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HijackLoader


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: f29fed1cc0af2f516151338dc12d285752d53b19a1675986a44f954841221c05
SHA3-384 hash: e8e978a36a5e5fc6ff0774cc7b2cbd09132d366828e0ef24660e67ab91ff0237d39b633a9ed997a8dab13b600f9aa2cc
SHA1 hash: 68ec7cc2e8a2a483441be26462fa374e19b2c9ed
MD5 hash: 600d1a9b366ca3560b85f6461a5449f5
humanhash: mississippi-butter-romeo-four
File name:600d1a9b366ca3560b85f6461a5449f5.exe
Download: download sample
Signature HijackLoader
Create hunting rule
File size:12'132'031 bytes
First seen:2025-08-12 07:19:00 UTC
Last seen:2025-08-12 12:19:07 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 2ac0df3cb49d714c81e70b5b92c304f2 (3 x HijackLoader, 1 x ACRStealer, 1 x DeerStealer)
ssdeep 196608:4iCBw3C6K4ilndB0tAHWJjFlW5JG/Jbm+z2yya5X4P9U2h5BP0pYTOu9qh6iW:ew3vKTd2AHWJ3WO/Rm+iyya5Ye2rBPp
Threatray 113 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T16EC6F1177690903EE5AA02714C5FAE6485A97D738A314257F7A0FF0D2DF09C2B623B1B
TrID 88.5% (.AX) DirectShow filter (201555/2/20)
4.6% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
2.2% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
1.9% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
0.8% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 5b3931b29cd1631d (9 x LummaStealer, 3 x RemcosRAT, 2 x RedLineStealer)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe HIjackLoader

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
39
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
600d1a9b366ca3560b85f6461a5449f5.exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2025-08-12 07:21:59 UTC
Tags:
n/a
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/d06c7fea-4673-4b70-a462-dda6a28c241a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/20289/
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=689aeb06fca70bd90e8eb72b
Tags:
shellcode vmdetect dropper virus
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Moving a file to the %temp% subdirectory
Creating a process from a recently created file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a window
Searching for synchronization primitives
Creating a file
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process by context flags manipulation
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug anti-vm explorer fingerprint installer lolbin microsoft_visual_cc msiexec overlay overlay runonce threat
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/689aeb019ef4d2ff7cf7d3d0/reports/a304e6b9-d3a9-41fa-8c32-f2fca5b8bfc1/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Malware.DeerStealer
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/f29fed1cc0af2f516151338dc12d285752d53b19a1675986a44f954841221c05
Verdict:
Suspicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/8615ff91-5519-4d27-b282-2bbb69eb1013
Result
Threat name:
HijackLoader
Create hunting rule
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.spyw
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1755111
Signature
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
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
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection)
PE file has a writeable .text section
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Tries to harvest and steal Bitcoin Wallet information
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected HijackLoader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1755111 Sample: QpCQSPeBh4.exe Startdate: 12/08/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 79 lunared-cdn.asia 2->79 81 beacons.gvt2.com 2->81 83 2 other IPs or domains 2->83 89 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->89 91 Found malware configuration 2->91 93 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->93 95 2 other signatures 2->95 11 QpCQSPeBh4.exe 29 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 file5 51 C:\Users\user~1\...\QpCQSPeBh4.exe (copy), PE32 11->51 dropped 53 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\QpCQSPeBh4.exe, PE32 11->53 dropped 55 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\setup.exe, PE32 11->55 dropped 57 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\ISSetup.dll, PE32 11->57 dropped 14 QpCQSPeBh4.exe 58 11->14         started        17 chrome.exe 11->17         started        process6 dnsIp7 59 C:\Users\user~1\AppData\...\mfc100.dll (copy), PE32+ 14->59 dropped 61 C:\Users\user~1\AppData\...\isrt.dll (copy), PE32 14->61 dropped 63 C:\Users\user~1\...\_isuser_0x0409.dll (copy), PE32 14->63 dropped 65 16 other files (none is malicious) 14->65 dropped 20 Hub-Vortex64.exe 7 14->20         started        24 ISBEW64.exe 14->24         started        26 ISBEW64.exe 14->26         started        28 4 other processes 14->28 73 www.google.com 142.251.40.164, 443, 49694, 49699 GOOGLEUS United States 17->73 75 beacons6.gvt2.com 17->75 77 3 other IPs or domains 17->77 file8 process9 file10 43 C:\ProgramData\suService\Hub-Vortex64.exe, PE32+ 20->43 dropped 45 C:\ProgramData\suService\mfc100.dll, PE32+ 20->45 dropped 47 C:\ProgramData\suService\RecZip.dll, PE32+ 20->47 dropped 49 C:\ProgramData\suService\MSVCR100.dll, PE32+ 20->49 dropped 105 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 20->105 30 Hub-Vortex64.exe 6 20->30         started        signatures11 process12 file13 67 C:\Users\user\DelIndex.exe, PE32+ 30->67 dropped 69 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\Chime.exe, PE32 30->69 dropped 71 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\38630FF.tmp, PE32+ 30->71 dropped 107 Drops PE files to the user root directory 30->107 109 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 30->109 111 Found hidden mapped module (file has been removed from disk) 30->111 113 2 other signatures 30->113 34 DelIndex.exe 30->34         started        38 Chime.exe 30->38         started        signatures14 process15 dnsIp16 85 lunared-cdn.asia 104.21.59.227, 443, 49688 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 34->85 97 Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc) 34->97 99 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 34->99 101 Writes to foreign memory regions 34->101 103 4 other signatures 34->103 40 chrome.exe 34->40         started        signatures17 process18 dnsIp19 87 192.168.2.7, 138, 443, 49468 unknown unknown 40->87
Score:
20%
Verdict:
Benign
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/f29fed1cc0af2f516151338dc12d285752d53b19a1675986a44f954841221c05
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) Win 32 Exe x86
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/600d1a9b366ca3560b85f6461a5449f5
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/f29fed1cc0af2f516151338dc12d285752d53b19a1675986a44f954841221c05/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Trojan.Win32.Penguish
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/f29fed1cc0af2f516151338dc12d285752d53b19a1675986a44f954841221c05
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Generic
Create hunting rule
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2025-08-11 17:38:45 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1040
AV detection:
9 of 38 (23.68%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=6kp62hgav4xvcykrgog4cljik5jnkoyzuftvtbvej6kuqqjcdqcq._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
hijackloader
Create hunting rule
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HijackLoader
+ 103 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
hijackloader
Create hunting rule
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:deerstealer family:donutloader family:hijackloader discovery loader spyware stealer
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250812-h5q6aafm8w/
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
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
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Checks installed software on the system
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
DeerStealer
Deerstealer family
Detects DeerStealer
Detects DonutLoader
Detects HijackLoader (aka IDAT Loader)
DonutLoader
Donutloader family
HijackLoader
Hijackloader family
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/ca7a4193-9c3b-448d-b5b9-65cf5c81a785
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
f29fed1cc0af2f516151338dc12d285752d53b19a1675986a44f954841221c05
MD5 hash:
600d1a9b366ca3560b85f6461a5449f5
SHA1 hash:
68ec7cc2e8a2a483441be26462fa374e19b2c9ed
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/5cbb3d1a-4fa5-4301-b70b-77235b3778d2/
SH256 hash:
3030a0abc780611ae2bb389817dfb41633c76d6a30239818c2c5958f3727faac
MD5 hash:
5ffbaf9114e13bc5ca2f60cd95d78aa2
SHA1 hash:
883f9108b79d45d057c8ab95db239eab47da6609
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/5cbb3d1a-4fa5-4301-b70b-77235b3778d2/
Malware family:
GHOSTPULSE
Create hunting rule
Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/f29fed1cc0af/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/f29fed1cc0af2f516151338dc12d285752d53b19a1675986a44f954841221c05

