General
- Target kythy.exe
- Size 4.2MB
- Sample260528-2xvchsdz4m
- SHA256 b39688635bb5b2a90bb9101b372080b61d6ba78f2cd78ee275a983a84e2a047d
- MD5 b601ca8a198c8971c069052d588aac4f
- SHA1 4c58327fb51bf9afc6ea9e910e92b81fef86e40c
- SHA512 714ebfc2fc23faa02e2dc353949d7eccef796aeea8955e166a1e98b0a0e0cf9cd7ec11bc783a03972d63d9942690139663d5aee3246fba44f65eb2c38ad2a174
- SSDEEP 24576:lj4SUw4RXMmAezRybIYrrwoQKo4ajMxfO0CXak1fnBele5yK2tFmA2b:ljzUXRHAezkEDJMkVOXkAK
- TLSH T12F167C4A7CE149EAC0AA633288B722867B71BC550F3263D72E50B7783FB26E45D35744
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
kythy.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
kythy.exe
Resource
win10ltsc2021-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral3
Sample
kythy.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
Malware Config
Extracted
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hijackloader
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directory
%APPDATA%\NETBuffer_v1_0_rc
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inject_dll
%windir%\SysWOW64\input.dll
Extracted
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snappyclient
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additional_fields
false
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buildID
main
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cache_directory
naijaco
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default_directory
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Mayanex
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directory
Nata
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events_db
Jifexabo
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keylogger_file
Kapuq
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shared_memory
true
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software_db
Mitonico
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tag
ARARAT
Targets
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- Target kythy.exe
- Size 4.2MB
- SHA256 b39688635bb5b2a90bb9101b372080b61d6ba78f2cd78ee275a983a84e2a047d
- MD5 b601ca8a198c8971c069052d588aac4f
- SHA1 4c58327fb51bf9afc6ea9e910e92b81fef86e40c
- SHA512 714ebfc2fc23faa02e2dc353949d7eccef796aeea8955e166a1e98b0a0e0cf9cd7ec11bc783a03972d63d9942690139663d5aee3246fba44f65eb2c38ad2a174
- SSDEEP 24576:lj4SUw4RXMmAezRybIYrrwoQKo4ajMxfO0CXak1fnBele5yK2tFmA2b:ljzUXRHAezkEDJMkVOXkAK
- TLSH T12F167C4A7CE149EAC0AA633288B722867B71BC550F3263D72E50B7783FB26E45D35744
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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Detects HijackLoader (aka IDAT Loader)
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Family: HijackLoader, IDAT loader, Ghostulse,
HijackLoader is a multi-stage loader, first seen in 2023.
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Family: SnappyClient
SnappyClient is a C2 framework with information stealing capabilities, written in C++.
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Suspicious use of NtCreateProcessExOtherParentProcess
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Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
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Downloads MZ/PE file
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Checks computer location settings
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
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Drops startup file
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Executes dropped EXE
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Loads dropped DLL
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Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files
Steal credentials from unsecured files.
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Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
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Checks installed software on the system
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
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Drops desktop.ini file(s)
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Looks up external IP address via web service
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
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Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
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Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
4Credentials In Files
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