TerminalFix and Lorem Ipsum Loader enable covert tunneling

    Date: 10/06/2026

    Severity: High

    Summary

    In August 2026, analysts investigated MDR cases involving ClickFix-style lures that deployed a Python-based tunneling implant. Unlike traditional ClickFix attacks, the lures instructed victims to open Windows Terminal, a technique known as TerminalFix. TerminalFix is not tied to a specific threat actor or campaign and has been observed across multiple malicious campaigns in 2026. Analysts identified Lorem Ipsum Loader, along with C2 infrastructure, persistence methods, and DLL sideloading activity. These findings linked the intrusions to a broader campaign active since at least March 2026, tracked as STAC4924.

    Indicators of Compromise (IOC) List 

    Domains/URLs

    https://letsdiskuss.com/user/dhhsys6674dhhsys667476001

    webfeedonline.com

    fish-planet.online

    forest-pet.com

    yellow-tree.online

    cave-discovery.online

    bestsocialmedianewspapper.com

    fixdocumentview.com

    offlineupdater.com

    opendocumentnowforfree.com

    openlockeddocuments.com

    ourpersonalsecurity.com

    viewpublicdocuments.com

    yourappdoctor.com

    yourprettylittlepicture.com

    firstapphelp.com

    goodfoodrecipients.com

    languageupgrader.com

    biblegodlike.com

    valueurban.com

    graburban.com

    documentthis.art

    peekyourphoto.com

    topphotoalbum.com

    newpopularimages.com

    opendocumentonline.com

    editdocumentfree.com

    bestpopularimages.com

    documentsphotos.com

    openpdfanywhere.com

    openandopen.com

    lookforimages.com

    freeshareyourimage.com

    freecatimages.com

    imageuploaderfree.com

    sharingclick.com

    searchdocumentsfree.com

    openanyworddocument.com

    kittyfreespace.com

    oceansecretlife.com

    grapesinlife.com

    capturethes.com

    loginrestforest.com

    reeeeealy.com

    semigoddess.com

    imagethere.info

    placebetweenphotos.us

    openimagesworld.us

    ghostproc.com

    assetsoftgo.com

    autorelaylab.com

    adstatli.com

    metricgw.com

    platformco-hub.com

    swiftcurrento.net

    cronverta.net

    Gurucul Threat Detection and Incident Response (TDIR) Queries for Detection

    Detection Query 1 :

