General
- Target kythy.exe
- Size 13.6MB
- Sample260623-pgdzdacw9q
- SHA256 cccaa74eb48cc6152f062bff6416def6922875ff7da6bbd2fac5f75b3332493b
- MD5 f9faf7b128cbe714fc5fea22fd6fcfca
- SHA1 7b98ad093e87167824703d9123c1505c29409a0f
- SHA512 b9691a463dc5971fbb8ffaf490e8da67a83e10729271a982a411eab0610876664555240cd3845c6acf6e9bb132f26a8df117ae5702e83eb4dd436f03eb7683cb
- SSDEEP 393216:+plz4HwRjPr5O6yRNixxq8yxVT7QhZKQlLkRvf:e6QR0LijqRx97QhZzVkRvf
- TLSH T1D5E63381B7D8ABE5C59AC232CF4BCB535974EB3409682ACBA411FC91CE921F332135E5
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
kythy.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
32 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
kythy.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260618-en
32 signatures
150 seconds
Malware Config
Extracted
Family
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hijackloader
Attributes
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directory
%APPDATA%\advadapter_prod
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inject_dll
%windir%\SysWOW64\input.dll
xor.hex
xor.hex
Targets
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- Target kythy.exe
- Size 13.6MB
- SHA256 cccaa74eb48cc6152f062bff6416def6922875ff7da6bbd2fac5f75b3332493b
- MD5 f9faf7b128cbe714fc5fea22fd6fcfca
- SHA1 7b98ad093e87167824703d9123c1505c29409a0f
- SHA512 b9691a463dc5971fbb8ffaf490e8da67a83e10729271a982a411eab0610876664555240cd3845c6acf6e9bb132f26a8df117ae5702e83eb4dd436f03eb7683cb
- SSDEEP 393216:+plz4HwRjPr5O6yRNixxq8yxVT7QhZKQlLkRvf:e6QR0LijqRx97QhZzVkRvf
- TLSH T1D5E63381B7D8ABE5C59AC232CF4BCB535974EB3409682ACBA411FC91CE921F332135E5
- 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
5Credentials In Files
4Credentials in Registry
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