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Database Entry



PhantomStealer


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 53fa73713016ccf9636f69659053fc115cc779b1e17506d50cf4181474a27e8e
SHA3-384 hash: 25fef3cf007316a901dd1412696167009e0a5bd5b91e609461dca9ecbe3c3c096a74558c0adeaad8df2c050bfaea6657
SHA1 hash: e229a9b254e1207a033efd47db9dbd6afb42a635
MD5 hash: fe1d857e3b539e1ba46950a2e0467ba6
humanhash: red-cup-berlin-spring
File name:53fa73713016ccf9636f69659053fc115cc779b1e17506d50cf4181474a27e8e
Download: download sample
Signature PhantomStealer
File size:1'496'064 bytes
First seen:2026-02-05 15:50:10 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'818 x AgentTesla, 19'741 x Formbook, 12'286 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:7QTqI7Ks5koCAcUNYWse8Ttw7lTBFI9unWQroAXhNqUnlHdJ6YE8:72RmlVR5EJBFI2BrooNqUlHdJW
Threatray 375 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1686523A43359E803D65687741CB1CBF01378AECCA501E3A25FF9AE9F78256D6349E2C1
TrID 69.7% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
10.0% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
6.2% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
4.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
1.9% (.EXE) Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (2072/23)
Magika pebin
Reporter adrian__luca
Tags:exe PhantomStealer

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
87
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
_53fa73713016ccf9636f69659053fc115cc779b1e17506d50cf4181474a27e8e.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-02-05 16:01:15 UTC
Tags:
auto-startup phantom stealer crypto-regex

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.1%
Tags:
autorun spam
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-02-05T13:30:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-02-05T23:55:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Injector.gen HEUR:Trojan-Spy.MSIL.Noon.gen
Gathering data
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Backdoor.FormBook
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-05 15:50:54 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
7
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
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
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Looks up external IP address via web service
Checks computer location settings
Drops startup file
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Detects PhantomStealer payload
PhantomStealer
Phantom_stealer family
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
b57c569e06982d706d68da29b7c0a99114a73a8633b1f96622349f967281510b
MD5 hash:
f0e7e7f99a6e80bef7fc2b825f392d50
SHA1 hash:
0c8f54a03c6ce0fbafba6c2b2438d333be5b2860
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_ConfuserEx_Name_Pattern_Jan24
SH256 hash:
f22641613d3071fd29b298e9a5ce9141e7fc87779fbda8d551be42246951fb5b
MD5 hash:
4f85d7872f27c4be27ad334614cda279
SHA1 hash:
2d3598a035019a27c68dc329bbea050a6149c755
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:
de9a1e55aafd814ee0766c8390f5aaa921b81cac4bf68f03141f0a93b667a2d3
MD5 hash:
cb3fcafb65f1f9c9c0a1aab8e3f918d2
SHA1 hash:
a287e11c544a304efdb384f198723b59464658f3
SH256 hash:
53fa73713016ccf9636f69659053fc115cc779b1e17506d50cf4181474a27e8e
MD5 hash:
fe1d857e3b539e1ba46950a2e0467ba6
SHA1 hash:
e229a9b254e1207a033efd47db9dbd6afb42a635
Malware family:
PhantomStealer
Verdict:
Malicious
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YARA Signatures


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

File information


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