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A newly discovered Windows loader, OXLOADER, is being distributed via malicious Google Ads impersonating Node.js to deliver the CASTLESTEALER infostealer. The loader utilizes advanced evasion techniques, including control-flow flattening, anti-sandbox checks, and staging shellcode within the .reloc section of a copied system DLL, to maintain low detection rates across static engines.
A ClickFix social engineering campaign tricks users into executing a malicious command via a fake CAPTCHA on fraudulent background removal websites. This command uses the legacy finger.exe utility to download CastleLoader, an advanced Python-based loader that employs reflective PE loading and API evasion (such as ReplaceTextW hooking) to deploy NetSupport RAT and a custom .NET stealer (CastleStealer) for credential and data exfiltration.
