HOMETHREATSCreateHiddenAccount
MALWARE FAMILY

CreateHiddenAccount

Internal ID: win.create_hidden_account
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

A tool that implements the creation of a hidden account on Windows through cloning accounts via the Registry.

Threat Analysis

CreateHiddenAccount is a malware family tracked by threat intelligence researchers and catalogued in the Malpedia dataset. It represents a distinct malicious software lineage with identifiable code characteristics, behaviors, and victimology.

External References

→https://asec.ahnlab.com/en/40394/
→https://asec.ahnlab.com/en/85942/
→https://github.com/wgpsec/CreateHiddenAccount

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family
Aliases1

Also Known As

win.create_hidden_account

Research Links

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Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.
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