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Database Entry



AgentTesla


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 12 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 456897ca44ef3b8050125b5ad4bfd19f337faea5f7c232145f760c30df775c47
SHA3-384 hash: 6e5f4be655f19c3b303259979ea20aff49a92647e2a8a42c81261ef18da954ca08748ab712ec17a08c9c8ee3b86cac29
SHA1 hash: dc0be37117dbc1a79c4ec961e70e8c16af1c9128
MD5 hash: e847743b66dddcfc3afe248a42a71928
humanhash: hydrogen-iowa-glucose-oranges
File name:MT.Princess_Vessel_Main_Information.js
Download: download sample
Signature AgentTesla
File size:2'002'017 bytes
First seen:2026-09-14 08:43:40 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Java Script (JS) js
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 12288:+ajsGCUZl1ltNBTSpTrxuUSBt80RpnnkKpTH97hH34knhC/PS/EbtCKX8HAkuk6e:+apVnT2KsX1pXdxS
TLSH T12395F9B237ED244B261AB749084E5CCD9B7EC9006E93F3D071EE86586C0FC9169856BF
Magika javascript
Reporter threatcat_ch
Tags:AgentTesla js

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
205
Origin country :
CH CH
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.1%
Tags:
infosteal rapid
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
aspnet_compiler base64 encrypted evasive evasive lolbin obfuscated obfuscated powershell reconnaissance repaired
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
js
First seen:
2026-09-14T05:18:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-16T06:13:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10000
Result
Threat name:
AgentTesla
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
AI detected malicious Powershell script
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
Contains functionality to register a low level keyboard hook
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Installs a global keyboard hook
JavaScript file contains suspicious strings
JavaScript source code contains functionality to generate code involving a shell, file or stream
JScript performs obfuscated calls to suspicious functions
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Queries sensitive network adapter information (via WMI, Win32_NetworkAdapter, often done to detect virtual machines)
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suspicious execution chain found
Suspicious powershell command line found
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to harvest and steal ftp login credentials
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 AgentTesla
Yara detected Powershell decode and execute
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1972586 Sample: MT.Princess_Vessel_Main_Inf... Startdate: 14/09/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 33 smtp.yandex.ru 2->33 35 smtp.yandex.com 2->35 51 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->51 53 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->53 55 Yara detected Powershell decode and execute 2->55 57 5 other signatures 2->57 8 wscript.exe 3 2->8         started        signatures3 process4 file5 29 C:\Temp\ps_2rbLaQJT4Vbc_1789375599016.ps1, ASCII 8->29 dropped 59 JScript performs obfuscated calls to suspicious functions 8->59 61 Suspicious powershell command line found 8->61 63 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 8->63 65 4 other signatures 8->65 12 powershell.exe 16 8->12         started        15 taskkill.exe 1 8->15         started        signatures6 process7 signatures8 67 Writes to foreign memory regions 12->67 69 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 12->69 17 aspnet_compiler.exe 7 12->17         started        21 aspnet_compiler.exe 12->21         started        23 conhost.exe 12->23         started        27 5 other processes 12->27 25 conhost.exe 15->25         started        process9 dnsIp10 31 smtp.yandex.ru 77.88.21.158, 49720, 49721, 49722 TELETECHRS Russia 17->31 37 Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc) 17->37 39 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 17->39 41 Tries to harvest and steal ftp login credentials 17->41 43 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 17->43 45 Queries sensitive network adapter information (via WMI, Win32_NetworkAdapter, often done to detect virtual machines) 21->45 47 Contains functionality to register a low level keyboard hook 21->47 49 Installs a global keyboard hook 23->49 signatures11
Gathering data
Threat name:
Script-JS.Spyware.Negasteal
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-14 08:29:54 UTC
File Type:
Text (JavaScript)
AV detection:
12 of 24 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Result
Malware family:
agenttesla
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:agenttesla collection credential_access defense_evasion discovery execution keylogger spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Kills process with taskkill
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_office_path
outlook_win_path
Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
ConfuserEx .NET packer
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Checks computer location settings
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
AgentTesla payload
Family: AgentTesla
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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:ach_AgentTesla_20200929
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects AgentTesla PE
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_AgentTeslaV3
Author:ditekSHen
Description:AgentTeslaV3 infostealer payload
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:Obfuscar
Author:kevoreilly
Description:Obfuscar xor routime
Rule name:pe_imphash
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:Windows_Trojan_AgentTesla_d3ac2b2f
Rule name:win_agent_tesla_ab4444e9
Author:Johannes Bader
Description:detects Agent Tesla
Rule name:win_agent_tesla_v1
Author:Johannes Bader @viql
Description:detects Agent Tesla
Rule name:win_dotnet_vb_stealer_rat
Author:Arrbat
Description:Detects .NET/VB executables with stealer/RAT capabilities (sockets, HTTP, processes, registry, etc).

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Malspam

AgentTesla

Java Script (JS) js 456897ca44ef3b8050125b5ad4bfd19f337faea5f7c232145f760c30df775c47

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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