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Database Entry



PhantomStealer


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 96a979276dbeebe0e9a4df5b1c9952fec06f526405f4c006baed99819ff9612e
SHA3-384 hash: 24fe53124b9dc93c8f0f3196f565027e42dd23fcfbdc9ecfee42eedb385904598c89f1ad63b8de91fe3511cc46355a25
SHA1 hash: f06a9e16e06636a865e8c081e76c781a4af1f610
MD5 hash: cf9bb6c7a2917bd3291f79f633ce25c6
humanhash: river-timing-pennsylvania-iowa
File name:96a979276dbeebe0e9a4df5b1c9952fec06f526405f4c006baed99819ff9612e
Download: download sample
Signature PhantomStealer
File size:1'851'392 bytes
First seen:2026-05-08 12:37:51 UTC
Last seen:2026-06-05 11:02:19 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (49'099 x AgentTesla, 20'116 x Formbook, 12'356 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 49152:khvt8xDtaCWaLUWcJSq+NW8OTIC68ewTj:khvtaaCvcJSq+T867w
Threatray 637 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1F085CE42B55F7C85F40A0FB21C79FA341219AED97420C9096EE2BE5B7BF53523026F4A
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
dhash icon c0ceccbab28ab280 (1 x PhantomStealer)
Reporter adrian__luca
Tags:exe PhantomStealer

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
61
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
06d6459cbce37e64f7dc59c80c3bf77fa6b08abe7d9310e4ac4d052dd02bc82e.zip
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-04-07 07:50:06 UTC
Tags:
arch-exec auto-startup phantom stealer crypto-regex telegram evasion generic

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
96.5%
Tags:
autorun keylog virus msil
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Sending a custom TCP request
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Adding an access-denied ACE
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Creating a file
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Reading critical registry keys
DNS request
Connection attempt
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context packed remcos vbnet
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-04-07T01:16:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-05T00:25:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Gathering data
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Backdoor.Remcos
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-04-07 04:39:32 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
24
AV detection:
23 of 36 (63.89%)
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
SmartAssembly .NET packer
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 written in C#
Family: PhantomStealer
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
https://api.telegram.org/bot8693491859:AAFAYedeF0eAtu_RB3-Q8Zp_565cP6dCfZs/sendMessage?chat_id=6104423576
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
96a979276dbeebe0e9a4df5b1c9952fec06f526405f4c006baed99819ff9612e
MD5 hash:
cf9bb6c7a2917bd3291f79f633ce25c6
SHA1 hash:
f06a9e16e06636a865e8c081e76c781a4af1f610
Malware family:
PhantomStealer
Verdict:
Malicious
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YARA Signatures


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

File information


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