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PhantomStealer


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 27 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2a86c8ae8cabbeb5909a0240fef9bd50fbf422f9d3d6a54c4a4e5c255dae3ddf
SHA3-384 hash: 8139292641505e8589bb622d42f003067f771806d6a3f590e936315719ec62cd34e747e95c13cd9ae5af48520f97ece6
SHA1 hash: d4a51a5a540c2e0cb13ff3d06f21629efab0c8dd
MD5 hash: 8441a0b4afd263031a044ad899b688ad
humanhash: undress-ohio-east-juliet
File name:2a86c8ae8cabbeb5909a0240fef9bd50fbf422f9d3d6a54c4a4e5c255dae3ddf
Download: download sample
Signature PhantomStealer
File size:1'459'712 bytes
First seen:2026-02-05 15:24:27 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'795 x AgentTesla, 19'693 x Formbook, 12'274 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:cYEzbwGTgc/g4WfX5yq3JCcNyuBAsKAoT3/QmLury3sPrSbFiFrx6BHsrQ:REXdkiWPdbyMARAoT/QS3ZbFmrxYm
Threatray 1 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1B6652398234DDA12D9D71BB00AB0D77127B5ADBEF810C3468FFE6CE73066B562944683
TrID 67.7% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
9.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
6.0% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
4.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
4.1% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter adrian__luca
Tags:exe PhantomStealer

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
74
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
f94d1838c48ee8e2e19702a00e02b136b010e2c238bd154ab8e890d4fcdc0d67.zip
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-01-21 10:28:54 UTC
Tags:
arch-exec auto-startup auto-reg phantom stealer crypto-regex susp-lnk ims-api generic telegram evasion

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.1%
Tags:
autorun keylog krypt msil
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-01-21T06:25:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-31T07:20:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Gathering data
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Spyware.AsyncRAT
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-21 09:07:09 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
8
AV detection:
26 of 36 (72.22%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
phantomstealer
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
phantom_stealer
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:phantom_stealer 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
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
System Time Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
SmartAssembly .NET packer
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
Drops startup file
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Detects PhantomStealer payload
PhantomStealer
Phantom_stealer family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
https://api.telegram.org/bot7798195026:AAH8zcgq8bQQS41esEQNvsXxdHgX3MIQfds/sendMessage?chat_id=6159490685
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
2a86c8ae8cabbeb5909a0240fef9bd50fbf422f9d3d6a54c4a4e5c255dae3ddf
MD5 hash:
8441a0b4afd263031a044ad899b688ad
SHA1 hash:
d4a51a5a540c2e0cb13ff3d06f21629efab0c8dd
SH256 hash:
87c167ba24811c5128f8a5215223af2a42b864974c16155a7ed7722c3df4d4d2
MD5 hash:
129c3ebd50752c25fbcd9c1e2d5d6550
SHA1 hash:
378bd405234b20b61ee058632f559d4a2dd6910e
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_ConfuserEx_Name_Pattern_Jan24
SH256 hash:
e6abb9466cf318b46948844ba2705bd8573b8c07650987f1cff0e233bdcf4a13
MD5 hash:
e314068f0297c5fbaae46ea6ec6a4ccb
SHA1 hash:
7c2b345ce4b30215ea06046c9af96c78586f2c01
Detections:
phantom_stealer 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:
d4c5416bc2a5af3b1774ff39cb97559b60e9637b65e202e9d35cf1693f3ce471
MD5 hash:
6767996995d8a605a650adfb85503744
SHA1 hash:
b94096e4454ad8f0279c329b5a00a4578363d8d8
Detections:
INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly
Parent samples :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 note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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: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: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:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
Rule name:Windows_Generic_Threat_f57e5e2a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Xeno_89f9f060
Author:Elastic Security

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