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Database Entry



PhantomStealer


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 234863f4d5d710de61e803b48792e1f5492bf89f5ba56b22c34a387884246482
SHA3-384 hash: e4ed6edbc0ff43d3ae152799600096b74eb827c9a400d05b0b2af47cc30292359fa914c539978409d59a7b08a36b17c5
SHA1 hash: 4aa9aed4f9f3a7ef82357f32c68ace22ff49f3d9
MD5 hash: 4c39e09b3943e9c705c444e487f48f46
humanhash: december-enemy-potato-mobile
File name:Encrypted_Script.ps1
Download: download sample
Signature PhantomStealer
File size:3'330'043 bytes
First seen:2025-12-08 19:01:15 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:PowerShell (PS) ps1
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 49152:08XWev4E+LIzaZygXWkbqQZoClsFj4Wkhcl3Ne5VQS:k
Threatray 278 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T140F533015FABAE6641202339A0FFAF6C4AF00D4184ADB5E7739954C717EEF854C2BC69
Magika powershell
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:PhantomStealer ps1

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
28
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
aspnet_compiler base64 evasive lolbin obfuscated obfuscated powershell reconnaissance zusy
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
ps1
First seen:
2025-12-08T02:38:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-08T15:52:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
Trojan.Win32.InjectorNetT.s PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Result
Threat name:
KeyLogger, Phantom stealer, Strela Steal
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
AI detected malicious Powershell script
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Contains functionality to capture screen (.Net source)
Contains functionality to log keystrokes (.Net Source)
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Found malware configuration
Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen)
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Monitors registry run keys for changes
Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines)
Query firmware table information (likely to detect VMs)
Sample uses string decryption to hide its real strings
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected Costura Assembly Loader
Yara detected Keylogger Generic
Yara detected MSILLoadEncryptedAssembly
Yara detected Phantom stealer
Yara detected Powershell decode and execute
Yara detected Strela Stealer
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1829111 Sample: Encrypted_Script.ps1 Startdate: 08/12/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 61 telemetry-incoming.r53-2.services.mozilla.com 2->61 63 services.addons.mozilla.org 2->63 65 13 other IPs or domains 2->65 87 Found malware configuration 2->87 89 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->89 91 Yara detected Phantom stealer 2->91 93 14 other signatures 2->93 9 powershell.exe 20 26 2->9         started        12 msedge.exe 2->12         started        15 firefox.exe 1 2->15         started        17 svchost.exe 2->17         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 109 Query firmware table information (likely to detect VMs) 9->109 111 Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen) 9->111 113 Writes to foreign memory regions 9->113 115 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 9->115 19 aspnet_compiler.exe 25 12 9->19         started        23 aspnet_compiler.exe 9->23         started        25 conhost.exe 9->25         started        36 5 other processes 9->36 81 192.168.2.10 unknown unknown 12->81 83 192.168.2.23 unknown unknown 12->83 85 2 other IPs or domains 12->85 27 msedge.exe 12->27         started        29 setup.exe 12->29         started        31 msedge.exe 12->31         started        38 2 other processes 12->38 33 firefox.exe 3 157 15->33         started        signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 75 2 other IPs or domains 19->75 95 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 19->95 97 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 19->97 99 Writes to foreign memory regions 19->99 105 3 other signatures 19->105 40 msedge.exe 19->40         started        43 chrome.exe 19->43 injected 45 firefox.exe 1 19->45         started        53 3 other processes 19->53 101 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 23->101 103 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 23->103 67 208.104.10.34, 443, 53355, 58917 ROCK-HILL-TELEPHONEUS United States 27->67 69 part-0010.t-0009.t-msedge.net 13.107.213.38, 443, 49718, 49747 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 27->69 77 34 other IPs or domains 27->77 47 setup.exe 29->47         started        71 prod.detectportal.prod.cloudops.mozgcp.net 34.107.221.82, 49782, 49789, 80 GOOGLEUS United States 33->71 73 telemetry-incoming.r53-2.services.mozilla.com 34.120.208.123, 443, 49783, 49784 GOOGLEUS United States 33->73 79 5 other IPs or domains 33->79 57 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\gmpopenh264.dll.tmp, PE32+ 33->57 dropped 59 C:\Users\user\...\gmpopenh264.dll (copy), PE32+ 33->59 dropped 49 firefox.exe 33->49         started        51 firefox.exe 33->51         started        file9 signatures10 process11 signatures12 107 Monitors registry run keys for changes 40->107 55 msedge.exe 40->55         started        process13
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
2 match(es)
Tags:
Base64 Block Contains Base64 Block PowerShell
Result
Malware family:
phantom_stealer
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:phantom_stealer collection discovery execution persistence stealer
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Modifies registry class
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
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
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
Looks up external IP address via web service
Detects PhantomStealer payload
PhantomStealer
Phantom_stealer family
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YARA Signatures


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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:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:detect_powershell
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects suspicious PowerShell activity related to malware execution
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)

File information


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Web download

PhantomStealer

PowerShell (PS) ps1 234863f4d5d710de61e803b48792e1f5492bf89f5ba56b22c34a387884246482

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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