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Database Entry



PhantomStealer


Vendor detections: 18


Intelligence 18 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 27bdcb028d5a949b002ab6337453221e24c2f3d181c7a804eeb2d5ecda123d9d
SHA3-384 hash: d6a4d7fd33de4e3d9bd276aa0a4fa6e446a55a9dfb4900ef4284105b0fedb6b8c24a353225b0eac5fa522c183b7d8b78
SHA1 hash: ad8ae4c5bc67ee1e35e570f76a332f7814efceb6
MD5 hash: fe26dd7022a9addd54c330eb72e34c84
humanhash: minnesota-purple-cup-august
File name:e-dekont.pdf.exe
Download: download sample
Signature PhantomStealer
File size:1'246'208 bytes
First seen:2025-10-20 09:03:50 UTC
Last seen:2025-11-06 10:50:37 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'652 x AgentTesla, 19'463 x Formbook, 12'204 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:XyfmI2MoIdpWXrOl15Rzsysl6k+kiy/4WMOy:XymIXoIdsXrA5RzsUk+kHwWMOy
Threatray 176 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T148452225262AD70AC85167F81AB1E134077A5D9EF916D31B0FE8BCEFBC79B008E54253
TrID 71.1% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
10.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
6.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
4.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter lowmal3
Tags:exe PhantomStealer

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
72
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
e-dekont.pdf.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-10-20 09:06:57 UTC
Tags:
auto-sch-xml stealer crypto-regex phantom ims-api generic telegram exfiltration evasion

