General

  • Target
    clickfix_sample.zip
  • Size 780B
  • Sample261112-vcan2sht2n
  • SHA256 e82e45735708bac841e0e2814118af33495db0a9b14f4678adce3ded80fe7070
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • hijackloader

Attributes
  • directory

    %APPDATA%\PleigenPipe

  • inject_dll

    %windir%\SysWOW64\mstscax.dll

xor.hex

Targets

    • Target
      run.bat
    • Size 167B
    • SHA256 8ab002184fe90f4a4bfdd62de0984dddc98e9be59380899c7d8ce30c7f916f8a
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
    • Detects HijackLoader (aka IDAT Loader)

    • Family: HijackLoader, IDAT loader, Ghostulse,

      HijackLoader is a multi-stage loader, first seen in 2023.

    • Badlisted process makes network request

      Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

      Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    • Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

      Steal credentials from unsecured files.

    • Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Enumerates connected drives

      Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks