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Database Entry



AgentTesla


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 21 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 96e2c8aba36cb2e7d744ae2e982ce3653ffc02f05a8558d8b5f3ee35dbf2bd12
SHA3-384 hash: 7b4bfec1b9b1263894a9c6d97b6a924b805b8836f15d07f0b0c391abb96873cbf38580b70155ce817c02ed8d327aa12b
SHA1 hash: 9e31035ff856efc5b54dbbe50f1e87a863e45d74
MD5 hash: 072de4314c8966a336d06d191c6ec222
humanhash: mississippi-carolina-jupiter-bulldog
File name:Instant Transfer Receipt.js
Download: download sample
Signature AgentTesla
File size:2'202'368 bytes
First seen:2026-08-20 14:36:02 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Java Script (JS) js
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 24576:mQA1rXrKSAwZm7jIHeqhKxgyO9NXa+ED2PYzPDw21l8LTrkiOOH9Mqv6NBkGoygj:BZsbEpLU
TLSH T130A556D16EDF3883897235154A8C6B0C8A5F4813084026B7B6EF1F9887174BE5E7ADED
Magika javascript
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:AgentTesla js


Avatar
abuse_ch
AgentTesla SMTP exfil server:

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
146
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm aspnet_compiler base64 base64 encrypted evasive evasive fingerprint lolbin obfuscated obfuscated powershell reconnaissance repaired
Result
Threat name:
AgentTesla
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
Found malware configuration
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
JavaScript file contains suspicious strings
JavaScript source code contains functionality to generate code involving a shell, file or stream
JScript performs obfuscated calls to suspicious functions
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Queries sensitive network adapter information (via WMI, Win32_NetworkAdapter, often done to detect virtual machines)
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)
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 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 reads language and country specific registry keys (likely country aware script)
Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly)
Yara detected AgentTesla
Yara detected Powershell decode and execute
Yara detected Telegram RAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1961212 Sample: Instant Transfer Receipt.js Startdate: 20/08/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 30 api.telegram.org 2->30 42 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->42 44 Found malware configuration 2->44 46 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->46 50 6 other signatures 2->50 8 wscript.exe 3 2->8         started        signatures3 48 Uses the Telegram API (likely for C&C communication) 30->48 process4 signatures5 52 JScript performs obfuscated calls to suspicious functions 8->52 54 Suspicious powershell command line found 8->54 56 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 8->56 58 4 other signatures 8->58 11 powershell.exe 15 8->11         started        14 taskkill.exe 1 8->14         started        process6 signatures7 60 Writes to foreign memory regions 11->60 62 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 11->62 16 aspnet_compiler.exe 15 2 11->16         started        20 aspnet_compiler.exe 11->20         started        22 conhost.exe 11->22         started        26 4 other processes 11->26 24 conhost.exe 14->24         started        process8 dnsIp9 28 api.telegram.org 149.154.166.110, 443, 49714 TELEGRAMVG United Kingdom 16->28 32 Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc) 16->32 34 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 16->34 36 Tries to harvest and steal ftp login credentials 16->36 38 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 16->38 40 Queries sensitive network adapter information (via WMI, Win32_NetworkAdapter, often done to detect virtual machines) 20->40 signatures10
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
agenttesla
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:agenttesla collection defense_evasion discovery execution keylogger spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Kills process with taskkill
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_office_path
Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Checks computer location settings
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Family: AgentTesla
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
https://api.telegram.org/bot8174080223:AAELQfkWnjWlknAz8x9T7gRasjDN09zwEn8/
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Agenttesla_type2
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect Agenttesla in memory
Reference:internal research
Rule name:Base64_Encoded_Powershell_Directives
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_GEN01
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detect packed .NET executables. Mostly AgentTeslaV4.
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_References_Messaging_Clients
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables referencing many email and collaboration clients. Observed in information stealers
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_Referenfces_File_Transfer_Clients
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables referencing many file transfer clients. Observed in information stealers
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_VaultSchemaGUID
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables referencing Windows vault credential objects. Observed in infostealers
Rule name:malware_Agenttesla_type2
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect Agenttesla in memory
Reference:internal research
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
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:TelegramAPIMalware_PowerShell_EXE
Author:@polygonben
Description:Hunting for pwsh malware using Telegram for C2
Rule name:telegram_bot_api
Author:rectifyq
Description:Detects file containing Telegram Bot API
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_808f680e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_AgentTesla_ebf431a8
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/attack-chain-leads-to-xworm-and-agenttesla

File information


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