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Database Entry



PhantomStealer


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 182246b6ef7a12ba862c9c6789636b4804d4b2b45b5f5c70a5800dc2fb6d31f8
SHA3-384 hash: b95c4d8b32d6f5ed6dd3d1204a82ee753dedbc162cbe45e5cc5464b8bbfd05531a73625cb0b6f6eb686086ad043cdedd
SHA1 hash: 9d78634d3fb1bd2e71ce150346659d39881e5c98
MD5 hash: 074a04eafe704a893655025b80beffb6
humanhash: winter-neptune-zebra-quebec
File name:LPO#337860.vbs
Download: download sample
Signature PhantomStealer
File size:921'991 bytes
First seen:2025-10-03 09:06:58 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Visual Basic Script (vbs) vbs
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 24576:65VpuIupxOnm+soCyCNl7tuOumafo91k4uzDtrH5LEytsn:romqql7VSik4grBENn
Threatray 857 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T16815F1F48BF8FFD62305A2C721E5E6CA0B0F6741B55D0568659EBCE03B5EA147B22384
Magika vba
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:PhantomStealer vbs

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
43
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Tags:
obfuscate xtreme shell
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
base64 evasive obfuscated powershell
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
vbs
First seen:
2025-10-01T07:25:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-05T03:48:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Result
Threat name:
Phantom stealer, Strela Stealer
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains a sample name check
.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
Contains functionality to capture screen (.Net source)
Contains functionality to log keystrokes (.Net Source)
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Creates processes via WMI
Found malware configuration
Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen)
Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Installs a global keyboard hook
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Monitors registry run keys for changes
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines)
Sample uses string decryption to hide its real strings
Sigma detected: Base64 Encoded PowerShell Command Detected
Sigma detected: PowerShell Base64 Encoded FromBase64String Cmdlet
Sigma detected: PowerShell Base64 Encoded IEX Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Windows Shell/Scripting Application File Write to Suspicious Folder
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Suspicious execution chain found
Suspicious powershell command line found
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Uses the Telegram API (likely for C&C communication)
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly)
Yara detected Costura Assembly Loader
Yara detected Phantom stealer
Yara detected Strela Stealer
Yara detected Telegram RAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1788631 Sample: LPO#337860.vbs Startdate: 03/10/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 54 api.telegram.org 2->54 56 icanhazip.com 2->56 78 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->78 80 Found malware configuration 2->80 82 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->82 86 19 other signatures 2->86 12 wscript.exe 1 2->12         started        signatures3 84 Uses the Telegram API (likely for C&C communication) 54->84 process4 file5 52 C:\Users\PublicbehaviorgraphateFacility.bat, ASCII 12->52 dropped 104 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 12->104 106 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 12->106 108 Suspicious execution chain found 12->108 110 Creates processes via WMI 12->110 16 cmd.exe 1 12->16         started        signatures6 process7 signatures8 72 Suspicious powershell command line found 16->72 74 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 16->74 19 cmd.exe 1 16->19         started        21 conhost.exe 16->21         started        process9 process10 23 cmd.exe 2 19->23         started        signatures11 88 Suspicious powershell command line found 23->88 90 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 23->90 26 powershell.exe 15 158 23->26         started        30 conhost.exe 23->30         started        process12 dnsIp13 60 api.telegram.org 149.154.167.220, 443, 49754, 49763 TELEGRAMRU United Kingdom 26->60 62 icanhazip.com 104.16.184.241, 49762, 80 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 26->62 92 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 26->92 94 Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen) 26->94 96 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 26->96 98 6 other signatures 26->98 32 firefox.exe 2 26->32         started        35 msedge.exe 26->35 injected 37 msedge.exe 26->37         started        40 chrome.exe 26->40         started        signatures14 process15 dnsIp16 76 Writes to foreign memory regions 32->76 42 firefox.exe 32 32->42         started        58 239.255.255.250 unknown Reserved 37->58 46 msedge.exe 37->46         started        48 msedge.exe 37->48         started        50 msedge.exe 37->50         started        signatures17 process18 dnsIp19 64 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 42->64 100 Monitors registry run keys for changes 42->100 102 Installs a global keyboard hook 42->102 66 part-0013.t-0009.t-msedge.net 13.107.246.41, 443, 49741 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 46->66 68 onedscolprdweu00.westeurope.cloudapp.azure.com 13.69.109.130, 443, 49750 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 46->68 70 30 other IPs or domains 46->70 signatures20
Gathering data
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Leonem
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-01 17:23:09 UTC
File Type:
Text
AV detection:
7 of 24 (29.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
collection execution persistence
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
outlook_office_path
outlook_win_path
Drops file in Windows directory
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Looks up external IP address via web service
Badlisted process makes network request
Process spawned unexpected child process
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_plaintext_c2
Author:cip
Description:Attempts to match at least some of the strings used in some botnet variants which use plaintext communication protocols.
Rule name:ClamAV_Emotet_String_Aggregate

File information


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