    domainname like "editdocumentfree.com" or url like "editdocumentfree.com" or siteurl like "editdocumentfree.com" or domainname like "loginrestforest.com" or url like "loginrestforest.com" or siteurl like "loginrestforest.com" or domainname like "yourappdoctor.com" or url like "yourappdoctor.com" or siteurl like "yourappdoctor.com" or domainname like "viewpublicdocuments.com" or url like "viewpublicdocuments.com" or siteurl like "viewpublicdocuments.com" or domainname like "cave-discovery.online" or url like "cave-discovery.online" or siteurl like "cave-discovery.online" or domainname like "semigoddess.com" or url like "semigoddess.com" or siteurl like "semigoddess.com" or domainname like "openanyworddocument.com" or url like "openanyworddocument.com" or siteurl like "openanyworddocument.com" or domainname like "valueurban.com" or url like "valueurban.com" or siteurl like "valueurban.com" or domainname like "platformco-hub.com" or url like "platformco-hub.com" or siteurl like "platformco-hub.com" or domainname like "fixdocumentview.com" or url like "fixdocumentview.com" or siteurl like "fixdocumentview.com" or domainname like "grapesinlife.com" or url like "grapesinlife.com" or siteurl like "grapesinlife.com" or domainname like "openimagesworld.us" or url like "openimagesworld.us" or siteurl like "openimagesworld.us" or domainname like "documentsphotos.com" or url like "documentsphotos.com" or siteurl like "documentsphotos.com" or domainname like "firstapphelp.com" or url like "firstapphelp.com" or siteurl like "firstapphelp.com" or domainname like "swiftcurrento.net" or url like "swiftcurrento.net" or siteurl like "swiftcurrento.net" or domainname like "openandopen.com" or url like "openandopen.com" or siteurl like "openandopen.com" or domainname like "searchdocumentsfree.com" or url like "searchdocumentsfree.com" or siteurl like "searchdocumentsfree.com" or domainname like "topphotoalbum.com" or url like "topphotoalbum.com" or siteurl like "topphotoalbum.com" or domainname like "languageupgrader.com" or url like "languageupgrader.com" or siteurl like "languageupgrader.com" or domainname like "newpopularimages.com" or url like "newpopularimages.com" or siteurl like "newpopularimages.com" or domainname like "openlockeddocuments.com" or url like "openlockeddocuments.com" or siteurl like "openlockeddocuments.com" or domainname like "offlineupdater.com" or url like "offlineupdater.com" or siteurl like "offlineupdater.com" or domainname like "opendocumentnowforfree.com" or url like "opendocumentnowforfree.com" or siteurl like "opendocumentnowforfree.com" or domainname like "yourprettylittlepicture.com" or url like "yourprettylittlepicture.com" or siteurl like "yourprettylittlepicture.com" or domainname like "ourpersonalsecurity.com" or url like "ourpersonalsecurity.com" or siteurl like "ourpersonalsecurity.com" or domainname like "reeeeealy.com" or url like "reeeeealy.com" or siteurl like "reeeeealy.com" or domainname like "forest-pet.com" or url like "forest-pet.com" or siteurl like "forest-pet.com" or domainname like "peekyourphoto.com" or url like "peekyourphoto.com" or siteurl like "peekyourphoto.com" or domainname like "assetsoftgo.com" or url like "assetsoftgo.com" or siteurl like "assetsoftgo.com" or domainname like "imageuploaderfree.com" or url like "imageuploaderfree.com" or siteurl like "imageuploaderfree.com" or domainname like "https://letsdiskuss.com/user/dhhsys6674dhhsys667476001" or url like "https://letsdiskuss.com/user/dhhsys6674dhhsys667476001" or siteurl like "https://letsdiskuss.com/user/dhhsys6674dhhsys667476001" or domainname like "metricgw.com" or url like "metricgw.com" or siteurl like "metricgw.com" or domainname like "ghostproc.com" or url like "ghostproc.com" or siteurl like "ghostproc.com" or domainname like "autorelaylab.com" or url like "autorelaylab.com" or siteurl like "autorelaylab.com" or domainname like "bestsocialmedianewspapper.com" or url like "bestsocialmedianewspapper.com" or siteurl like "bestsocialmedianewspapper.com" or domainname like "opendocumentonline.com" or url like "opendocumentonline.com" or siteurl like "opendocumentonline.com" or domainname like "goodfoodrecipients.com" or url like "goodfoodrecipients.com" or siteurl like "goodfoodrecipients.com" or domainname like "sharingclick.com" or url like "sharingclick.com" or siteurl like "sharingclick.com" or domainname like "cronverta.net" or url like "cronverta.net" or siteurl like "cronverta.net" or domainname like "oceansecretlife.com" or url like "oceansecretlife.com" or siteurl like "oceansecretlife.com" or domainname like "graburban.com" or url like "graburban.com" or siteurl like "graburban.com" or domainname like "bestpopularimages.com" or url like "bestpopularimages.com" or siteurl like "bestpopularimages.com" or domainname like "webfeedonline.com" or url like "webfeedonline.com" or siteurl like "webfeedonline.com" or domainname like "documentthis.art" or url like "documentthis.art" or siteurl like "documentthis.art" or domainname like "biblegodlike.com" or url like "biblegodlike.com" or siteurl like "biblegodlike.com" or domainname like "openpdfanywhere.com" or url like "openpdfanywhere.com" or siteurl like "openpdfanywhere.com" or domainname like "freecatimages.com" or url like "freecatimages.com" or siteurl like "freecatimages.com" or domainname like "placebetweenphotos.us" or url like "placebetweenphotos.us" or siteurl like "placebetweenphotos.us" or domainname like "fish-planet.online" or url like "fish-planet.online" or siteurl like "fish-planet.online" or domainname like "yellow-tree.online" or url like "yellow-tree.online" or siteurl like "yellow-tree.online" or domainname like "capturethes.com" or url like "capturethes.com" or siteurl like "capturethes.com" or domainname like "lookforimages.com" or url like "lookforimages.com" or siteurl like "lookforimages.com" or domainname like "kittyfreespace.com" or url like "kittyfreespace.com" or siteurl like "kittyfreespace.com" or domainname like "imagethere.info" or url like "imagethere.info" or siteurl like "imagethere.info" or domainname like "freeshareyourimage.com" or url like "freeshareyourimage.com" or siteurl like "freeshareyourimage.com" or domainname like "adstatli.com" or url like "adstatli.com" or siteurl like "adstatli.com"

    Reference: 

    https://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/terminalfix-and-lorem-ipsum-loader-enable-covert-tunneling              


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