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Database Entry



HijackLoader


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8ca17f8770bf57d63512f5689c3cfaa0ea286cb553365595cf4ede21411324bf
SHA3-384 hash: 508fccb57ee7b1020c24897b0a32bfa7b05dc43ef336df233d72edcc7a3f5f65fe36809e2047f4551b57aa1ebaf3b17d
SHA1 hash: 9b46ab9885768e8fe101db9545ee88e733058465
MD5 hash: b552f5c14a03a6dab1d1227958ea1126
humanhash: nine-equal-sad-quiet
File name:fusser_setup.msi
Download: download sample
Signature HijackLoader
File size:5'120'000 bytes
First seen:2026-02-06 12:05:19 UTC
Last seen:2026-02-06 12:48:27 UTC
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 98304:rwLz1Vy7mA4dWVqejlXJalaeCs9ARYR/7dYeEPi1DEWj5bAoZoEG:rwtVzAbBlZaz7xptEQwi1Y
Threatray 22 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T15A36334B27CA9562EF830B78A4C0D0F24BA44CAFD770C0569609B5EE3637B2BC76D155
TrID 86.8% (.MSI) Microsoft Windows Installer (454500/1/170)
11.6% (.MST) Windows SDK Setup Transform script (61000/1/5)
1.5% (.) Generic OLE2 / Multistream Compound (8000/1)
Magika msi
Reporter SquiblydooBlog
Tags:HIjackLoader msi signed

Code Signing Certificate

Organisation:Wenshui County Hengjiu Zhongtai Information Consulting Co., Ltd.
Issuer:Sectigo Public Code Signing CA EV R36
Algorithm:sha256WithRSAEncryption
Valid from:2026-01-23T00:00:00Z
Valid to:2027-01-23T23:59:59Z
Serial number: 256039fe43338724270197a2c048ec15
MalwareBazaar Blocklist:This certificate is on the MalwareBazaar code signing certificate blocklist (CSCB)
Cert Graveyard Blocklist:This certificate is on the Cert Graveyard blocklist
Thumbprint Algorithm:SHA256
Thumbprint: ef48f632dad500c0517c8aec3e03e2680b29aff5c837844177969dda4f33c0b0
Source:This information was brought to you by ReversingLabs A1000 Malware Analysis Platform

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
57
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
HijackLoader MSI
Details
HijackLoader
embedded components, an injection process, and filepaths
HijackLoader
an XOR key and XOR-decrypted/LZNT1 decompressed component
MSI
an embedded setup program or component
Result
Verdict:
SUSPICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
msi
Detections:
Trojan-Downloader.Win64.Agent.eey Trojan.Win64.Reflo.sb Trojan.Win32.Strab.sb Trojan.Win32.Penguish.sb
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
hijackloader
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:hijackloader discovery loader persistence privilege_escalation ransomware
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Checks computer location settings
Badlisted process makes network request
Enumerates connected drives
Detects HijackLoader (aka IDAT Loader)
HijackLoader, IDAT loader, Ghostulse,
Hijackloader family
Malware family:
HijackLoader
Verdict:
Malicious
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.

File information


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