| URL: | https://vik1ngfile.site/f/HIw6oUomhX |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/af45ea61-7d08-4f65-a05f-48d2a8efbfc4 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | HijackLoader is a modular malware acting as a vehicle for distributing different types of malicious software on compromised systems. It gained prominence during the summer of 2023 and has since been used in multiple attacks against organizations from various sectors, including hospitality businesses. |
| Analysis date: | April 24, 2026, 03:32:23 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MD5: | 0BEBDB8FD82BED8EA93C12AE57FDE582 |
| SHA1: | C31708200A6EFE0D30DCBABCF1A61FBCF484A5E3 |
| SHA256: | 14399BB333A2BB8A825FB6721F5C5B86A4FD0611E0D96E63A1E64EAAC146F902 |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N8BSAIZgDKt/K/I:2BSAIZgWBK/I |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 352 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=3768,i,10881172559910128304,3943329019152610002,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5176 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 1268 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=2344,i,16546236145409879990,17197627695765337196,262144 --disable-features=HttpsFirstBalancedMode,HttpsFirstModeV2,HttpsOnlyMode,HttpsUpgrades --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2400 /prefetch:3 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | msedge.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 1404 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa8872.26809\lnstaler.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa8872.26809\lnstaler.exe | WinRAR.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Modules
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| 1652 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --message-loop-type-ui --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=3996,i,10881172559910128304,3943329019152610002,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5124 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 1772 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --pdf-upsell-enabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=3 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=8 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=5172,i,16546236145409879990,17197627695765337196,262144 --disable-features=HttpsFirstBalancedMode,HttpsFirstModeV2,HttpsOnlyMode,HttpsUpgrades --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5116 /prefetch:1 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 2156 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=4348,i,10881172559910128304,3943329019152610002,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=792 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 2204 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --string-annotations --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=2748,i,16546236145409879990,17197627695765337196,262144 --disable-features=HttpsFirstBalancedMode,HttpsFirstModeV2,HttpsOnlyMode,HttpsUpgrades --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2768 /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.3065.92 Modules
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| 2232 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s Dnscache | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2260 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell -Command "Get-CimInstance Win32_Processor | Select-Object NumberOfLogicalProcessors"" | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | lnstaler.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2332 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell -Command "Get-CimInstance Win32_ComputerSystem | Select-Object Manufacturer"" | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | lnstaler.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (7916) backgroundTaskHost.exe | Key: | \REGISTRY\A\{558a76cb-821e-1e51-ba45-7560376c9104}\LocalState |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CleanupThrottlingData |
Value: 4DE4EA6900000000199BB9FA9AD3DC01 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (9112) SIHClient.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\sih\sls\{522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E}\/SLS/{522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E}/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LastModified |
Value: 2001-01-01 00:00:00 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (9112) SIHClient.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\sih\sls\{522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E}\/SLS/{522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E}/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL |
| Operation: | write | Name: | PotentialFailover |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (9112) SIHClient.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\sih\sls\{522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E}\/SLS/{522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E}/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Data |
Value: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><ServiceEnvironment ServiceID="522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E" ID="DNSResiliency-CloudFlare-Live" Revision="3"><DNSConfigData><DNSconfigs elementVersion="1"><DNSconfig hostname="slscr.update.microsoft.com" pingtest="/sls/ping" domain=".update.microsoft.com" dnsserver="162.159.36.2"></DNSconfig><DNSconfig hostname="fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com" pingtest="/clientwebservice/ping" domain=".delivery.mp.microsoft.com" dnsserver="162.159.36.2"></DNSconfig></DNSconfigs><Flags elementVersion="1"><FeatureSwitchOn>1</FeatureSwitchOn><EnforceNRPTRule>0</EnforceNRPTRule><EnforceDomain>0</EnforceDomain><SkipDefaultDNSResolver>0</SkipDefaultDNSResolver></Flags></DNSConfigData></ServiceEnvironment> | |||
| (PID) Process: | (9112) SIHClient.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\sih\sls\{522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E}\/SLS/{522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E}/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ETag |
Value: "A120uxaY5n7tg8IXsZbjQtyKuLtqzjwpYPQTor+rMVg=_2880" | |||
| (PID) Process: | (9112) SIHClient.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\sih\dns |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Data |
Value: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><ServiceEnvironment ServiceID="522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E" ID="DNSResiliency-CloudFlare-Live" Revision="3"><DNSConfigData><DNSconfigs elementVersion="1"><DNSconfig hostname="slscr.update.microsoft.com" pingtest="/sls/ping" domain=".update.microsoft.com" dnsserver="162.159.36.2"></DNSconfig><DNSconfig hostname="fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com" pingtest="/clientwebservice/ping" domain=".delivery.mp.microsoft.com" dnsserver="162.159.36.2"></DNSconfig></DNSconfigs><Flags elementVersion="1"><FeatureSwitchOn>1</FeatureSwitchOn><EnforceNRPTRule>0</EnforceNRPTRule><EnforceDomain>0</EnforceDomain><SkipDefaultDNSResolver>0</SkipDefaultDNSResolver></Flags></DNSConfigData></ServiceEnvironment> | |||
