HUI Loader
Essential information
- Confidence
- 100/100
- Is family
- Yes
- Published
- 22/12/2023 21:03
- Modified
- 27/03/2026 01:05
- Revoked
- No
- Author / Source
- The MITRE Corporation
- Related entities
- 6 attack patterns (mitre), 2 intrusion sets (apt), 19 indicators
Description
[HUI Loader](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1097) is a custom DLL loader that has been used since at least 2015 by China-based threat groups including [Cinnamon Tempest](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1021) and [menuPass](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0045) to deploy malware on compromised hosts. [HUI Loader](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1097) has been observed in campaigns loading [SodaMaster](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0627), [PlugX](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0013), [Cobalt Strike](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0154), [Komplex](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0162), and several strains of ransomware.(Citation: SecureWorks BRONZE STARLIGHT Ransomware Operations June 2022)
Marking (TLP)
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