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PhantomStealer


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 26 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 289a2fc01518fad002bb9330c081201fe04f877ffd04e9e3a3a348096cf8b8c7
SHA3-384 hash: 8aa844964923d146970a2e4af21b01e7a55051d6feda348986b9470dbfb4331053d8d2dd271d2416dc6d505c4e92c6cb
SHA1 hash: dde768f6e2cfbcd767d45992fab00b9473d2d007
MD5 hash: 85f9c1848b33843715afbd165efe5bea
humanhash: lion-indigo-one-oxygen
File name:pedido de muestras pdf.VBE
Download: download sample
Signature PhantomStealer
File size:4'491'225 bytes
First seen:2025-10-10 13:28:23 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Visual Basic Script (vbe) vbe
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 49152:Gg2c+h9+Y9BqDPQza6KLoNwnIcb+8EPLm2oY//JoKIvF:5
Threatray 105 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1B626021589C82FB9CFEC5A1890FE161E93E04A8E542A758EFB337D47AFE7544420B1C9
Magika vba
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:PhantomStealer vbe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
37
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
96.5%
Tags:
vmdetect keylog virus spawn
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm base64 evasive krypt obfuscated obfuscated powershell reconnaissance
Verdict:
Unknown
File Type:
text
First seen:
2025-10-09T11:09:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-09T19:58:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Installs a global keyboard hook
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)
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suspicious execution chain found
Suspicious powershell command line found
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)
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 Powershell decode and execute
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1792842 Sample: pedido de muestras pdf.VBE.vbe Startdate: 10/10/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 79 ftp.radianenco.com 2->79 81 prod.classify-client.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net 2->81 83 icanhazip.com 2->83 99 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->99 101 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->101 103 Yara detected Powershell decode and execute 2->103 105 2 other signatures 2->105 11 wscript.exe 3 2->11         started        15 svchost.exe 1 1 2->15         started        18 aspnet_compiler.exe 2->18         started        20 aspnet_compiler.exe 2->20         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 67 C:\Temp\M1QDYKTEBGEU_3.472296E+07.ps1, Unicode 11->67 dropped 111 Suspicious powershell command line found 11->111 113 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 11->113 115 Bypasses PowerShell execution policy 11->115 117 2 other signatures 11->117 22 powershell.exe 15 11->22         started        93 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 15->93 25 conhost.exe 18->25         started        27 conhost.exe 20->27         started        file6 signatures7 process8 signatures9 107 Writes to foreign memory regions 22->107 109 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 22->109 29 aspnet_compiler.exe 16 203 22->29         started        34 aspnet_compiler.exe 22->34         started        36 conhost.exe 22->36         started        38 5 other processes 22->38 process10 dnsIp11 89 ftp.radianenco.com 185.94.99.250, 21, 49747, 49748 NETMIHANIR Iran (ISLAMIC Republic Of) 29->89 91 icanhazip.com 104.16.184.241, 49760, 80 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 29->91 69 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\aspnet_compiler.exe, PE32 29->69 dropped 119 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 29->119 121 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 29->121 123 Writes to foreign memory regions 29->123 129 4 other signatures 29->129 40 firefox.exe 1 29->40         started        42 msedge.exe 29->42         started        45 chrome.exe 29->45 injected 47 8 other processes 29->47 125 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 34->125 127 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 34->127 file12 signatures13 process14 dnsIp15 49 firefox.exe 3 45 40->49         started        85 192.168.2.9, 138, 21, 443 unknown unknown 42->85 87 239.255.255.250 unknown Reserved 42->87 53 msedge.exe 42->53         started        55 setup.exe 42->55         started        57 msedge.exe 42->57         started        59 msedge.exe 42->59         started        process16 dnsIp17 71 prod.classify-client.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net 35.190.72.216, 443, 49695 GOOGLEUS United States 49->71 95 Monitors registry run keys for changes 49->95 97 Installs a global keyboard hook 49->97 61 firefox.exe 49->61         started        63 firefox.exe 49->63         started        73 104.208.16.89, 443, 49724 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 53->73 75 13.107.213.41, 443, 49730, 49731 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 53->75 77 33 other IPs or domains 53->77 65 setup.exe 55->65         started        signatures18 process19
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
2 match(es)
Tags:
PowerShell
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Egairtigado
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-10 13:36:45 UTC
File Type:
Text (VBS)
AV detection:
10 of 24 (41.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
phantomstealer
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:phantomstealer collection discovery execution persistence
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
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
Adds Run key to start application
Looks up external IP address via web service
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Phantomstealer family
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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:Base64_Encoded_Powershell_Directives
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:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
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:detect_tiny_vbs
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects tiny VBS delivery technique
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:grakate_stealer_nov_2021
Rule name:INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_Fody
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables manipulated with Fody
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_Embedded_Crypto_Wallet_Browser_Extension_IDs
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detect binaries embedding considerable number of cryptocurrency wallet browser extension IDs.
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_SandboxComputerNames
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables containing possible sandbox analysis VM names
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SandboxUserNames
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables containing possible sandbox analysis VM usernames
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_TelegramChatBot
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables using Telegram Chat Bot
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_WirelessNetReccon
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables with interest in wireless interface using netsh
Rule name:Lumma_Stealer_Detection
Author:ashizZz
Description:Detects a specific Lumma Stealer malware sample using unique strings and behaviors
Reference:https://seanthegeek.net/posts/compromized-store-spread-lumma-stealer-using-fake-captcha/
Rule name:Macos_Infostealer_Wallets_8e469ea0
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
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:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques
Rule name:Windows_Generic_Threat_f57e5e2a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Xeno_89f9f060
Author:Elastic Security

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