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MalwareApr 10, 2026

I'd like to apologize to my colleagues for not sharing the IoCs. Portable HWMonitor Installer (1...

Researcher shares IOCs for trojanized HWMonitor installer and fake CRYPTBASE.dll.

Summary

A security researcher publicly disclosed indicators of compromise (IOCs) related to a trojanized HWMonitor installer and a malicious CRYPTBASE.dll file, apologizing for the delayed sharing. The artifacts suggest a supply-chain compromise or targeted distribution of legitimate software bundled with malware. The IOCs include specific file hashes and a link to the trojanized variant.

Indicators of Compromise

  • hash_sha256 — 3d91f442ddc055e19e3710482e1605836c799249dacd43d99843257a3affd2d2
  • hash_sha256 — a27df06c7167eced1ddaeb8adccaa5f60500f52bc7030389eed2a0903cdf8286
  • url — https://t.co/YGp90bQ0ck

Entities

HWMonitor (product)CRYPTBASE.dll (technology)