General
- Target kythy.exe
- Size 9.9MB
- Sample260618-lpbbnsat3z
- SHA256 faafc408fb5b3f6907b1033f89bc6b8569d602c7e80532801e99af4dca1110f6
- MD5 1547ece531048c43158517daec04a0f8
- SHA1 ff6d03be9c128d8739ddde6ac744e37fbfef6a04
- SHA512 c27a29ffba9137479ba201c5b9bc1e80a1880d3fe4b8736d5eafc154bd1bf5a42a1e464637febf755ca9e8e6c6f180f60db7312651cea42c3171bb634e9cfdb4
- SSDEEP 196608:+p1lOqylhm+91VFNRS4Zrw5DEGGS2FRybV7aB/zw01FoiXYg0D:+pGlYAV3RSc4DESWB7oBgQ
- TLSH T140A6331273A011FBE511C6F1AF5DEF225633F34012142B17AAE9EE167E2782B460B6DD
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
kythy.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
30 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
kythy.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
30 signatures
150 seconds
Malware Config
Extracted
Family
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hijackloader
Attributes
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directory
%APPDATA%\NanoCache_win64
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inject_dll
%windir%\SysWOW64\input.dll
xor.hex
xor.hex
Targets
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- Target kythy.exe
- Size 9.9MB
- SHA256 faafc408fb5b3f6907b1033f89bc6b8569d602c7e80532801e99af4dca1110f6
- MD5 1547ece531048c43158517daec04a0f8
- SHA1 ff6d03be9c128d8739ddde6ac744e37fbfef6a04
- SHA512 c27a29ffba9137479ba201c5b9bc1e80a1880d3fe4b8736d5eafc154bd1bf5a42a1e464637febf755ca9e8e6c6f180f60db7312651cea42c3171bb634e9cfdb4
- SSDEEP 196608:+p1lOqylhm+91VFNRS4Zrw5DEGGS2FRybV7aB/zw01FoiXYg0D:+pGlYAV3RSc4DESWB7oBgQ
- TLSH T140A6331273A011FBE511C6F1AF5DEF225633F34012142B17AAE9EE167E2782B460B6DD
- 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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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
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