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HijackLoader


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f5056d55f44c071a2d99b0dcc4ecb93e5b945c8327d2ddb64b2e624fc01c62be
SHA3-384 hash: 5f5bac1d97492a86ecc4203d34af62ce3055c1bc196538e0c1a0ac14f75b7b5f43b31af0e8be9b3c7523a15c2730f5ff
SHA1 hash: 3b161ce1fcb200c634fa3e38b1cf7c4b5517c017
MD5 hash: 8d88f7e684dc149e315ba62cdd85a01b
humanhash: july-lemon-missouri-fix
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature HijackLoader
File size:4'930'103 bytes
First seen:2026-04-03 15:36:29 UTC
Last seen:2026-04-07 12:10:54 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 20dd26497880c05caed9305b3c8b9109 (31 x Adware.Auslogics, 23 x HijackLoader, 5 x Adware.IObit)
ssdeep 98304:4L2CMteh6sQLHKBTf+GDy1vsRv+45rEFYMbXE7R54d:4Kmh6xLqBTf+Ge1vsFMFbXE7Rmd
TLSH T1BA363342F3D34976D2A05336892195202D273D381DF6AD0F2E78C64F4A7E586C97BBB2
TrID 72.8% (.EXE) Inno Setup installer (107240/4/30)
9.6% (.EXE) Win32 Executable Delphi generic (14182/79/4)
4.4% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
4.4% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
3.0% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
dhash icon b298acbab2ca7a72 (2'335 x GCleaner, 1'821 x Socks5Systemz, 67 x RedLineStealer)
Reporter Bitsight
Tags:D dropped-by-gcleaner EU.file exe HIjackLoader


Avatar
Bitsight
url: http://158.94.209.95/service

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
48
# of downloads :
159
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
f5056d55f44c071a2d99b0dcc4ecb93e5b945c8327d2ddb64b2e624fc01c62be.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-04-03 15:37:02 UTC
Tags:
inno installer delphi hijackloader loader 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:
autorun ramnit
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Creating a window
Creating a process from a recently created file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Searching for synchronization primitives
DNS request
Creating a file
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug embarcadero_delphi expand expired-cert expired-cert explorer fingerprint fingerprint inno installer installer installer-heuristic keylogger lolbin obfuscated packed soft-404 wmic
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-04-03T13:09:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-04-03T15:26:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
Trojan.Win32.Strab.sb Trojan.Win32.Penguish.sb Trojan.Win32.Delf.sb Trojan.Win32.Penguish.gwk
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
hijackloader snappyclient
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
hijackloader
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:hijackloader credential_access discovery installer 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
Inno Setup is an open-source installation builder for Windows applications.
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
Drops file in System32 directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files
Drops file in Drivers directory
Detects HijackLoader (aka IDAT Loader)
HijackLoader, IDAT loader, Ghostulse,
Hijackloader family
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
f5056d55f44c071a2d99b0dcc4ecb93e5b945c8327d2ddb64b2e624fc01c62be
MD5 hash:
8d88f7e684dc149e315ba62cdd85a01b
SHA1 hash:
3b161ce1fcb200c634fa3e38b1cf7c4b5517c017
SH256 hash:
cf9fe9b031b4790b04d2945143789f65777c0e541561da7db2d06091b88a1ba1
MD5 hash:
bead9ce4a297556fa597f8abf62fcffa
SHA1 hash:
2c75f1cc213c5aea38ef29d2819d3031c8becf82
SH256 hash:
0366f9ba65d2f89f4e146ce8369ca84a2251b9b781f31a801c8283c77d79f5a9
MD5 hash:
fbb3ef566dc7a4b255bd4f50b55c1b1c
SHA1 hash:
2efda940307ba1298aea040ec9ddbbd57eb823ed
SH256 hash:
daf8a6fadea1708bdcd428322c6521759845b4e4a5b20f17774dd7d61baca81f
MD5 hash:
a12e183292c3ff41c92a3c578752eae5
SHA1 hash:
89f5ce5e77fd9a9b839c2f66255faa8bbb713645
SH256 hash:
3fe56011c2f52c5c4d83a67ed0aaed6d1780f5a52505c9e370ee04b2f1e1ed12
MD5 hash:
c8916c1820b5c08567e672d369926859
SHA1 hash:
f58eb94c7ba71f7f2d370bf754ff6d9302652a37
SH256 hash:
388a796580234efc95f3b1c70ad4cb44bfddc7ba0f9203bf4902b9929b136f95
MD5 hash:
e4211d6d009757c078a9fac7ff4f03d4
SHA1 hash:
019cd56ba687d39d12d4b13991c9a42ea6ba03da
SH256 hash:
44b8e6a310564338968158a1ed88c8535dece20acb06c5e22d87953c261dfed0
MD5 hash:
9c8886759e736d3f27674e0fff63d40a
SHA1 hash:
ceff6a7b106c3262d9e8496d2ab319821b100541
SH256 hash:
8f0beb5863d190b7b2cfe7f506f3b721ab6b9e892337a133364f2ba710931b25
MD5 hash:
be3cc5717f5951662adb399d613f20cc
SHA1 hash:
f776bc4344ad59fbd6950d24d3aa6dddb3df215a
SH256 hash:
b5ce3e6951e142e50162fbcdb67d1874ff8299890234e6a75e03f5af87c4ac66
MD5 hash:
33eae9060ab90fe83fca24d26e717d80
SHA1 hash:
bf22848102ad7b7500e5cefa090a4df60362a59d
SH256 hash:
08a93ad91061aeda02121ae6a4fc9ec024f612e39626c615fd5f3765957608a4
MD5 hash:
2e259afb699d02eecfa0817e791e3324
SHA1 hash:
3873b36b6b1257dfa6543124383e932d553126a4
SH256 hash:
96011a7fd70f795750b647d17d9bcc0c997873eee28ad4ee749b12f25a5b214c
MD5 hash:
c4013a47783292ede97b4fd191634acb
SHA1 hash:
620d6c114e8b3655974d07765f458175d5ff3c1a
SH256 hash:
a6edb3fb6d21dd461da3767a7995034e208f7d6b08997f6cf7ee7b0ea833a8f0
MD5 hash:
cabb58bb5694f8b8269a73172c85b717
SHA1 hash:
9ed583c56385fed8e5e0757ddb2fdf025f96c807
SH256 hash:
68bee500e0080f21c003126e73b6d07804d23ac98b2376a8b76c26297d467abe
MD5 hash:
d4dae7149d6e4dab65ac554e55868e3b
SHA1 hash:
b3bea0a0a1f0a6f251bcf6a730a97acc933f269a
Malware family:
GHOSTPULSE
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:Borland
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:shellcode
Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns

File information


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Web download

HijackLoader

Executable exe f5056d55f44c071a2d99b0dcc4ecb93e5b945c8327d2ddb64b2e624fc01c62be

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Gcleaner
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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