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Database Entry



HijackLoader


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 20 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a78ffd85baef5049b36b9e694d41509aa3c9308a1ec5294c0ab5ae97eb95b18d
SHA3-384 hash: c718a35d6a843798ac51675ce22ae85a9f2b285280a2dc4dd0d81616b283533929b73c4178afe7ad327b34f1d8e425af
SHA1 hash: 122d4a0a9433bfc8744624a37fdf2cc70555f6e2
MD5 hash: 98fa1bca9aa27ad3ba7d9770f2dd6d91
humanhash: burger-utah-jupiter-shade
File name:a78ffd85baef5049b36b9e694d41509aa3c9308a1ec5294c0ab5ae97eb95b18d.exe
Download: download sample
Signature HijackLoader
File size:23'978'937 bytes
First seen:2025-10-21 05:05:16 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 8b4d0760d426c9138154c52a7dcc4339 (5 x Rhadamanthys, 5 x HijackLoader, 2 x SheetRAT)
ssdeep 196608:ZxzGEX79dQtIOcFf/qfeaphlLtI6fWeYTmKq5ES5kG6B6/UyCdiFf7z:Cq79sIOU323lLUHC6SiGRMyCoh
TLSH T1C8379E27B7A805A5D077C07CC5979B56DAB2785507308BDB03A18B6E2F27BE00E3B761
TrID 90.7% (.EXE) WinRAR Self Extracting archive (4.x-5.x) (265042/9/39)
3.6% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
1.8% (.FON) Windows Font (5545/9/1)
1.7% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
0.6% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe HIjackLoader

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
83
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
a78ffd85baef5049b36b9e694d41509aa3c9308a1ec5294c0ab5ae97eb95b18d.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-10-20 22:28:49 UTC
Tags:
hijackloader loader lumma auto-startup

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
dropper virus remo
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
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
Connection attempt
Transferring files using the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process by context flags manipulation
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2025-10-20T09:21:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-21T14:07:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
Trojan.Win32.Agent.sb Trojan.Win64.Penguish.sbd Trojan.Win32.Injector.sb Trojan.Win32.Inject.sb Trojan.Win32.Strab.sb Trojan.Win32.Penguish.sb Trojan.Win32.Penguish.fwa PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan.Win64.SBEscape.sb Trojan.Win32.Crypt.sb BSS:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Result
Threat name:
HijackLoader, RHADAMANTHYS
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
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)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Yara detected HijackLoader
Yara detected RHADAMANTHYS Stealer
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1798831 Sample: UZyIf9OdIL.exe Startdate: 21/10/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 68 cloudflare-dns.com 2->68 80 Found malware configuration 2->80 82 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->82 84 Yara detected HijackLoader 2->84 86 Yara detected RHADAMANTHYS Stealer 2->86 11 UZyIf9OdIL.exe 24 2->11         started        14 Te-Da99.exe 7 2->14         started        17 rundll32.exe 2->17         started        signatures3 process4 file5 52 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\Te-Da99.exe, PE32+ 11->52 dropped 54 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\lib_ps_repair.dll, PE32+ 11->54 dropped 56 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\lib_pdf_repair.dll, PE32+ 11->56 dropped 60 8 other files (none is malicious) 11->60 dropped 19 Te-Da99.exe 16 11->19         started        58 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\FFBA1F2.tmp, PE32+ 14->58 dropped 98 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 14->98 100 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 14->100 23 DynamicMa.exe 14->23         started        25 Chime.exe 14->25         started        signatures6 process7 file8 44 C:\ProgramData\SSLStarter\Te-Da99.exe, PE32+ 19->44 dropped 46 C:\ProgramData\SSLStarter\lib_ps_repair.dll, PE32+ 19->46 dropped 48 C:\ProgramData\...\lib_pdf_repair.dll, PE32+ 19->48 dropped 50 8 other files (none is malicious) 19->50 dropped 88 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 19->88 27 Te-Da99.exe 7 19->27         started        31 OpenWith.exe 23->31         started        signatures9 process10 dnsIp11 62 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\Chime.exe, PE32 27->62 dropped 64 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp8BB30.tmp, PE32+ 27->64 dropped 66 C:\ProgramData\DynamicMa.exe, PE32+ 27->66 dropped 90 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 27->90 92 Found hidden mapped module (file has been removed from disk) 27->92 94 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 27->94 96 2 other signatures 27->96 34 DynamicMa.exe 27->34         started        37 Chime.exe 2 27->37         started        74 api.khljokas.top 31->74 file12 signatures13 process14 signatures15 76 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 34->76 39 OpenWith.exe 34->39         started        78 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 37->78 process16 dnsIp17 70 api.khljokas.top 89.110.87.119, 443, 49692, 49694 RECONNRU Ukraine 39->70 72 cloudflare-dns.com 104.16.249.249, 443, 49691, 49693 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 39->72 42 WerFault.exe 2 39->42         started        process18
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
9 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout SFX 7z Win 64 Exe x64
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
hijackloader
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:hijackloader discovery loader
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Detects HijackLoader (aka IDAT Loader)
HijackLoader
Hijackloader family
Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
Malware family:
IDATLoader
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:CHM_File_Executes_JS_Via_PowerShell
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects a Microsoft Compiled HTML Help (CHM) file that executes embedded JavaScript to launch a messagebox via PowerShell
Rule name:cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f
Author:The DFIR Report
Description:files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe
Reference:https://thedfirreport.com
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:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
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:Glasses
Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Glasses family
Rule name:GlassesCode
Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Glasses code features
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:Indicator_MiniDumpWriteDump
Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects PE files and PowerShell scripts that use MiniDumpWriteDump either through direct imports or string references
Rule name:malware_shellcode_hash
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect shellcode api hash value
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SelfExtractingRAR
Author:Xavier Mertens
Description:Detects an SFX archive with automatic script execution
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:skip20_sqllang_hook
Author:Mathieu Tartare <mathieu.tartare@eset.com>
Description:YARA rule to detect if a sqllang.dll version is targeted by skip-2.0. Each byte pattern corresponds to a function hooked by skip-2.0. If $1_0 or $1_1 match, it is probably targeted as it corresponds to the hook responsible for bypassing the authentication.
Reference:https://www.welivesecurity.com/
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_GhostPulse_caea316b
Author:Elastic Security

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