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Database Entry



AgentTesla


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 098ae79a8dc27cfc9eb1dccaeaab4ab421d5a852094c352d4d8419833d1af58f
SHA3-384 hash: 9f1de4b1f4dc310fcbad88c157f43fba44d9e3ac3a7ccab4e183c85b07299c5985577df4ec6d0230637b934d4210a25e
SHA1 hash: b16d2380e86347ce848a6bb751c62e2c1abc8544
MD5 hash: 834ccfbb1c8ab0a8fd35afea6caa8336
humanhash: delaware-massachusetts-georgia-autumn
File name:KAPAL CANTIK AGENCY APPOINTMENT.pdf.scr
Download: download sample
Signature AgentTesla
File size:1'152'000 bytes
First seen:2025-04-08 02:26:24 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash afcdf79be1557326c854b6e20cb900a7 (1'102 x FormBook, 936 x AgentTesla, 399 x RemcosRAT)
ssdeep 24576:Ku6J33O0c+JY5UZ+XC0kGso6Fa8thP6Nio4GsxEFDQWY:8u0c++OCvkGs9Fa8ONiIsmFHY
TLSH T10435CE2273DDC360CB679173BF29B7016EBF78614630B85B2F980D7DA950162262D7A3
TrID 32.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
20.1% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
15.4% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
13.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
6.2% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
dhash icon aae2f3e38383b629 (2'034 x Formbook, 1'183 x CredentialFlusher, 666 x AgentTesla)
Reporter threatcat_ch
Tags:AgentTesla exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
738
Origin country :
CH CH
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
KAPAL CANTIK AGENCY APPOINTMENT.pdf.scr
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2025-04-08 02:27:16 UTC
Tags:
n/a

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

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Launching a process
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Reading critical registry keys
Stealing user critical data
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context autoit compiled-script evasive fingerprint keylogger lolbin masquerade microsoft_visual_cc packed packed packer_detected pcalua
Result
Threat name:
AgentTesla, PureLog Stealer
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains method to dynamically call methods (often used by packers)
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file
Contains functionality to log keystrokes (.Net Source)
Found malware configuration
Initial sample is a PE file and has a suspicious name
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Queries sensitive network adapter information (via WMI, Win32_NetworkAdapter, often done to detect virtual machines)
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to harvest and steal ftp login credentials
Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Uses an obfuscated file name to hide its real file extension (double extension)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected AgentTesla
Yara detected PureLog Stealer
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.AutoitInject
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-04-08 01:41:10 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
28
AV detection:
20 of 24 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
unc_loader_001 unc_loader_036 agenttesla
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
agenttesla
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:agenttesla discovery keylogger spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Looks up external IP address via web service
AgentTesla
Agenttesla family
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan external_ip_lookup
YARA:
SUSP_Imphash_Mar23_3
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
098ae79a8dc27cfc9eb1dccaeaab4ab421d5a852094c352d4d8419833d1af58f
MD5 hash:
834ccfbb1c8ab0a8fd35afea6caa8336
SHA1 hash:
b16d2380e86347ce848a6bb751c62e2c1abc8544
SH256 hash:
d5d6b3c5dedeb569f3826c9e3feb9d906bbc3c42999ac75f5ff3089f61d2737a
MD5 hash:
a442a4cbe72614a7d0bb894abfa391f4
SHA1 hash:
b9d335d163144f30f17932f5e3c71a8556d45726
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_Reactor_Native_Stub_Jan24 MAL_Malware_Imphash_Mar23_1 MetaStealer_NET_Reactor_packer MALWARE_Win_RedLine
SH256 hash:
e5c1430c46682fb9873bed478087a64ba094317cacd266a3cd9d31d4ef74503a
MD5 hash:
212d538a2b504bcc4e106d6198b9e724
SHA1 hash:
24cd18d1e011094cd0d436a1a5f8a30041101f4b
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_Reactor_Indicators_Jan24 RedLine_Campaign_June2021 Agenttesla_type2 INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_GEN01 INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Confidential_Data_Store INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Messaging_Clients INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_Referenfces_File_Transfer_Clients INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_VaultSchemaGUID MALWARE_Win_AgentTeslaV2
SH256 hash:
246bbf13ad8dc59f420aec647d7006634359b92af1fa1050f3cd17836ecd16ea
MD5 hash:
bb7b21ef77cc9a62c12a142fc00562f4
SHA1 hash:
764326dfd28bd2e6973b10772c2e0dae32003aad
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_Reactor_Indicators_Jan24 Agenttesla_type2 INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_GEN01 INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Confidential_Data_Store INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Messaging_Clients INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_Referenfces_File_Transfer_Clients INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_VaultSchemaGUID MALWARE_Win_AgentTeslaV2
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:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_RedLine
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects RedLine infostealer
Rule name:MAL_Malware_Imphash_Mar23_1
Author:Arnim Rupp
Description:Detects malware by known bad imphash or rich_pe_header_hash
Reference:https://yaraify.abuse.ch/statistics/
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:SUSP_Imphash_Mar23_3
Author:Arnim Rupp (https://github.com/ruppde)
Description:Detects imphash often found in malware samples (Maximum 0,25% hits with search for 'imphash:x p:0' on Virustotal) = 99,75% hits
Reference:Internal Research
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:win_samsam_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:autogenerated rule brought to you by yara-signator

