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Database Entry



AgentTesla


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 27 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 12968de4ceaef7f013a3fdf9788c817ef494d391945a968d57cfd3cca4301b5d
SHA3-384 hash: 29fc0516a1f62e88cf2ea6a6d874962b7e1e49a23d0d05a31fb6920b5ba85eb0be4af200efe4ca86f26ff7a549fbd75a
SHA1 hash: 0ae1c3fe542d5013ecb12d4edaafe05198ad8772
MD5 hash: 44cf57e000471b20450faa87292e3693
humanhash: mike-salami-winter-golf
File name:12968de4ceaef7f013a3fdf9788c817ef494d391945a968d57cfd3cca4301b5d.exe
Download: download sample
Signature AgentTesla
File size:802'816 bytes
First seen:2026-10-14 15:59:36 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (49'272 x AgentTesla, 20'614 x Formbook, 12'394 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 12288:pmicpoIZxXxcJ0b/RuN4AavB3cu9iK2lG6fDe+67SViwoHigaLq:cioNxcJ0LMNJaLiK29DfpVitam
TLSH T18105F1582259DE06E4A36BF00970E7B417F45E856922C3478EFBAEE7BC3674668043D3
TrID 73.9% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
6.6% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
6.6% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
4.5% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter ShadowOpCode
Tags:AgentTesla exe RGBLoader

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
72
Origin country :
IT IT
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
QuarantineMessage.zip
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-10-11 06:24:39 UTC
Tags:
susp-attachments attachments attc-eml arch-exec attc-arch

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Launching a service
Creating synchronization primitives
Creating a process with a hidden window
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Creating a file
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Reading critical registry keys
Changing a file
Stealing user critical data
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
agenttesla entropy krypt packed
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-10-07T05:56:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-15T02:53:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
10 match(es)
Tags:
.Net Executable Managed .NET PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout SOS: 0.22 Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-10-07 09:05:55 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
12
AV detection:
25 of 36 (69.44%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
agenttesla
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:agenttesla collection discovery execution keylogger spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_office_path
Enumerates physical storage devices
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Looks up external IP address via web service
Checks computer location settings
Reads user/profile data of local email clients
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Family: AgentTesla
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
12968de4ceaef7f013a3fdf9788c817ef494d391945a968d57cfd3cca4301b5d
MD5 hash:
44cf57e000471b20450faa87292e3693
SHA1 hash:
0ae1c3fe542d5013ecb12d4edaafe05198ad8772
SH256 hash:
2d78b31edc11958dc9330feea1a02bf1a6a830472480455c758cdf22acce7183
MD5 hash:
db47caa808a6dd1b124681935b736b52
SHA1 hash:
4b3b8ea009efd300cb74aa1641f36eccdcc83aa2
SH256 hash:
d4b398de0a87c2c75b007d5d37531502475c183374db0fa2a387e7fbc7232956
MD5 hash:
8c15c33ea3193cbab05f24141e65d924
SHA1 hash:
748e6ecdc1e5cfbc114d62b76322710aec927954
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_Reactor_Indicators_Jan24
SH256 hash:
d5f9c465b8324f8d80a7f2b0dbc61e717e104c68a0c50d8558148a2887132c24
MD5 hash:
94b020433a6deac504ee8564c92e24fb
SHA1 hash:
c844a21543f1a7924688b6b29616e175d7ab560d
Detections:
triage_agenttesla_infostealer win_agent_tesla_g2 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_SandboxHookingDLL INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_VaultSchemaGUID MALWARE_Win_AgentTeslaV2
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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:Agenttesla_type2
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect Agenttesla in memory
Reference:internal research
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__RemoteAPI
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:DotNet_RGB_Embedded_AssemblyLoader_Hunt
Author:ShadowOpCode
Description:Hunt .NET bitmap RGB extraction combined with embedded resources and assembly loading
Rule name:HUNT_NET_Loader_ImagePixel_To_AssemblyLoad
Author:Anish Bogati
Description:Hunting: .NET loader that reads pixel data from an embedded image, loads it as a .NET assembly, and runs it via reflection or late binding. Catches bitmap-steganography loaders.
Rule name:INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_GEN01
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detect packed .NET executables. Mostly AgentTeslaV4.
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_References_Messaging_Clients
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables referencing many email and collaboration clients. Observed in information stealers
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_Referenfces_File_Transfer_Clients
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables referencing many file transfer clients. Observed in information stealers
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SandboxHookingDLL
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects binaries and memory artifacts referencing sandbox DLLs typically observed in sandbox evasion
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_VaultSchemaGUID
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables referencing Windows vault credential objects. Observed in infostealers
Rule name:malware_Agenttesla_type2
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect Agenttesla in memory
Reference:internal research
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_AgentTeslaV2
Author:ditekSHen
Description:AgenetTesla Type 2 Keylogger payload
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
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:VECT_Ransomware
Author:Mustafa Bakhit
Description:Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.
Rule name:Windows_Generic_Threat_779cf969
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_AgentTesla_ebf431a8
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/attack-chain-leads-to-xworm-and-agenttesla
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Derialock_ForgeAuto_3127f957_Extrait
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Derialock (pe, etat extrait)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_XWorm_ForgeAuto_6b06c990_Extrait
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects XWorm (pe, etat extrait)
Rule name:WIN_Sample_Unique_69354b41
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Specimen unique (soumission Bazaar) - strings distinctifs propres au sample
Reference:69354b41e10daf03d3f3af881b32d5c0fec56b1cfe96629fd4c5263413a42854.exe

File information


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