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Database Entry



GhostPulse


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: be4bb2ea6fc6959cdeb63238018761be56adb2d1e69e7c3d3340272187198b5d
SHA3-384 hash: 36b21db1d51fb62df6ddd564da0e99948744387de062baff01ddf6cd070d4066cd4ca27e9f4db8d05b842386557cafe1
SHA1 hash: ea41ab57edc9a9a1cb1ae258325d6519f5d23571
MD5 hash: 3b2a2777cead3c4981d4b2106c1ec4b4
humanhash: august-eight-october-eleven
File name:3b2a2777cead3c4981d4b2106c1ec4b4
Download: download sample
Signature GhostPulse
File size:16'977'326 bytes
First seen:2026-06-22 08:00:59 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash b5a014d7eeb4c2042897567e1288a095 (24 x HijackLoader, 15 x GhostPulse, 14 x ValleyRAT)
ssdeep 393216:+pzJroD96Ay+3AKzBMPGuifeYFxqVJkiiHjXHcCCPdcn:ezJroDkAyKzauuiDQVpY7HlCPdcn
TLSH T1A207330577513170C27D97FB9E1ECB28C6F2EF89A2430D4661666DDE0EE332A46074EA
TrID 42.7% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
16.8% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
13.0% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
11.6% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
5.2% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
dhash icon c292ecd8f2f6fe1c (23 x HijackLoader, 15 x GhostPulse, 11 x LummaStealer)
Reporter adrian__luca
Tags:exe GhostPulse

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
108
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
kythy.exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2026-06-17 08:23:04 UTC
Tags:
n/a

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

Behaviour
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a file
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Deleting a recently created file
Replacing files
Сreating synchronization primitives
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process by context flags manipulation
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-06-16T11:11:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-06-22T15:03:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Gathering data
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Hijackloader
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-06-16 15:45:04 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
69
AV detection:
21 of 36 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
vidar hijackloader tinyutility
Result
Malware family:
hijackloader
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:hijackloader credential_access discovery loader spyware stealer
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
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 NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
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 WinSCP keys stored on the system
Reads data files stored by FTP clients
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files
Detects HijackLoader (aka IDAT Loader)
Family: HijackLoader, IDAT loader, Ghostulse,
Suspicious use of NtCreateProcessExOtherParentProcess
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
be4bb2ea6fc6959cdeb63238018761be56adb2d1e69e7c3d3340272187198b5d
MD5 hash:
3b2a2777cead3c4981d4b2106c1ec4b4
SHA1 hash:
ea41ab57edc9a9a1cb1ae258325d6519f5d23571
SH256 hash:
065ca011f8246e716d18ddf82dc68ad8aa220c49ccc29d6a8b8fa080671405e7
MD5 hash:
a0aaa9b2fc03203c3f60587dbd3cc779
SHA1 hash:
67419c2e5528b909d4cc4d3c8cfdbac2c2f5d005
SH256 hash:
cf86eb395c8712f981608cd06427907baf6ef6328e204da940c9bdf08ea67b50
MD5 hash:
69924889e17552b4009de1f1803923d0
SHA1 hash:
100b8dfcc78d3d59bc83f63aff6a531566267f18
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
Rule name:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Detects Windows malware employing anti-VM / anti-sandbox evasion techniques across VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, QEMU, Xen, and generic sandbox environments
Reference:https://cyfare.net/

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Malspam

GhostPulse

Executable exe be4bb2ea6fc6959cdeb63238018761be56adb2d1e69e7c3d3340272187198b5d

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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