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Database Entry



HijackLoader


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a0fc5c058a8598ede91e6365745f99d67c3cd481f9dd382e9e2c36688c2bba4e
SHA3-384 hash: 5a8c902b518d68c01789eb871c478980b087a17e54b3d62ed0e74539ac917408fe2e8450e533fa5826f415b7da51fe15
SHA1 hash: c694d235adf0e1d81d43c94138ae52a3904c647d
MD5 hash: 2ec03bd131a756869b5668df7e6577fa
humanhash: magazine-muppet-coffee-salami
File name:setup.cmd
Download: download sample
Signature HijackLoader
File size:11'715'798 bytes
First seen:2026-10-28 11:29:43 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:cmd cmd
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 49152:vGaLloy55VRNxwtgBp7qJt6fQk1+0JkmtqUyhS8o1LCgMtrcLP4wyOdDacquTzN7:5
TLSH T13EC623389A4A16DE4911E2FAB616B8847DDD23C74C82135702BCF3B430F58B59FA7C66
Magika batch
Reporter smica83
Tags:cmd HIjackLoader HUN

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
125
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
70%
Tags:
vmdetect dropper shell sage
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Drops PE files to the user root directory
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
Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection)
Queries DNS domain through GetComputerNameExW (potential sandbox evasion)
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1993948 Sample: setup.cmd Startdate: 28/10/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 88 53 Found malware configuration 2->53 55 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->55 9 msiexec.exe 86 47 2->9         started        12 cmd.exe 2 2->12         started        process3 file4 37 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\vcruntime140.dll, PE32 9->37 dropped 39 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\ucrtbase.dll, PE32 9->39 dropped 41 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\msvcp_win.dll, PE32 9->41 dropped 43 5 other malicious files 9->43 dropped 14 PortAnalyzer.exe 13 9->14         started        18 certutil.exe 3 2 12->18         started        20 conhost.exe 12->20         started        22 msiexec.exe 12->22         started        process5 file6 45 C:\ProgramData\...\vcruntime140.dll, PE32 14->45 dropped 47 C:\ProgramData\...\ucrtbase.dll, PE32 14->47 dropped 49 C:\ProgramData\...\msvcp_win.dll, PE32 14->49 dropped 51 5 other malicious files 14->51 dropped 69 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 14->69 71 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 14->71 24 PortAnalyzer.exe 4 14->24         started        73 Queries DNS domain through GetComputerNameExW (potential sandbox evasion) 18->73 signatures7 process8 file9 33 C:\Users\user\MicroCom32.exe, PE32+ 24->33 dropped 35 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\6965CD9.tmp, PE32+ 24->35 dropped 57 Drops PE files to the user root directory 24->57 59 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 24->59 61 Found hidden mapped module (file has been removed from disk) 24->61 63 3 other signatures 24->63 28 MicroCom32.exe 1 24->28         started        signatures10 process11 signatures12 65 Unusual module load detection (module proxying) 28->65 67 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 28->67 31 conhost.exe 28->31         started        process13
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Malgent
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-28 11:30:36 UTC
File Type:
Text
Extracted files:
34
AV detection:
9 of 24 (37.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
hijackloader
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:hijackloader defense_evasion discovery execution loader privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Executes a command shell one-liner
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information
Enumerates connected drives
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Detects HijackLoader (aka IDAT Loader)
Family: HijackLoader, IDAT loader, Ghostulse,
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
Rule name:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques
Rule name:Warp
Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Warp
Rule name:WarpStrings
Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Warp Identifying Strings

File information


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