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ACRStealer


Vendor detections: 18


Intelligence 18 IOCs YARA 28 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 7ff5233b77dd61dbb39ae2ae22ed531d3c30863bba99f858d8d44a791cfcb4bc
SHA3-384 hash: ef0cba9d08b359b74b5787ad8b02bf71f01c840631b184a0890a1ad6687e13836175de52b4a3b22b48dce644b26efd2c
SHA1 hash: d838d1c410e5ae6a7d9838388c2d39b9a864177c
MD5 hash: 3a028a471d2164cbc764890d5a7d93a4
humanhash: mango-two-delta-sweet
File name:MakuxActivator.exe
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Signature ACRStealer
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File size:16'431'218 bytes
First seen:2026-03-26 07:46:30 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-26 08:46:34 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash e715424ebef62edcf8229c713419932e (1 x HijackLoader, 1 x XWorm, 1 x ACRStealer)
ssdeep 393216:70UPza1/ecJRMe/pLk7HkWva95S150ja0rLzsxEqPpClDDqzDD3ccCWDDDDDDDDP:70UPza1pJR3Lk7HkWva95S150ja0rLz4
Threatray 4 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T15EF68C1A766810E5C0A3C17C85D68D86F7B27C611F39DBEB10616A2E2F37AD24D3D722
TrID 93.7% (.EXE) WinRAR Self Extracting archive (4.x-5.x) (265042/9/39)
2.3% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
1.7% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
0.7% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
0.7% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 9494b494d4aeaeac (879 x DCRat, 479 x NirCmd, 172 x RedLineStealer)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:ACRStealer exe

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
114
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Archives HijackLoader
Details
Archives
SFX commands and extracted archive contents
HijackLoader
an XOR key and XOR-decrypted/LZNT1 decompressed component
HijackLoader
embedded components, an injection process, and filepaths
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/8fea6bba-94c4-4160-80e2-94cb5016f2e6/
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
MakuxActivator.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-03-26 03:06:37 UTC
Tags:
hijackloader loader auto-startup
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/9b71f017-340d-4686-a8e8-73842da23628

