionNav.exe, PE32+ 27->59 dropped 61 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp71A1.tmp, PE32+ 27->61 dropped 103 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 27->103 105 Found hidden mapped module (file has been removed from disk) 27->105 107 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 27->107 109 2 other signatures 27->109 31 FusionNav.exe 27->31         started        35 XPFix.exe 27->35         started        signatures12 process13 dnsIp14 73 frazilcrucible.com 104.21.32.1, 443, 49686 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 31->73 75 Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc) 31->75 77 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 31->77 79 Writes to foreign memory regions 31->79 87 3 other signatures 31->87 37 chrome.exe 2 31->37         started        81 Contains functionality to infect the boot sector 35->81 83 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 35->83 85 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 35->85 signatures15 process16 dnsIp17 65 192.168.2.7, 138, 443, 49672 unknown unknown 37->65 40 chrome.exe 37->40         started        process18 dnsIp19 67 www.google.com 142.250.188.228, 443, 49695, 49696 GOOGLEUS United States 40->67 69 plus.l.google.com 40->69 71 3 other IPs or domains 40->71
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
hijackloader
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:deerstealer family:donutloader family:hijackloader discovery loader persistence privilege_escalation ransomware spyware stealer
Behaviour
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Enumerates system info in registry
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Browser Information Discovery
Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Enumerates connected drives
DeerStealer
Deerstealer family
Detects DeerStealer
Detects DonutLoader
Detects HijackLoader (aka IDAT Loader)
DonutLoader
Donutloader family
HijackLoader
Hijackloader family
Malware family:
IDATLoader
Verdict:
Malicious
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_plaintext_c2
Author:cip
Description:Attempts to match at least some of the strings used in some botnet variants which use plaintext communication protocols.
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

File information


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HijackLoader

Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi 772a30aed296438ac6b15e39125e213a8beea7abd862b72c21906d3326b19b03

(this sample)

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