sims-4-updater
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Groups observed using it
3 distinct threat actors attributed by public researchers. Open in Mallory to see the full evidence chain and overlapping campaigns.
On April 7, 2026, a new sample of the long-running malicious sims-4-updater.exe campaign surfaced on MalwareBazaar... The implant is a custom-virtualized PE64 backdoor whose runtime artifacts (mutex Global\DHGGlobalMutex, registry keys HKCU\offlinekey\open / HKCU\offlinekey\clipboard) match documented APT-Q-27 / GoldenEyeDog / Dragon Breath tooling.
On April 7, 2026, a new sample of the long-running malicious sims-4-updater.exe campaign surfaced on MalwareBazaar... The implant is a custom-virtualized PE64 backdoor whose runtime artifacts (mutex Global\DHGGlobalMutex, registry keys HKCU\offlinekey\open / HKCU\offlinekey\clipboard) match documented APT-Q-27 / GoldenEyeDog / Dragon Breath tooling.
On April 7, 2026, a new sample of the long-running malicious sims-4-updater.exe campaign surfaced on MalwareBazaar... The implant is a custom-virtualized PE64 backdoor whose runtime artifacts (mutex Global\DHGGlobalMutex, registry keys HKCU\offlinekey\open / HKCU\offlinekey\clipboard) match documented APT-Q-27 / GoldenEyeDog / Dragon Breath tooling.
IOCs tracked for this family
15 indicators attributed across vendor reports, sandbox runs, and researcher write-ups. Full values are available in Mallory.
IPs, domains, and DNS infrastructure linked to this family.
File hashes (MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256) from samples and reports.
Recent activity
1 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
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CVEs this family uses for access and lateral movement.
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