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Malspam

AgentTesla

Executable exe 098ae79a8dc27cfc9eb1dccaeaab4ab421d5a852094c352d4d8419833d1af58f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
AUTH_APIManipulates User AuthorizationADVAPI32.dll::AllocateAndInitializeSid
ADVAPI32.dll::CopySid
ADVAPI32.dll::FreeSid
ADVAPI32.dll::GetLengthSid
ADVAPI32.dll::GetTokenInformation
ADVAPI32.dll::GetAce
COM_BASE_APICan Download & Execute componentsole32.dll::CLSIDFromProgID
ole32.dll::CoCreateInstance
ole32.dll::CoCreateInstanceEx
ole32.dll::CoInitializeSecurity
ole32.dll::CreateStreamOnHGlobal
MULTIMEDIA_APICan Play MultimediaWINMM.dll::mciSendStringW
WINMM.dll::timeGetTime
WINMM.dll::waveOutSetVolume
SECURITY_BASE_APIUses Security Base APIADVAPI32.dll::AddAce
ADVAPI32.dll::AdjustTokenPrivileges
ADVAPI32.dll::CheckTokenMembership
ADVAPI32.dll::DuplicateTokenEx
ADVAPI32.dll::GetAclInformation
ADVAPI32.dll::GetSecurityDescriptorDacl
SHELL_APIManipulates System ShellSHELL32.dll::ShellExecuteExW
SHELL32.dll::ShellExecuteW
SHELL32.dll::SHFileOperationW
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsADVAPI32.dll::CreateProcessAsUserW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateProcessW
ADVAPI32.dll::CreateProcessWithLogonW
KERNEL32.dll::OpenProcess
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenProcessToken
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenThreadToken
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::SetSystemPowerState
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryA
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryW
KERNEL32.dll::GetDriveTypeW
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programsKERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::SetStdHandle
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleCP
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleMode
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CopyFileExW
KERNEL32.dll::CopyFileW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateHardLinkW
IPHLPAPI.DLL::IcmpCreateFile
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
WIN_BASE_USER_APIRetrieves Account InformationKERNEL32.dll::GetComputerNameW
ADVAPI32.dll::GetUserNameW
ADVAPI32.dll::LogonUserW
ADVAPI32.dll::LookupPrivilegeValueW
WIN_NETWORK_APISupports Windows NetworkingMPR.dll::WNetAddConnection2W
MPR.dll::WNetUseConnectionW
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows RegistryADVAPI32.dll::RegConnectRegistryW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegCreateKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegDeleteKeyW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegOpenKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegQueryValueExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegSetValueExW
WIN_USER_APIPerforms GUI ActionsUSER32.dll::BlockInput
USER32.dll::CloseDesktop
USER32.dll::CreateMenu
USER32.dll::EmptyClipboard
USER32.dll::FindWindowExW
USER32.dll::FindWindowW

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