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Database Entry



PhantomStealer


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 866d396b67674b88e3d4e4f6421e889d4e5f77952344944fc1d14f879e77d897
SHA3-384 hash: b1511624594c4f08395a777c0eb0f47914fd8b2d1e2033237f68b68d412876317520aaef17f0f9b51d89358f6752e158
SHA1 hash: acc25a29cb870776a19697b5304adb50c8f1a6f3
MD5 hash: cb4f75b80f3fa4ca21a184bd92768e1a
humanhash: lion-juliet-freddie-low
File name:Quotation_PEFQ496772025.vbs
Download: download sample
Signature PhantomStealer
File size:1'041'978 bytes
First seen:2025-10-14 13:37:11 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Visual Basic Script (vbs) vbs
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 12288:nMuPQvcymv0B788Zijrw0EcIPDAzCj/Rdkl3hJ2pFssQZmtdVgZ+XW:H1iBQy01SAzCjRdkl3hJOLQsgQXW
Threatray 109 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T15D257B14FA6F789C3214D3E656F83ACAE604C9B1B479C5B4D2C20A5C097FCEB6A5214F
Magika vba
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:PhantomStealer vbs

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
37
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Tags:
obfuscate xtreme shell
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
vbs
First seen:
2025-10-13T17:58:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-16T11:34:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Detections:
HEUR:Trojan.PowerShell.Tesre.sb HEUR:Trojan.BAT.Tesre.gen Trojan-Downloader.JS.Cryptoload.sb HEUR:Trojan.Script.Generic Trojan.BAT.Agent.sb PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan.PowerShell.AmsiBypass.sb Trojan.JS.SAgent.sb
Result
Threat name:
Phantom stealer, Strela Stealer
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
.NET source code contains process injector
.NET source code contains very large array initializations
.NET source code references suspicious native API functions
Contains functionality to capture screen (.Net source)
Contains functionality to log keystrokes (.Net Source)
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Creates processes via WMI
Found malware configuration
Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen)
Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Installs a global keyboard hook
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Monitors registry run keys for changes
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: Base64 Encoded PowerShell Command Detected
Sigma detected: PowerShell Base64 Encoded FromBase64String Cmdlet
Sigma detected: PowerShell Base64 Encoded IEX Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Windows Shell/Scripting Application File Write to Suspicious Folder
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Suspicious execution chain found
Suspicious powershell command line found
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Uses the Telegram API (likely for C&C communication)
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly)
Yara detected Costura Assembly Loader
Yara detected Phantom stealer
Yara detected Strela Stealer
Yara detected Telegram RAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1794874 Sample: Quotation_PEFQ496772025.vbs Startdate: 14/10/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 48 api.telegram.org 2->48 50 icanhazip.com 2->50 68 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->68 70 Found malware configuration 2->70 72 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->72 76 17 other signatures 2->76 12 wscript.exe 1 2->12         started        signatures3 74 Uses the Telegram API (likely for C&C communication) 48->74 process4 file5 46 C:\Users\Public\BarleySpace.bat, ASCII 12->46 dropped 90 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 12->90 92 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 12->92 94 Suspicious execution chain found 12->94 96 Creates processes via WMI 12->96 16 cmd.exe 1 12->16         started        signatures6 process7 signatures8 58 Suspicious powershell command line found 16->58 60 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 16->60 19 cmd.exe 1 16->19         started        21 conhost.exe 16->21         started        process9 process10 23 cmd.exe 2 19->23         started        signatures11 78 Suspicious powershell command line found 23->78 80 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 23->80 26 powershell.exe 15 169 23->26         started        30 conhost.exe 23->30         started        process12 dnsIp13 52 api.telegram.org 149.154.167.220, 443, 49692, 49694 TELEGRAMRU United Kingdom 26->52 54 icanhazip.com 104.16.184.241, 49693, 80 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 26->54 82 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 26->82 84 Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen) 26->84 86 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 26->86 88 6 other signatures 26->88 32 msedge.exe 1 129 26->32         started        35 firefox.exe 1 26->35         started        37 msedge.exe 26->37 injected 39 chrome.exe 26->39         started        signatures14 process15 signatures16 62 Monitors registry run keys for changes 32->62 64 Installs a global keyboard hook 32->64 41 msedge.exe 32->41         started        66 Writes to foreign memory regions 35->66 43 firefox.exe 19 35->43         started        process17 dnsIp18 56 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 43->56
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Trojan.PowerShell.AmsiBypass
Threat name:
Script-BAT.Packed.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2025-10-13 21:54:14 UTC
File Type:
Text
AV detection:
7 of 24 (29.17%)
Threat level:
  1/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
collection execution
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_office_path
outlook_win_path
Drops file in Windows directory
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Looks up external IP address via web service
Badlisted process makes network request
Process spawned unexpected child process
Malware family:
PhantomStealer
Verdict:
Malicious
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ClamAV_Emotet_String_Aggregate
Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries

File information


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