General
- Target kythy.exe
- Size 9.3MB
- Sample260613-3ncxjsav2t
- SHA256 070f20fe5060d8380699d2a6ccdc4a4016f0c6b6b5a2ab04d17415aa8e48de61
- MD5 85a189ae594748585f7a3c91599b25af
- SHA1 5531918b7f412281f02c64d6e203cc28b0cbc796
- SHA512 14a02d5a1c727083cd392ee3051b97e6f5df720dc57356f53a75358a406dd554caae22ea4fd818812f2f969648766c8fd017e7d089454e936bff6aa2bf20ebeb
- SSDEEP 196608:+p0STjebTiPifVuHEkIiNFa/h/TF2y4E34UCywVD4Lcln+ZmUJxA:+pjKbTL6BFa/mO34UEVDvn+ZmUfA
- TLSH T1EDA6335377CD0AF3C6B0053E6F24E393043AD65E92C45E8BD69E4EA53CC91E8821B9D6
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
kythy.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
31 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
kythy.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
31 signatures
150 seconds
Malware Config
Extracted
Family
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hijackloader
Attributes
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directory
%APPDATA%\TaskCache_arm
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inject_dll
%windir%\SysWOW64\input.dll
xor.hex
xor.hex
Targets
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- Target kythy.exe
- Size 9.3MB
- SHA256 070f20fe5060d8380699d2a6ccdc4a4016f0c6b6b5a2ab04d17415aa8e48de61
- MD5 85a189ae594748585f7a3c91599b25af
- SHA1 5531918b7f412281f02c64d6e203cc28b0cbc796
- SHA512 14a02d5a1c727083cd392ee3051b97e6f5df720dc57356f53a75358a406dd554caae22ea4fd818812f2f969648766c8fd017e7d089454e936bff6aa2bf20ebeb
- SSDEEP 196608:+p0STjebTiPifVuHEkIiNFa/h/TF2y4E34UCywVD4Lcln+ZmUJxA:+pjKbTL6BFa/mO34UEVDvn+ZmUfA
- TLSH T1EDA6335377CD0AF3C6B0053E6F24E393043AD65E92C45E8BD69E4EA53CC91E8821B9D6
- 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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Suspicious use of NtCreateProcessExOtherParentProcess
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Checks computer location settings
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
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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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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
3Credentials In Files
3