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Database Entry



AgentTesla


Vendor detections: 20


Intelligence 20 IOCs YARA 23 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a38c45f30792edc1b87cacedac2a9f3b85d7c9918467469afe21bcafdd252906
SHA3-384 hash: 4b5a279b7baaa9aa568a3c65e8af53a472c5ecade00439f1103732918d8d52a116af12de368b4132d165074339ae63e7
SHA1 hash: 4cf4e04849323af8887c0dc898c4327de1f98d40
MD5 hash: cb2c68b7778c7fb7258bb233500830f5
humanhash: cardinal-oregon-double-bulldog
File name:CN-Reminder-XXXXX9062-1018022025073000000143265712300kbpdf.exe
Download: download sample
Signature AgentTesla
File size:728'576 bytes
First seen:2025-04-30 13:21:54 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'649 x AgentTesla, 19'452 x Formbook, 12'202 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 12288:RT0qTGpI9KYg18N0yXrqTUze3BL2VVX3BOILNkHuydTQ9g9jEv:RNTFOSwNwVjyq9aQ
Threatray 3'420 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T188F401986745EA03CAA94FB81B31F274537C1DEEB811E2075FD86CFBB972A054D18683
TrID 71.1% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
10.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
6.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
4.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter James_inthe_box
Tags:AgentTesla exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
519
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
agenttesla
ID:
1
File name:
CN-Reminder-XXXXX9062-1018022025073000000143265712300kbpdf.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-04-30 13:25:50 UTC
Tags:
stealer evasion ftp exfiltration agenttesla

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
96.5%
Tags:
spawn shell lien msil
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
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Reading critical registry keys
Stealing user critical data
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
obfuscated packed packed packer_detected vbnet
Result
Threat name:
AgentTesla
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Check if machine is in data center or colocation facility
Contains functionality to check if a debugger is running (CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent)
Contains functionality to log keystrokes (.Net Source)
Found malware configuration
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Queries sensitive network adapter information (via WMI, Win32_NetworkAdapter, often done to detect virtual machines)
Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines)
Sigma detected: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Yara detected AgentTesla
Yara detected AntiVM3
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1678156 Sample: CN-Reminder-XXXXX9062-10180... Startdate: 30/04/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 24 ip-api.com 2->24 28 Found malware configuration 2->28 30 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->30 32 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->32 34 7 other signatures 2->34 8 CN-Reminder-XXXXX9062-1018022025073000000143265712300kbpdf.exe 4 2->8         started        signatures3 process4 file5 22 CN-Reminder-XXXXX9...712300kbpdf.exe.log, ASCII 8->22 dropped 36 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 8->36 38 Queries sensitive network adapter information (via WMI, Win32_NetworkAdapter, often done to detect virtual machines) 8->38 40 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 8->40 42 2 other signatures 8->42 12 CN-Reminder-XXXXX9062-1018022025073000000143265712300kbpdf.exe 15 2 8->12         started        16 powershell.exe 23 8->16         started        signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 26 ip-api.com 208.95.112.1, 49712, 80 TUT-ASUS United States 12->26 44 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 12->44 46 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 12->46 48 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 12->48 50 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 16->50 18 WmiPrvSE.exe 16->18         started        20 conhost.exe 16->20         started        signatures9 process10
Threat name:
Win32.Spyware.Negasteal
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-04-30 06:45:29 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
7
AV detection:
25 of 38 (65.79%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Result
Malware family:
agenttesla
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:agenttesla discovery execution keylogger spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Looks up external IP address via web service
Checks computer location settings
Reads user/profile data of local email clients
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
AgentTesla
Agenttesla family
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
external_ip_lookup
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
a38c45f30792edc1b87cacedac2a9f3b85d7c9918467469afe21bcafdd252906
MD5 hash:
cb2c68b7778c7fb7258bb233500830f5
SHA1 hash:
4cf4e04849323af8887c0dc898c4327de1f98d40
SH256 hash:
6970095d5173c9134557d71d92295939d78e1583fdecdf9e3f8aaa2fe5d333eb
MD5 hash:
0cc5ea735ff890aa03ac239ef7464fad
SHA1 hash:
4f7680b292f703841db41429bd62da95d1919bd3
Detections:
win_agent_tesla_g2 Agenttesla_type2 INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_GEN01 INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SandboxHookingDLL 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:
c49a815587d66b28d3d3673f2eb68209368c2dd562295bf1d1a8527d5bcda878
MD5 hash:
fbc4a95ea02e37b4abedc2d6eb4fbb97
SHA1 hash:
a3aca9445cab9fda34bd6076cceac9f0b6032409
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_ConfuserEx_Name_Pattern_Jan24 SUSP_OBF_NET_Reactor_Indicators_Jan24
SH256 hash:
c2b9eeafb701136dbd6320eb96cb6d4cd56fc5a87bfcc0804440c27bbe535b39
MD5 hash:
9073234053e12144dc95bda8889b5bb6
SHA1 hash:
aedd92c2fd3f80275e4f33a5518822a74831258d
Malware family:
AgentTesla
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:AgentTeslaV2
Author:ditekshen
Description:AgenetTesla Type 2 Keylogger payload
Rule name:AgentTeslaV3
Author:ditekshen
Description:AgentTeslaV3 infostealer payload
Rule name:AgentTeslaV5
Author:ClaudioWayne
Description:AgentTeslaV5 infostealer payload
Rule name:AgentTesla_DIFF_Common_Strings_01
Author:schmidtsz
Description:Identify partial Agent Tesla strings
Rule name:Agenttesla_type2
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect Agenttesla in memory
Reference:internal research
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__RemoteAPI
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
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_SandboxHookingDLL
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects binaries and memory artifacts referencing sandbox DLLs typically observed in sandbox evasion
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:MALWARE_Win_AgentTeslaV2
Author:ditekSHen
Description:AgenetTesla Type 2 Keylogger payload
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
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:Windows_Generic_Threat_779cf969
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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Malspam

AgentTesla

Executable exe a38c45f30792edc1b87cacedac2a9f3b85d7c9918467469afe21bcafdd252906

(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

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