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:DebuggerCheck__API
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Create hunting rule
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Create hunting rule
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:NET
Create hunting rule
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Create hunting rule
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:vmdetect
Create hunting rule
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

File information

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

Web download

HijackLoader

Executable exe f29fed1cc0af2f516151338dc12d285752d53b19a1675986a44f954841221c05

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3600954/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/20289/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3601321/

BLint

The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
AUTH_APIManipulates User AuthorizationADVAPI32.dll::AllocateAndInitializeSid
ADVAPI32.dll::CreateWellKnownSid
ADVAPI32.dll::EqualSid
ADVAPI32.dll::FreeSid
ADVAPI32.dll::SetEntriesInAclW
ADVAPI32.dll::InitializeSecurityDescriptor
COM_BASE_APICan Download & Execute componentsole32.dll::CoCreateInstance
ole32.dll::CoInitializeSecurity
ole32.dll::CreateStreamOnHGlobal
GDI_PLUS_APIInterfaces with Graphicsgdiplus.dll::GdiplusStartup
gdiplus.dll::GdipDeleteGraphics
gdiplus.dll::GdipAlloc
gdiplus.dll::GdipCreateFromHDC
RPC_APICan Execute Remote ProceduresRPCRT4.dll::RpcStringFreeW
SECURITY_BASE_APIUses Security Base APIADVAPI32.dll::AdjustTokenPrivileges
ADVAPI32.dll::GetTokenInformation
ADVAPI32.dll::SetSecurityDescriptorDacl
ADVAPI32.dll::SetSecurityDescriptorGroup
ADVAPI32.dll::SetSecurityDescriptorOwner
SHELL_APIManipulates System ShellSHELL32.dll::ShellExecuteExW
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsKERNEL32.dll::CreateProcessW
KERNEL32.dll::OpenProcess
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenProcessToken
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenThreadToken
KERNEL32.dll::CloseHandle
KERNEL32.dll::CreateThread
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryA
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryW
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExA
KERNEL32.dll::GetSystemInfo
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programsKERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::SetStdHandle
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleMode
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleCP
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CopyFileW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileMappingW
KERNEL32.dll::DeleteFileW
KERNEL32.dll::MoveFileW
KERNEL32.dll::MoveFileExW
WIN_BASE_USER_APIRetrieves Account InformationADVAPI32.dll::LookupPrivilegeValueW
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows RegistryADVAPI32.dll::RegCreateKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegDeleteKeyW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegOpenKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegOpenKeyW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegQueryInfoKeyW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegQueryValueExW
WIN_USER_APIPerforms GUI ActionsUSER32.dll::FindWindowExW
USER32.dll::PeekMessageW
USER32.dll::CreateWindowExW

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