| (PID) Process: | (9112) SIHClient.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\sih\sls\{522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E}\/SLS/{522D76A4-93E1-47F8-B8CE-07C937AD1A1E}/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Expires |
Value: 2026-04-26 03:32:56 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (9112) SIHClient.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\sih\sls\{E7A50285-D08D-499D-9FF8-180FDC2332BC}\/SLS/{E7A50285-D08D-499D-9FF8-180FDC2332BC}/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Expires |
Value: 2026-04-25 15:32:58 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (9112) SIHClient.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\sih\sls\{E7A50285-D08D-499D-9FF8-180FDC2332BC}\/SLS/{E7A50285-D08D-499D-9FF8-180FDC2332BC}/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LastModified |
Value: 2001-01-01 00:00:00 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (9112) SIHClient.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\sih\sls\{E7A50285-D08D-499D-9FF8-180FDC2332BC}\/SLS/{E7A50285-D08D-499D-9FF8-180FDC2332BC}/x64/10.0.19045.4046/0?CH=686&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x30&WUA=10.0.19041.3996&MK=DELL&MD=DELL |
| Operation: | write | Name: | PotentialFailover |
Value: 0 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5196 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old~RFe000b.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5196 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5196 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old~RFe002a.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5196 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5196 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old~RFe003a.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5196 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5196 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old~RFe0059.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5196 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old~RFe0059.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5196 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 5196 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1268 | msedge.exe | GET | 302 | 172.67.203.241:443 | https://vik1ngfile.site/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js | US | — | — | unknown |
1268 | msedge.exe | GET | 302 | 104.18.94.41:443 | https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/api.js?onload=showCaptcha | US | — | — | unknown |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.11.41.157:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAjTxtAB8my1oj8MfWpz%2F7Y%3D | NL | binary | 312 b | whitelisted |
1268 | msedge.exe | GET | 302 | 104.18.95.41:443 | https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/api.js?onload=showCaptcha | US | — | — | unknown |
1268 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.27.11:80 | http://edge.microsoft.com/browsernetworktime/time/1/current?cup2key=2:aO7xC-u3XL5iMmRUvxkde83pnW4MC-6-Ug6K88Yscis&cup2hreq=e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855 | US | text | 96 b | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 204.79.197.203:80 | http://oneocsp.microsoft.com/ocsp/MFQwUjBQME4wTDAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ3L3%2F%2Fa6ADK8NraY2GXzVaYrHG4AQUb6t%2B2v%2BXQ3LsO2d33oJhNYhHQoUCEzMAAAAGb6JMMcOVb6sAAAAAAAY%3D | US | binary | 960 b | whitelisted |
1268 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 172.67.203.241:443 | https://vik1ngfile.site/f/HIw6oUomhX | US | html | 11.5 Kb | unknown |
1268 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 150.171.22.17:443 | https://config.edge.skype.com/config/v1/Edge/133.0.3065.92?clientId=4489578223053569932&agents=Edge%2CEdgeConfig%2CEdgeServices%2CEdgeFirstRun%2CEdgeFirstRunConfig&osname=win&client=edge&channel=stable&scpfre=0&osarch=x86_64&osver=10.0.19045&wu=1&devicefamily=desktop&uma=0&sessionid=67&mngd=0&installdate=1661339457&edu=0&soobedate=1504771245&bphint=2&fg=1&lbfgdate=1766135237&lafgdate=0 | US | text | 4.48 Kb | whitelisted |
1268 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 172.67.203.241:443 | https://vik1ngfile.site/assets/custom-rTJUZRV.js | US | text | 30.4 Kb | unknown |
1268 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 104.18.23.222:443 | https://copilot.microsoft.com/c/api/user/eligibility | US | text | 25 b | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
5276 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 48.192.1.65:443 | activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
680 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
5532 | SearchApp.exe | 2.16.204.161:443 | www.bing.com | AKAMAI-ASN1 | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.11.41.157:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AMS | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 204.79.197.203:80 | oneocsp.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | Not routed | — | whitelisted |
1268 | msedge.exe | 150.171.22.17:443 | config.edge.skype.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
1268 | msedge.exe | 150.171.27.11:80 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
oneocsp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
edge.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
config.edge.skype.com |
| whitelisted |
vik1ngfile.site |
| unknown |
api.edgeoffer.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
copilot.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
1268 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare turnstile CAPTCHA challenge |
1268 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare turnstile CAPTCHA challenge |
1268 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare turnstile CAPTCHA challenge |
680 | svchost.exe | Unknown Traffic | ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW) |
1268 | msedge.exe | Possible Social Engineering Attempted | PHISHING [ANY.RUN] Suspected Phishing Domain by CrossDomain (vikingfile .com) |
1268 | msedge.exe | Possible Social Engineering Attempted | PHISHING [ANY.RUN] Suspected Phishing Domain by CrossDomain (vikingfile .com) |
1268 | msedge.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Query to .cfd TLD |
1268 | msedge.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Query to .cfd TLD |
1268 | msedge.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Query to .cfd TLD |
1268 | msedge.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Observed DNS Query to .cfd TLD |