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Database Entry



PhantomStealer


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 29 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 601a3b4652a3ee14717c169259230d0b3e4fd4bc2e128e26b7f3102d1b375822
SHA3-384 hash: 0abf89c32e4cc0a3403503b420d2cc6076c11cb68413a0aab835700c758287105598e3df48485d0dc3379403dfe009f7
SHA1 hash: cd7852761f141c92851dfccf5dded375f39adb78
MD5 hash: 06b9051735eeb9abe4b3bf62b74ab7c8
humanhash: aspen-william-mississippi-dakota
File name:601a3b4652a3ee14717c169259230d0b3e4fd4bc2e128e26b7f3102d1b375822
Download: download sample
Signature PhantomStealer
File size:1'531'904 bytes
First seen:2026-06-08 10:03:32 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (49'067 x AgentTesla, 20'019 x Formbook, 12'352 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:6hwZtG2/Ohzl46lUdeUDkpkbCUE4+9O5gfyain1dXZiM/8g1o5PVwCLcvgNk1kCZ:Gw2aOb46Odeuk8+ffyNJn/4VwP/
Threatray 502 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1946512446619DA06C5E69FF44832E1F427F45EE4F812D3039EEA3EDFB53A3651826283
TrID 73.9% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
6.6% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
6.6% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
4.5% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter adrian__luca
Tags:exe PhantomStealer

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
126
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
601a3b4652a3ee14717c169259230d0b3e4fd4bc2e128e26b7f3102d1b375822.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-06-08 10:19:20 UTC
Tags:
netreactor auto-reg phantom stealer ip-check evasion

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

Behaviour
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a process with a hidden window
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Creating a file
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Reading critical registry keys
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Sending a custom TCP request
Deleting a recently created file
Setting a keyboard event handler
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed vbnet
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-05-21T04:29:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-06-10T07:55:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Detections:
Trojan.Win32.Agent.sb HEUR:Trojan-PSW.MSIL.Agensla.gen VHO:Backdoor.Win32.Convagent.gen Trojan.MSIL.Dnoper.sb Trojan-Spy.Agent.SMTP.C&C Trojan-PSW.Win32.Stealer.sb Trojan-PSW.Win32.Coins.sb PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Backdoor.Win32.Androm.sb Trojan.MSIL.Inject.sb Trojan.Win32.Vimditator.sb Trojan-PSW.Win32.Disco.sb Trojan-PSW.MSIL.Stealerium.sb Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Injector.sb
Gathering data
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Trojan.AgentTesla
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-05-21 11:11:38 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
7
AV detection:
27 of 36 (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
Adds Run key to start application
Looks up external IP address via web service
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Detects PhantomStealer written in C#
Family: PhantomStealer
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
601a3b4652a3ee14717c169259230d0b3e4fd4bc2e128e26b7f3102d1b375822
MD5 hash:
06b9051735eeb9abe4b3bf62b74ab7c8
SHA1 hash:
cd7852761f141c92851dfccf5dded375f39adb78
SH256 hash:
d9e5daf48e8b4a8b777c6f9a7df9c4c41e8338ece797d845c269b9be8605e490
MD5 hash:
883ed17a5c12affc9bc45c75c6ca0d38
SHA1 hash:
13b5ada68a6725657b59c24bb9b6348d5826fa73
Detections:
phantom_stealer
SH256 hash:
e9c1f43b513f61effccbb5324899d20773409cbb1ea82b2a601f70dcba4aad2c
MD5 hash:
ff5939a53caa107cbf67d38f590119d6
SHA1 hash:
2883beedc030e9a131665d777609902875851c9b
SH256 hash:
30b8da6a6c14adb7188e67f556e4e4abdc4e0a47db4008b7a2930c21dbdf59c2
MD5 hash:
c25420b73d0fe1dd63cf91b94c810225
SHA1 hash:
8d54643580d5d5952e74ec53ebf93b91e398e9de
Malware family:
PhantomStealer
Verdict:
Malicious
Please 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:VECT_Ransomware
Author:Mustafa Bakhit
Description:Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.
Rule name:Windows_Generic_Threat_f57e5e2a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Xeno_89f9f060
Author:Elastic Security

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