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=69c4a2b8aacb4c376b141a92
Tags:
dropper trojan shell
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Creating a window
Searching for the window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Searching for synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a file
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Sending a custom TCP request
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process by context flags manipulation
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug anti-vm base64 crypto CVE-2012-0217 evasive expired-cert expired-cert exploit explorer explorer fingerprint hijackloader infostealer installer-heuristic lolbin lolbin microsoft_visual_cc overlay redcap regsvr32 rugmi short-lived-cert soft-404
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/69c4e48c90759d6205bf41ab/reports/7f1c498f-ce36-488d-99e0-f835ee5950a4/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Win/malicious_confidence_70%
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/7ff5233b77dd61dbb39ae2ae22ed531d3c30863bba99f858d8d44a791cfcb4bc
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-03-25T21:40:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-03-27T07:51:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
Trojan.Win32.PatchedLoader.sb Trojan.Win64.Penguish.sbd Trojan.Win32.Strab.sb Trojan.Win32.Penguish.sb Trojan.Win32.Loader.rhu Trojan.Win32.Agent.sb
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/7ff5233b77dd61dbb39ae2ae22ed531d3c30863bba99f858d8d44a791cfcb4bc/results?tab=lookup
Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/667b9c21-daec-4344-995e-5a953ca23295
Result
Threat name:
Amatera Stealer, HijackLoader
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1889370
Signature
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Found hidden mapped module (file has been removed from disk)
Found malware configuration
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Yara detected Amatera Stealer
Yara detected HijackLoader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1889370 Sample: MakuxActivator.exe Startdate: 26/03/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 74 Found malware configuration 2->74 76 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->76 78 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 2->78 80 4 other signatures 2->80 9 MakuxActivator.exe 16 2->9         started        12 Controller_S.exe 5 2->12         started        process3 file4 48 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\cmdres.DLL, PE32+ 9->48 dropped 50 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\MSSP7ES.DLL, PE32+ 9->50 dropped 52 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\Controller_S.exe, PE32+ 9->52 dropped 15 Controller_S.exe 6 9->15         started        54 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\5A581EB.tmp, PE32 12->54 dropped 56 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\58C77B9.tmp, DOS 12->56 dropped 90 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 12->90 19 PhaseCl.exe 12->19         started        21 Crisp.exe 12->21         started        signatures5 process6 file7 58 C:\ProgramData\loggrpc\cmdres.DLL, PE32+ 15->58 dropped 60 C:\ProgramData\loggrpc\MSSP7ES.DLL, PE32+ 15->60 dropped 62 C:\ProgramData\loggrpc\Controller_S.exe, PE32+ 15->62 dropped 64 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 15->64 66 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 15->66 23 Controller_S.exe 7 15->23         started        27 WerFault.exe 4 21 19->27         started        29 WerFault.exe 21 19->29         started        31 WerFault.exe 21 19->31         started        signatures8 process9 file10 40 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\Crisp.exe, PE32 23->40 dropped 42 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\404D6C7.tmp, PE32 23->42 dropped 44 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\3DEC745.tmp, DOS 23->44 dropped 46 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\PhaseCl.exe, PE32 23->46 dropped 82 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 23->82 84 Found hidden mapped module (file has been removed from disk) 23->84 86 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 23->86 88 2 other signatures 23->88 33 PhaseCl.exe 23->33         started        36 Crisp.exe 2 23->36         started        signatures11 process12 signatures13 68 Unusual module load detection (module proxying) 33->68 70 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 33->70 72 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 33->72 38 WerFault.exe 19 16 33->38         started        process14
Score:
87%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/7ff5233b77dd61dbb39ae2ae22ed531d3c30863bba99f858d8d44a791cfcb4bc
Gathering data
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/7ff5233b77dd61dbb39ae2ae22ed531d3c30863bba99f858d8d44a791cfcb4bc/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.HIJACKLOADER
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/7ff5233b77dd61dbb39ae2ae22ed531d3c30863bba99f858d8d44a791cfcb4bc
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Hijackloader
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-26 03:06:32 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
321
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=p72sgo3x3vq5xm424kxcf3ktdu6dbbr3xkm7qwgy2rfhshh4ws6a._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
hijackloader
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amaterastealer
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Similar samples:
6dd552765a28ec262d26a77e8838acf422b504d59c8c74ccc98c3680b8914134
ACRStealer
aab194f10b0bf13879177d42e353d4f6e82dd61e530a26dd9b3727d31c0263af
ACRStealer
error
ACRStealer
Result
Malware family:
sectoprat
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:hijackloader family:sectoprat discovery execution loader rat spyware stealer trojan
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260326-jmqmgads7s/
Behaviour
Enumerates system info in registry
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System Time Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Checks installed software on the system
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Reads user/profile data of local email clients
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Badlisted process makes network request
Detects HijackLoader (aka IDAT Loader)
HijackLoader, IDAT loader, Ghostulse,
Hijackloader family
SectopRAT
SectopRAT payload
Sectoprat family
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
7ff5233b77dd61dbb39ae2ae22ed531d3c30863bba99f858d8d44a791cfcb4bc
MD5 hash:
3a028a471d2164cbc764890d5a7d93a4
SHA1 hash:
d838d1c410e5ae6a7d9838388c2d39b9a864177c
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/9f73d6f9-10ec-48e5-84bd-656ca815f0cf/
SH256 hash:
b81886616d9b15ea8e1b7f5c3efa1d8f0b170f37e2001b44439378720c63c116
MD5 hash:
703b384aba18096e3cd5e7bb3ab00b7b
SHA1 hash:
622cd681bb8fdc5a2292901d55dad0fe9e390294
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/9f73d6f9-10ec-48e5-84bd-656ca815f0cf/
SH256 hash:
1a39e0d234d58c13a1cde4cc24e336f9f63ae37e28e7bca497cee8421f06faae
MD5 hash:
50c27af432d6e2dc2451740a190e9acd
SHA1 hash:
b83c46c19778e579b50c22569f45a9999640ba7a
Detections:
INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/9f73d6f9-10ec-48e5-84bd-656ca815f0cf/
Malware family:
GHOSTPULSE
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/7ff5233b77dd/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/7ff5233b77dd61dbb39ae2ae22ed531d3c30863bba99f858d8d44a791cfcb4bc

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
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Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:Disable_Defender
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Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
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Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
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Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:HeavensGate
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Author:kevoreilly
Description:Heaven's Gate: Switch from 32-bit to 64-mode
Rule name:Indicator_MiniDumpWriteDump
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Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects PE files and PowerShell scripts that use MiniDumpWriteDump either through direct imports or string references
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers.
Rule name:malware_shellcode_hash
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Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect shellcode api hash value
Rule name:MD5_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:meth_stackstrings
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Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
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Rule name:pe_no_import_table
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Description:Detect pe file that no import table
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
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Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:shellcode
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Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns
Rule name:Suspicious_Process
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Author:Security Research Team
Description:Suspicious process creation
Rule name:Sus_All_Windows_PE_Malware
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects Windows PE malware of all types, avoids non-executables like .html
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
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Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
Rule name:telebot_framework
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Author:vietdx.mb
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:VECT_Ransomware
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Author:Mustafa Bakhit
Description:Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.
Rule name:Warp
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Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Warp
Rule name:WarpStrings
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Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Warp Identifying Strings

File information

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Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/59313/

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