May 7, 2024, 1:21 p.m. | Tushar Subhra Dutta

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HijackLoader, a modular malware loader observed in 2023, is evolving with new evasion techniques, as it is a variant using a PNG image to deliver next-stage malware like Amadey and Racoon Stealer.  The variant includes new modules (modCreateProcess, modUAC) for process creation, UAC bypass, and anti-hooking (Heaven’s Gate). It also uses dynamic API resolution and […]


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