OTX Bot<p>MintsLoader Malware Analysis: Multi-Stage Loader Used in Cyber Attacks</p><p>MintsLoader, a malicious loader first observed in 2024, is employed in phishing and drive-by download campaigns to deploy payloads like GhostWeaver, StealC, and modified BOINC clients. It uses obfuscated JavaScript and PowerShell scripts in a multi-stage infection chain, featuring sandbox evasion techniques, a domain generation algorithm, and HTTP-based C2 communications. Various threat groups, including TAG-124 and SocGholish operators, utilize MintsLoader to target industrial, legal, and energy sectors. The loader's sophisticated obfuscation and evasion methods complicate detection, but Recorded Future's Malware Intelligence Hunting provides up-to-date information on new samples and C2 domains.</p><p>Pulse ID: 681113e0e23f344e6f364fb1<br>Pulse Link: <a href="https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/681113e0e23f344e6f364fb1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">otx.alienvault.com/pulse/68111</span><span class="invisible">3e0e23f344e6f364fb1</span></a> <br>Pulse Author: AlienVault<br>Created: 2025-04-29 18:01:04</p><p>Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.</p><p><a href="https://social.raytec.co/tags/CyberAttack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberAttack</span></a> <a href="https://social.raytec.co/tags/CyberAttacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberAttacks</span></a> <a href="https://social.raytec.co/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.raytec.co/tags/HTTP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HTTP</span></a> <a href="https://social.raytec.co/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://social.raytec.co/tags/Java" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Java</span></a> <a href="https://social.raytec.co/tags/JavaScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JavaScript</span></a> <a href="https://social.raytec.co/tags/Malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Malware</span></a> <a href="https://social.raytec.co/tags/OTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTX</span></a> <a href="https://social.raytec.co/tags/OpenThreatExchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenThreatExchange</span></a> <a href="https://social.raytec.co/tags/Phishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Phishing</span></a> <a href="https://social.raytec.co/tags/PowerShell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerShell</span></a> <a href="https://social.raytec.co/tags/RAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RAT</span></a> <a href="https://social.raytec.co/tags/SocGholish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocGholish</span></a> <a href="https://social.raytec.co/tags/Stealc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stealc</span></a> <a href="https://social.raytec.co/tags/bot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bot</span></a> <a href="https://social.raytec.co/tags/AlienVault" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlienVault</span></a></p>