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Database Entry



PhantomStealer


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2ca24f488a10fff34fbfcf2d52543872c644690e9a21dfd62583f9c2149e9878
SHA3-384 hash: d5922c32fb5e8604399e5df62a48269109e37fc8ebd48e6afb7ead89b630c7943e5c96536a9dab87cd721a488ee63cb8
SHA1 hash: 0f72fe8398f5c0eaa994af7769aedb2939c2dad5
MD5 hash: 457fa51ecde2ab20a050758cd482841f
humanhash: carbon-hot-grey-winter
File name:TM520505_051518A.vbe
Download: download sample
Signature PhantomStealer
File size:98'408 bytes
First seen:2026-09-03 06:29:14 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Visual Basic Script (vbe) vbe
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 1536:Y40oQ9dKwOSqANmtK5NXUaRuXWgj0Rms3zR9XGSlkKzNIxGqcVK9Knm03wKEW1QD:tmo
TLSH T15DA38A682644C083ABC63710F8EBBFD4A1647AE6FDDC4B8050244A51D79EEE75C90B9F
Magika vba
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:PhantomStealer vbe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
69
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
downloader encrypted evasive obfuscated powershell
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
vbs
First seen:
2026-09-03T00:43:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-03T03:17:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Result
Threat name:
KeyLogger, MicroClip, Phantom stealer, T
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
.NET source code references suspicious native API functions
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
Contains functionality to log keystrokes (.Net Source)
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)
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: Script Initiated Connection to Non-Local Network
Sigma detected: Suspicious PowerShell Parameter Substring
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suspicious execution chain found
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, 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 reads language and country specific registry keys (likely country aware script)
Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly)
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected Generic JS Downloader
Yara detected Keylogger Generic
Yara detected MicroClip
Yara detected Phantom stealer
Yara detected Powershell decode and execute
Yara detected Telegram RAT
Yara detected TrojanRansom
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1967815 Sample: TM520505_051518A.vbe Startdate: 03/09/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 34 webmail.netafloor.com 2->34 36 web40.luke.servertools24.de 2->36 38 2 other IPs or domains 2->38 48 Found malware configuration 2->48 50 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->50 52 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->52 54 15 other signatures 2->54 8 wscript.exe 21 2->8         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 40 web40.luke.servertools24.de 195.242.103.110, 443, 49755 WORK-ASnworkInternetInformationssystemeGmbHDE Germany 8->40 26 C:\Temp\PUHXHKHL.ps1, ASCII 8->26 dropped 56 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 8->56 58 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 8->58 60 Bypasses PowerShell execution policy 8->60 62 3 other signatures 8->62 13 powershell.exe 16 8->13         started        file6 signatures7 process8 signatures9 64 Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen) 13->64 66 Writes to foreign memory regions 13->66 68 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 13->68 16 aspnet_compiler.exe 15 4 13->16         started        20 aspnet_compiler.exe 13->20         started        22 conhost.exe 13->22         started        24 4 other processes 13->24 process10 dnsIp11 28 webmail.netafloor.com 94.199.201.32, 49761, 49764, 587 AEROTEK-ASTR Turkey 16->28 30 github.com 172.182.252.133, 443, 49760, 49762 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK-MicrosoftCorporationUS United States 16->30 32 icanhazip.com 104.16.184.241, 49763, 80 CLOUDFLARENET-CloudflareIncUS Canada 16->32 42 Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc) 16->42 44 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 16->44 46 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 20->46 signatures12
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
1 match(es)
Tags:
COM Behavior Trace DeObfuscated MSXML2.DOMDocument.6.0 MSXML2.XMLHTTP Obfuscated PowerShell Scripting.FileSystemObject SOS: 0.17 SOS: 0.22 SOS: 0.30 SOS: 0.36 SOS: 0.40 SOS: 0.41 T1027 T1059 T1059.001 T1059.005 T1105 VBS Execute Sub-Script VBScript WScript.Shell
Gathering data
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
PhantomStealer
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
execution
Behaviour
Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
Badlisted process makes network request
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:OBFUS_PowerShell_Common_Replace
Author:SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Description:Detects the common usage of replace for obfuscation

File information


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