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Database Entry



PhantomStealer


Vendor detections: 19


Intelligence 19 IOCs YARA 23 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b424b9efdda544aedf50f9e9e20eb75e994196487cdc9458a73a628489c3dae3
SHA3-384 hash: cf9a36b66076db1f4c28ff173c9934f4d267b991acb028950d26da2c9b6613b3c48344f8217cb74cd3100671c3d00382
SHA1 hash: 1d4859c12fb9f60362f8123ff070d8fe22c7c0f2
MD5 hash: 501929609f98b1c49eeade7ce6443247
humanhash: glucose-nevada-jig-arizona
File name:2266695701_11032025_INVOICE.pdf.exe
Download: download sample
Signature PhantomStealer
File size:1'255'936 bytes
First seen:2025-11-04 09:36:11 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'744 x AgentTesla, 19'609 x Formbook, 12'242 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:0u2cpRIbOaGDGh/DIZp4SNoLIM61bxl7XtE2h:0uXpRISaGDMmpNe6/t
Threatray 3'343 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T17B45CF2930EF1156C476E7E30FEFFCB6967EF175222EB53A24A3168687A0D019D92035
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 threatcat_ch
Tags:exe PhantomStealer

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
99
Origin country :
CH CH
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
_b424b9efdda544aedf50f9e9e20eb75e994196487cdc9458a73a628489c3dae3.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-11-04 09:40:29 UTC
Tags:
phantom stealer crypto-regex ims-api generic telegram exfiltration evasion

