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Database Entry



PhantomStealer


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 30 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 04e9c806798bd5a910463b0a0cd14f53a0438e56de0b818df3a92fd862364148
SHA3-384 hash: af300ddc092c24eb79e3bbde78db3e0c54184d71f7391a8d6b9f4959548c21a305d2adff46935ee476ac87f984c09a82
SHA1 hash: 82858c103c6327566739b85391d1b5566b865414
MD5 hash: 2ba1f9d21a73529791fc113a18330db9
humanhash: pasta-oranges-twelve-virginia
File name:PO-0697980-RSV049697-PO-059697-09-02025-MQ029449.exe
Download: download sample
Signature PhantomStealer
File size:1'644'544 bytes
First seen:2025-09-15 09:14:23 UTC
Last seen:2025-10-10 06:23:38 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 1895460fffad9475fda0c84755ecfee1 (307 x Formbook, 52 x AgentTesla, 36 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:c5EmXFtKaL4/oFe5T9yyXYfP1ijXdau7MUzl6QA3Fh0vKti9vDU9/+JEMEV/pX6C:cPVt/LZeJbInQRauo6lfCuvW0cd/pX
TLSH T1A675D0027381D062FFAB96734F56F6115BBC79260123A61F13981DB9BE701B2463E7A3
TrID 40.3% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
19.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
17.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
7.7% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
7.6% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
Reporter lowmal3
Tags:exe PhantomStealer

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
89
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
PO-0697980-RSV049697-PO-059697-09-02025-MQ029449.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-09-15 09:43:31 UTC
Tags:
auto-reg phantom stealer crypto-regex evasion arch-doc

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.1%
Tags:
autoit emotet
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Launching a process
Сreating synchronization primitives
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Sending a custom TCP request
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Reading critical registry keys
Creating a file
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2025-09-10T21:48:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-09-10T21:48:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Result
Threat name:
Phantom stealer
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
.NET source code contains process injector
.NET source code contains very large array initializations
.NET source code references suspicious native API functions
Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file
Contains functionality to capture screen (.Net source)
Contains functionality to log keystrokes (.Net Source)
Found API chain indicative of sandbox detection
Found malware configuration
Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen)
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample uses process hollowing technique
Sample uses string decryption to hide its real strings
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected Costura Assembly Loader
Yara detected Phantom stealer
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
7 match(es)
Tags:
AutoIt Decompiled Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Suspect Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.AutoitInject
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-09-11 05:30:02 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
28
AV detection:
27 of 36 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
xenostealer
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
phantomstealer
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:phantomstealer collection discovery persistence
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
outlook_office_path
outlook_win_path
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Adds Run key to start application
Looks up external IP address via web service
Executes dropped EXE
Phantomstealer family
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
04e9c806798bd5a910463b0a0cd14f53a0438e56de0b818df3a92fd862364148
MD5 hash:
2ba1f9d21a73529791fc113a18330db9
SHA1 hash:
82858c103c6327566739b85391d1b5566b865414
SH256 hash:
3006aa81741b67139625e9962f7cb1cfe31d0995133be2b95e8b00b349d9a6ce
MD5 hash:
7ea22eb6889530ee49ad1d2e05217686
SHA1 hash:
baed9d42469e402a9476d103590bec204fb4d3ec
Detections:
cn_utf8_windows_terminal INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_Fody INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Confidential_Data_Store INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SandboxUserNames INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_TelegramChatBot INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_WirelessNetReccon INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_Embedded_Crypto_Wallet_Browser_Extension_IDs INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SandboxComputerNames
Malware family:
PhantomStealer
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:AutoIT_Compiled
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies compiled AutoIT script (as EXE). This rule by itself does NOT necessarily mean the detected file is malicious.
Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:grakate_stealer_nov_2021
Rule name:INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_Fody
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables manipulated with Fody
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_Embedded_Crypto_Wallet_Browser_Extension_IDs
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detect binaries embedding considerable number of cryptocurrency wallet browser extension IDs.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Confidential_Data_Store
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables referencing many confidential data stores found in browsers, mail clients, cryptocurreny wallets, etc. Observed in information stealers
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SandboxComputerNames
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables containing possible sandbox analysis VM names
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SandboxUserNames
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables containing possible sandbox analysis VM usernames
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_TelegramChatBot
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables using Telegram Chat Bot
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_WirelessNetReccon
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables with interest in wireless interface using netsh
Rule name:Lumma_Stealer_Detection
Author:ashizZz
Description:Detects a specific Lumma Stealer malware sample using unique strings and behaviors
Reference:https://seanthegeek.net/posts/compromized-store-spread-lumma-stealer-using-fake-captcha/
Rule name:Macos_Infostealer_Wallets_8e469ea0
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2025_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Windows malware mass-hunt rule - 2025
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:Windows_Generic_Threat_f57e5e2a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Xeno_89f9f060
Author:Elastic Security

File information


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Malspam

PhantomStealer

Executable exe 04e9c806798bd5a910463b0a0cd14f53a0438e56de0b818df3a92fd862364148

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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