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Database Entry



RedLineStealer


Vendor detections: 19


Intelligence 19 IOCs YARA 11 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5b3ed36a085a996d245c1b785c75b8c23287fac86a0c0dcd2f464acac969651b
SHA3-384 hash: 19efcbd0692e09dbbe7af57ef2aba90d629a150a0ef73b5ef0fdc9cf55541f0cdc76cde2a8de891da7bc6719f409aec0
SHA1 hash: 88fbdc2d9013e4d3ff11bf414ceb9cced6833fe8
MD5 hash: 1b64e6791cb30f710f5c211dbac16fb4
humanhash: lion-fix-carolina-earth
File name:Company_Policy_Updates+Payroll_Schedule_Adjustments_2025.pdf.exe
Download: download sample
Signature RedLineStealer
File size:1'163'264 bytes
First seen:2025-05-20 05:58:19 UTC
Last seen:2025-06-22 17:06:20 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 3d95adbf13bbe79dc24dccb401c12091 (881 x AgentTesla, 737 x FormBook, 236 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:otb20pkaCqT5TBWgNQ7aYaHFNbdPZjv4U76+GRX6A:xVg5tQ7aYaHFtNBv4U76+i5
Threatray 1'763 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1E935CF1373DE8361C3725273BA65B701BEBF782506A5F96B2FD4093DE920122521E673
TrID 40.3% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
19.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
17.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
7.7% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
7.6% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
dhash icon aae2f3e38383b629 (2'034 x Formbook, 1'183 x CredentialFlusher, 666 x AgentTesla)
Reporter lowmal3
Tags:exe RedLineStealer

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
4
# of downloads :
499
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
agenttesla
ID:
1
File name:
Company_Policy_Updates+Payroll_Schedule_Adjustments_2025.pdf.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-05-20 06:02:24 UTC
Tags:
stealer evasion auto-startup ultravnc rmm-tool ftp auto-reg agenttesla exfiltration netreactor

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
autorun autoit emotet lien
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a file
Creating a process from a recently created file
Launching a process
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Connection attempt
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Reading critical registry keys
Connection attempt to an infection source
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Stealing user critical data
Query of malicious DNS domain
Sending a TCP request to an infection source
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context autoit compiled-script fingerprint keylogger masquerade microsoft_visual_cc packed packed packer_detected
Result
Threat name:
AgentTesla, PureLog Stealer
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains method to dynamically call methods (often used by packers)
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file
Contains functionality to log keystrokes (.Net Source)
Drops VBS files to the startup folder
Found malware configuration
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Initial sample is a PE file and has a suspicious name
Installs a global keyboard hook
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Queries sensitive network adapter information (via WMI, Win32_NetworkAdapter, often done to detect virtual machines)
Sigma detected: Drops script at startup location
Sigma detected: Suspicious Double Extension File Execution
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
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)
Uses an obfuscated file name to hide its real file extension (double extension)
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected AgentTesla
Yara detected PureLog Stealer
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1694493 Sample: Company_Policy_Updates+Payr... Startdate: 20/05/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 41 ftp.haliza.com.my 2->41 43 api.ipify.org 2->43 49 Found malware configuration 2->49 51 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->51 53 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->53 55 12 other signatures 2->55 8 Company_Policy_Updates+Payroll_Schedule_Adjustments_2025.pdf.exe 6 2->8         started        12 wscript.exe 1 2->12         started        14 sgxIb.exe 2 2->14         started        16 sgxIb.exe 1 2->16         started        signatures3 process4 file5 37 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\flexuosely.exe, PE32 8->37 dropped 69 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 8->69 18 flexuosely.exe 3 8->18         started        71 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 12->71 22 flexuosely.exe 2 12->22         started        24 conhost.exe 14->24         started        26 conhost.exe 16->26         started        signatures6 process7 file8 35 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\flexuosely.vbs, data 18->35 dropped 57 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 18->57 59 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 18->59 61 Drops VBS files to the startup folder 18->61 63 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 18->63 28 RegSvcs.exe 16 4 18->28         started        65 Writes to foreign memory regions 22->65 67 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 22->67 33 RegSvcs.exe 3 22->33         started        signatures9 process10 dnsIp11 45 ftp.haliza.com.my 110.4.45.197, 21, 49682, 49683 EXABYTES-AS-APExaBytesNetworkSdnBhdMY Malaysia 28->45 47 api.ipify.org 172.67.74.152, 443, 49681, 49694 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 28->47 39 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\sgxIb.exe, PE32 28->39 dropped 73 Queries sensitive network adapter information (via WMI, Win32_NetworkAdapter, often done to detect virtual machines) 28->73 75 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 28->75 77 Installs a global keyboard hook 28->77 79 Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc) 33->79 81 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 33->81 83 Tries to harvest and steal ftp login credentials 33->83 85 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 33->85 file12 signatures13
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Egairtigado
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-05-20 00:29:23 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
28
AV detection:
20 of 24 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
agenttesla
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:agenttesla discovery keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
AutoIT Executable
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Looks up external IP address via web service
Drops startup file
Executes dropped EXE
AgentTesla
Agenttesla family
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
external_ip_lookup
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
5b3ed36a085a996d245c1b785c75b8c23287fac86a0c0dcd2f464acac969651b
MD5 hash:
1b64e6791cb30f710f5c211dbac16fb4
SHA1 hash:
88fbdc2d9013e4d3ff11bf414ceb9cced6833fe8
SH256 hash:
56c46f39162d847f9518936e01789dbe942e35e5757b38f0371a30a2cf5cbf9f
MD5 hash:
2a667a25de4a6a1d0b93ad0f117b4436
SHA1 hash:
47660286298f3b00b45d8f9165300e90b27d944e
Detections:
win_samsam_auto SUSP_OBF_NET_Reactor_Native_Stub_Jan24 MAL_Malware_Imphash_Mar23_1 MetaStealer_NET_Reactor_packer MALWARE_Win_RedLine
SH256 hash:
f751bfa0be1a5c1ef4e3e320fc7ed8a62e8a4ac0608358b2e45b5f97ac30d6c8
MD5 hash:
885df5d69ed33988ec2fa76184ca5688
SHA1 hash:
249df719c61e2bd78ee5c1a01cda66d0c6a3c2aa
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_Reactor_Indicators_Jan24 RedLine_Campaign_June2021 Agenttesla_type2 INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_GEN01 INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Confidential_Data_Store INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Messaging_Clients INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_Referenfces_File_Transfer_Clients INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_VaultSchemaGUID MALWARE_Win_AgentTeslaV2
SH256 hash:
4334904b4e174ae7a9aa7e299df0d0fe0eadb0ba16bf991160c2ca491a4dc13d
MD5 hash:
44728a4af511517a6d965870a287c7a5
SHA1 hash:
56e1d43c99e5b83a2b962d3ab38de25606572594
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_Reactor_Indicators_Jan24 Agenttesla_type2 INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_GEN01 INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Confidential_Data_Store INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Messaging_Clients INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_Referenfces_File_Transfer_Clients INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_VaultSchemaGUID MALWARE_Win_AgentTeslaV2
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:AutoIT_Compiled
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies compiled AutoIT script (as EXE). This rule by itself does NOT necessarily mean the detected file is malicious.
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_RedLine
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects RedLine infostealer
Rule name:MAL_Malware_Imphash_Mar23_1
Author:Arnim Rupp
Description:Detects malware by known bad imphash or rich_pe_header_hash
Reference:https://yaraify.abuse.ch/statistics/
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:win_rat_generic
Author:Reedus0
Description:Rule for detecting generic RAT malware
Rule name:win_samsam_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:autogenerated rule brought to you by yara-signator
Rule name:YahLover
Author:Kevin Falcoz
Description:YahLover