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Tags:
underscore extens spawn shell
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Creating a process with a hidden window
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Creating a file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Reading critical registry keys
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2025-11-04T04:47:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-06T06:03:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Detections:
Trojan-PSW.Win32.Stealer.sb Trojan-PSW.Win32.Coins.sb Trojan-PSW.MSIL.Stealerium.sb Trojan.MSIL.Taskun.sb Trojan.MSIL.Inject.sb Trojan.MSIL.Crypt.sb Trojan-Spy.Stealer.HTTP.C&C Trojan-PSW.Win32.Disco.sb Trojan-PSW.Stealer.HTTP.C&C PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Taskun.gen
Malware family:
Malicious Packer
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
Phantom stealer
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.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 contains very large strings
.NET source code references suspicious native API functions
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Contains functionality to capture screen (.Net source)
Contains functionality to log keystrokes (.Net Source)
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Found malware configuration
Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen)
Initial sample is a PE file and has a suspicious name
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Monitors registry run keys for changes
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
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: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Suspicious Double Extension File Execution
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Uses an obfuscated file name to hide its real file extension (double extension)
Uses the Telegram API (likely for C&C communication)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected Costura Assembly Loader
Yara detected Phantom stealer
Yara detected Telegram RAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1807624 Sample: 2266695701_11032025_INVOICE... Startdate: 04/11/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 68 api.telegram.org 2->68 70 telemetry-incoming.r53-2.services.mozilla.com 2->70 72 23 other IPs or domains 2->72 92 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->92 94 Found malware configuration 2->94 96 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->96 100 16 other signatures 2->100 9 2266695701_11032025_INVOICE.pdf.exe 4 2->9         started        13 msedge.exe 2->13         started        16 firefox.exe 2->16         started        18 firefox.exe 2->18         started        signatures3 98 Uses the Telegram API (likely for C&C communication) 68->98 process4 dnsIp5 66 2266695701_11032025_INVOICE.pdf.exe.log, ASCII 9->66 dropped 114 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 9->114 116 Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen) 9->116 118 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 9->118 120 2 other signatures 9->120 20 2266695701_11032025_INVOICE.pdf.exe 25 198 9->20         started        24 powershell.exe 21 9->24         started        26 2266695701_11032025_INVOICE.pdf.exe 9->26         started        88 192.168.2.5, 138, 443, 49424 unknown unknown 13->88 90 239.255.255.250 unknown Reserved 13->90 28 msedge.exe 13->28         started        30 setup.exe 13->30         started        32 msedge.exe 13->32         started        39 3 other processes 13->39 34 firefox.exe 16->34         started        37 firefox.exe 18->37         started        file6 signatures7 process8 dnsIp9 74 api.telegram.org 149.154.167.220, 443, 49735, 49741 TELEGRAMRU United Kingdom 20->74 76 icanhazip.com 104.16.185.241, 49739, 80 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 20->76 102 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 20->102 104 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 20->104 106 Writes to foreign memory regions 20->106 110 3 other signatures 20->110 41 msedge.exe 20->41         started        44 chrome.exe 20->44 injected 46 firefox.exe 1 20->46         started        56 2 other processes 20->56 108 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 24->108 48 WmiPrvSE.exe 24->48         started        50 conhost.exe 24->50         started        78 part-0012.t-0009.t-msedge.net 13.107.246.40, 443, 49706, 49731 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 28->78 80 13.91.96.185, 443, 49718, 49719 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 28->80 84 32 other IPs or domains 28->84 52 setup.exe 30->52         started        82 pki-goog.l.google.com 142.251.40.163, 49775, 80 GOOGLEUS United States 34->82 86 12 other IPs or domains 34->86 62 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\gmpopenh264.dll.tmp, PE32+ 34->62 dropped 64 C:\Users\user\...\gmpopenh264.dll (copy), PE32+ 34->64 dropped 54 firefox.exe 34->54         started        58 2 other processes 34->58 file10 signatures11 process12 signatures13 112 Monitors registry run keys for changes 41->112 60 msedge.exe 41->60         started        process14
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
10 match(es)
Tags:
.Net Executable Managed .NET PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout SOS: 0.34 Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Backdoor.FormBook
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-04 08:31:11 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
8
AV detection:
16 of 23 (69.57%)
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
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Looks up external IP address via web service
Checks computer location settings
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Detects PhantomStealer payload
PhantomStealer
Phantom_stealer family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
https://api.telegram.org/bot8453258027:AAFK104tJikyKSg4M4uJzFVf8OASlkDvGIg/sendMessage?chat_id=5530180817
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
b424b9efdda544aedf50f9e9e20eb75e994196487cdc9458a73a628489c3dae3
MD5 hash:
501929609f98b1c49eeade7ce6443247
SHA1 hash:
1d4859c12fb9f60362f8123ff070d8fe22c7c0f2
SH256 hash:
ca6726e525e13f6e249f0490f5a41aa641643fa94e6e4637330f9e58b893f7be
MD5 hash:
18e19185bbdb6d3c2c9a3205f24016dc
SHA1 hash:
68874770a8dc4ffeb78a006f1ebde81b51a1a5a7
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_ConfuserEx_Name_Pattern_Jan24 SUSP_OBF_NET_Reactor_Indicators_Jan24
SH256 hash:
c60c6c759be78f5e56d2628ac7a0679639cc5033d15f8b8563f2f2f7c9b18b3e
MD5 hash:
86b6d529bfcb37163f7e00c6ce7caa45
SHA1 hash:
8ead7567669d618ee47a1a316cf8ce5c2239baf1
SH256 hash:
3bdac744bf38b901f13fe36f0c785afeb6c24d5b6fb552716da327ecf7827fa8
MD5 hash:
a595e31160f59e760a56b7fd1850f4c9
SHA1 hash:
d4640aaeeaf9c730d8e28f779af525447db12996
Detections:
cn_utf8_windows_terminal INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_Fody INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Confidential_Data_Store INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SandboxUserNames INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_TelegramChatBot INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_WirelessNetReccon INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_Embedded_Crypto_Wallet_Browser_Extension_IDs INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SandboxComputerNames
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: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:Windows_Generic_Threat_f57e5e2a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Xeno_89f9f060
Author:Elastic Security

File information


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Malspam

PhantomStealer

Executable exe b424b9efdda544aedf50f9e9e20eb75e994196487cdc9458a73a628489c3dae3

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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