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

Behaviour
Creating a window
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Adding an access-denied ACE
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Launching a process
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Creating a file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Reading critical registry keys
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
crypt masquerade packed
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2025-10-17T05:44:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-22T07:11:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Detections:
Trojan.MSIL.Taskun.sb Trojan.MSIL.Inject.sb Trojan.MSIL.Crypt.sb HEUR:Trojan-Spy.MSIL.Noon.gen HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Taskun.sb Trojan-Spy.Stealer.HTTP.C&C Trojan-PSW.Stealer.HTTP.C&C PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Malware family:
Malicious Packer
Verdict:
Malicious
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
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
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)
Initial sample is a PE file and has a suspicious name
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Installs a global keyboard hook
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Monitors registry run keys for changes
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
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: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Scheduled temp file as task from temp location
Sigma detected: Suspicious Double Extension File Execution
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
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)
Uses an obfuscated file name to hide its real file extension (double extension)
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Uses the Telegram API (likely for C&C communication)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected Costura Assembly Loader
Yara detected Phantom stealer
Yara detected Telegram RAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1798172 Sample: e-dekont.pdf.exe Startdate: 20/10/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 74 api.telegram.org 2->74 76 telemetry-incoming.r53-2.services.mozilla.com 2->76 78 13 other IPs or domains 2->78 100 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->100 102 Found malware configuration 2->102 104 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->104 108 18 other signatures 2->108 9 e-dekont.pdf.exe 7 2->9         started        13 msedge.exe 2->13         started        16 CZTEAi.exe 2->16         started        18 firefox.exe 2->18         started        signatures3 106 Uses the Telegram API (likely for C&C communication) 74->106 process4 dnsIp5 66 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\CZTEAi.exe, PE32 9->66 dropped 68 C:\Users\user\...\CZTEAi.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 9->68 dropped 70 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\tmpC97C.tmp, XML 9->70 dropped 72 C:\Users\user\...\e-dekont.pdf.exe.log, ASCII 9->72 dropped 124 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 9->124 126 Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen) 9->126 128 Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules 9->128 136 2 other signatures 9->136 20 e-dekont.pdf.exe 25 12 9->20         started        24 powershell.exe 23 9->24         started        26 powershell.exe 23 9->26         started        28 schtasks.exe 1 9->28         started        94 192.168.2.6, 138, 443, 49549 unknown unknown 13->94 96 192.168.2.16 unknown unknown 13->96 98 2 other IPs or domains 13->98 130 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 13->130 30 msedge.exe 13->30         started        39 6 other processes 13->39 132 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 16->132 134 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 16->134 32 schtasks.exe 16->32         started        34 CZTEAi.exe 16->34         started        36 firefox.exe 18->36         started        file6 signatures7 process8 dnsIp9 80 api.telegram.org 149.154.167.220, 443, 49730, 49735 TELEGRAMRU United Kingdom 20->80 82 icanhazip.com 104.16.184.241, 49734, 80 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 20->82 110 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 20->110 112 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 20->112 114 Writes to foreign memory regions 20->114 118 4 other signatures 20->118 41 msedge.exe 20->41         started        56 4 other processes 20->56 116 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 24->116 44 conhost.exe 24->44         started        46 WmiPrvSE.exe 24->46         started        48 conhost.exe 26->48         started        50 conhost.exe 28->50         started        84 onedscolprdcus14.centralus.cloudapp.azure.com 104.208.16.90, 443, 49711 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 30->84 86 part-0013.t-0009.t-msedge.net 13.107.246.41, 443, 49703, 49725 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 30->86 90 33 other IPs or domains 30->90 52 conhost.exe 32->52         started        88 prod.detectportal.prod.cloudops.mozgcp.net 34.107.221.82, 49760, 49761, 80 GOOGLEUS United States 36->88 92 7 other IPs or domains 36->92 62 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\gmpopenh264.dll.tmp, PE32+ 36->62 dropped 64 C:\Users\user\...\gmpopenh264.dll (copy), PE32+ 36->64 dropped 58 2 other processes 36->58 54 setup.exe 39->54         started        file10 signatures11 process12 signatures13 120 Monitors registry run keys for changes 41->120 122 Installs a global keyboard hook 41->122 60 msedge.exe 41->60         started        process14
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
10 match(es)
Tags:
.Net Executable Managed .NET PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout SOS: 0.45 Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Backdoor.FormBook
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-17 12:58:23 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
11
AV detection:
25 of 36 (69.44%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
phantomstealer
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:phantomstealer collection discovery execution persistence spyware stealer
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Modifies registry class
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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
Enumerates physical storage devices
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
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Phantomstealer family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
https://api.telegram.org/bot8311646472:AAE3y-mOoDjijqIf0ZE_lCtb8S0nWRARlUw/sendMessage?chat_id=6605246356
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
27bdcb028d5a949b002ab6337453221e24c2f3d181c7a804eeb2d5ecda123d9d
MD5 hash:
fe26dd7022a9addd54c330eb72e34c84
SHA1 hash:
ad8ae4c5bc67ee1e35e570f76a332f7814efceb6
SH256 hash:
38d4e6f80b50e28096b19761bd028c63a3fb1b94179a64dc8bae29ceb176ee91
MD5 hash:
b6006207acc36b80ac216ae5be169a5a
SHA1 hash:
4780ecff459d94f54c5c6381f72f5b51c382c3c8
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
SH256 hash:
c709e670decf8ce861b9ed513aec03c7352747a3c9c8cf524dfda3c724047a71
MD5 hash:
a1b6ae8eccf84183e20c3a178dba32cf
SHA1 hash:
51793088f4d67a345cee9be05e07eb7bbb6c3596
SH256 hash:
e054dc28966376a4d90e68d6f39cbf393e7ea91ff035994c7a0f737256b40e46
MD5 hash:
017c1e8787c8030a90cd932f0dad697a
SHA1 hash:
e1c3667ad4125b41bb3f125514db4d93abb26ec3
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_ConfuserEx_Name_Pattern_Jan24 SUSP_OBF_NET_Reactor_Indicators_Jan24
Malware family:
PhantomStealer
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash

File information


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Malspam

PhantomStealer

Executable exe 27bdcb028d5a949b002ab6337453221e24c2f3d181c7a804eeb2d5ecda123d9d

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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