File information


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

Malspam

RedLineStealer

Executable exe 5b3ed36a085a996d245c1b785c75b8c23287fac86a0c0dcd2f464acac969651b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
AUTH_APIManipulates User AuthorizationADVAPI32.dll::AllocateAndInitializeSid
ADVAPI32.dll::CopySid
ADVAPI32.dll::FreeSid
ADVAPI32.dll::GetLengthSid
ADVAPI32.dll::GetTokenInformation
ADVAPI32.dll::GetAce
COM_BASE_APICan Download & Execute componentsole32.dll::CLSIDFromProgID
ole32.dll::CoCreateInstance
ole32.dll::CoCreateInstanceEx
ole32.dll::CoInitializeSecurity
ole32.dll::CreateStreamOnHGlobal
MULTIMEDIA_APICan Play MultimediaWINMM.dll::mciSendStringW
WINMM.dll::timeGetTime
WINMM.dll::waveOutSetVolume
SECURITY_BASE_APIUses Security Base APIADVAPI32.dll::AddAce
ADVAPI32.dll::AdjustTokenPrivileges
ADVAPI32.dll::CheckTokenMembership
ADVAPI32.dll::DuplicateTokenEx
ADVAPI32.dll::GetAclInformation
ADVAPI32.dll::GetSecurityDescriptorDacl
SHELL_APIManipulates System ShellSHELL32.dll::ShellExecuteExW
SHELL32.dll::ShellExecuteW
SHELL32.dll::SHFileOperationW
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsADVAPI32.dll::CreateProcessAsUserW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateProcessW
ADVAPI32.dll::CreateProcessWithLogonW
KERNEL32.dll::OpenProcess
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenProcessToken
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenThreadToken
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::SetSystemPowerState
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryA
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryW
KERNEL32.dll::GetDriveTypeW
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programsKERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::SetStdHandle
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleCP
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleMode
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CopyFileW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateHardLinkW
IPHLPAPI.DLL::IcmpCreateFile
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
KERNEL32.dll::DeleteFileW
WIN_BASE_USER_APIRetrieves Account InformationKERNEL32.dll::GetComputerNameW
ADVAPI32.dll::GetUserNameW
ADVAPI32.dll::LogonUserW
ADVAPI32.dll::LookupPrivilegeValueW
WIN_NETWORK_APISupports Windows NetworkingMPR.dll::WNetAddConnection2W
MPR.dll::WNetUseConnectionW
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows RegistryADVAPI32.dll::RegConnectRegistryW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegCreateKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegDeleteKeyW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegOpenKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegQueryValueExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegSetValueExW
WIN_USER_APIPerforms GUI ActionsUSER32.dll::BlockInput
USER32.dll::CloseDesktop
USER32.dll::CreateMenu
USER32.dll::EmptyClipboard
USER32.dll::FindWindowExW
USER32.dll::FindWindowW

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