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Database Entry



HijackLoader


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 987765aa8da3a5f4ed465cca83080bbe1213f3c5bd4db631edc5db635fb2085b
SHA3-384 hash: d997eaab3c50f980cac05986d13e3b0e00ea34742e2ee921f3556b5f14874274ce03fa882152b4cc612a130053cf07f6
SHA1 hash: 11f6285660d15f7d37e5fa36f07c21b1a3f8d075
MD5 hash: ce1a1eda83dbd3d98b3b425b7fc48714
humanhash: hotel-alaska-equal-cup
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature HijackLoader
File size:7'981'998 bytes
First seen:2025-12-23 00:27:14 UTC
Last seen:2025-12-23 17:40:44 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f71c71e4b409d2cc3e7e8b0ac4b8385a (1 x HijackLoader)
ssdeep 196608:6iBk73PvDvExmmqBJ1rMsmOO4DJCphGv3OwiN/+OpW06rOpR:6iBknmCJ1r5u41C8eN/Jpf6S
Threatray 36 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T14A86233291945036E6F20673BC98A2306E7CF2181B54CD69E6ECDD5E2EA908277F7347
TrID 40.3% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
19.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
17.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
7.7% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
7.6% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
Reporter Bitsight
Tags:dropped-by-gcleaner exe HIjackLoader U UNIQ.file


Avatar
Bitsight
url: http://194.38.20.224/service

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
9
# of downloads :
131
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
file
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-12-23 00:29:00 UTC
Tags:
delphi auto generic stealer hijackloader loader auto-startup

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
97.4%
Tags:
ransomware injection dropper
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug anti-vm crypto expand fingerprint installer installer installer-heuristic lolbin microsoft_visual_cc overlay runonce wix
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2025-12-22T21:59:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-23T00:14:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
Trojan.Win32.Penguish.ghs Trojan.Win32.Injector.sb Trojan.Win32.Zenpak.sb Trojan.Win32.Penguish.ghq Trojan.Win32.Strab.sb Trojan.Win32.Penguish.sb Trojan.Win32.Delf.sb Trojan-Dropper.Win32.FrauDrop.sb UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
CAB:COMPRESSION:MSZIP Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Result
Malware family:
hijackloader
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:hijackloader credential_access discovery loader spyware stealer
Behaviour
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Browser Information Discovery
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System Time Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files
Detects HijackLoader (aka IDAT Loader)
HijackLoader, IDAT loader, Ghostulse,
Hijackloader family
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
987765aa8da3a5f4ed465cca83080bbe1213f3c5bd4db631edc5db635fb2085b
MD5 hash:
ce1a1eda83dbd3d98b3b425b7fc48714
SHA1 hash:
11f6285660d15f7d37e5fa36f07c21b1a3f8d075
SH256 hash:
dff116db9d3bbad2ef2489d76fb1c0733955a360882eef552b812d9de79a2e64
MD5 hash:
e1f360ccecbe3c53f532b8ad0d013626
SHA1 hash:
d9dce4f2eae0356b03991828654ea22a94af8355
SH256 hash:
794cdbf6d8876775638f8006369ccff0d82d0cf900836b05696ee3d6ad5cb834
MD5 hash:
1502fbf1489934842bdf37352cf10e19
SHA1 hash:
15069a49d3912c7db33510aba8a5f96dda7027f9
SH256 hash:
a498a049b846af23257b3dd20acf41d8acd67d6bc63bf2da883e324be3b0a390
MD5 hash:
d0578a912912f2b8556068a253bc1e8e
SHA1 hash:
3e06f3e88bda6540f1d8846946eefeedbd5019ef
Detections:
win_samsam_auto win_get2_a0
SH256 hash:
9c38856234c9b091ad65740efd5687032b68d57e9768f08e82baa61983d2c705
MD5 hash:
222619a239ca88c4ac908aa40f687ded
SHA1 hash:
42046bed25c1849199a87ae204b8abb58e01e45f
SH256 hash:
4010c60898ed358b162af83a20129b6c326a6adeca9ab61bb6ca866c33b075eb
MD5 hash:
9058b13d2660120f7c14fe467b517f62
SHA1 hash:
83e0948ec8e971f218a047581009191f2b6fe64f
SH256 hash:
6f65b05cf4b65d0c24e81443988a08769dd663849fe30b19b34030aaf841b942
MD5 hash:
92a8f2be234be56d8fc6542ffa485c91
SHA1 hash:
886f433f0ce0e235c78d40fabb586a3b5c6f270c
SH256 hash:
b609777f5d548e2497e498598326692bf4b323de1a2b8d0dabff91ca57593be0
MD5 hash:
cbc5cafa9221a3aab4c7a6b9fb681ae8
SHA1 hash:
c7116f8b7d71d945d635f6db6ba09b2a623148b3
SH256 hash:
0392367ef5d64ab5a0a328dcccd91151c3e91997bf8a4b0525f375cffbed4bf1
MD5 hash:
4a304f03dcb475f1c1554a018a9968c2
SHA1 hash:
fd772dbe04980cde795886bb4587d2ab206a5010
Detections:
win_samsam_auto
SH256 hash:
6036be1c9a8819998ad10879dff6c04edc787d34a142a3e0841c0fca36fb9c6e
MD5 hash:
7c76e3100bd67c47f176a0edde3ef79a
SHA1 hash:
bff22f39f3ba61cddd695b8a27b5139c5675afba
SH256 hash:
0823b2bf3fcc268f31281d520a29e8c0be43df4b2414c3023657f5257a9a103e
MD5 hash:
ebf678ed606696584c9252c051690e22
SHA1 hash:
5bf8a4854c17c75f6ae170ad7e6232ae8296d129
Detections:
win_samsam_auto
SH256 hash:
a6edb3fb6d21dd461da3767a7995034e208f7d6b08997f6cf7ee7b0ea833a8f0
MD5 hash:
cabb58bb5694f8b8269a73172c85b717
SHA1 hash:
9ed583c56385fed8e5e0757ddb2fdf025f96c807
SH256 hash:
68bee500e0080f21c003126e73b6d07804d23ac98b2376a8b76c26297d467abe
MD5 hash:
d4dae7149d6e4dab65ac554e55868e3b
SHA1 hash:
b3bea0a0a1f0a6f251bcf6a730a97acc933f269a
Malware family:
IDATLoader
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar

File information


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Web download

HijackLoader

Executable exe 987765aa8da3a5f4ed465cca83080bbe1213f3c5bd4db631edc5db635fb2085b

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Gcleaner
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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