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Database Entry



PhantomStealer


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b5688e630ded6c873e5680ebac79d2fde8882ff27795a4b2b809745c58cfd173
SHA3-384 hash: 0c746c6cc765d470ae9713a3d713578f1df177170071d48910748f3e6da787d34072ed4e149efe7693a89e28c05eae1b
SHA1 hash: c95de6e5339bcf5c95b90026d614247985ff178e
MD5 hash: 590b8d6427c873e995a230bf7e086bed
humanhash: eight-wolfram-floor-paris
File name:payment advice.exe
Download: download sample
Signature PhantomStealer
File size:1'517'568 bytes
First seen:2026-02-18 14:44:17 UTC
Last seen:2026-02-18 15:36:24 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'818 x AgentTesla, 19'742 x Formbook, 12'286 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:+/iEOLGGkjsgytBZ8MYQp2v2qbbIxvkn7aNPsDUg2q2lCQiwVruRCrpsdDSn/XO:+/iMHlytBZ3pCbevk7aNP+4VlCQ70e2O
Threatray 382 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T136652348224AEE03E5662B740E66F2B007751EC8E065E31BCFD5FDE7783A7D0585928B
TrID 25.6% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
25.3% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
17.5% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
8.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
7.8% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
Reporter James_inthe_box
Tags:exe PhantomStealer

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
135
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
payment advice.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-02-18 14:45:47 UTC
Tags:
auto-startup amsi-bypass auto-reg stealer phantom crypto-regex evasion

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Tags:
autorun micro shell hype
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade obfuscated packed
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
Detections:
PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Injector.gen HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Crypt.gen Trojan.MSIL.Crypt.sb Trojan.Win32.Agent.sb Trojan.MSIL.Inject.sb Trojan.MSIL.Agent.sb
Gathering data
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Infostealer.Browsstl
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-18 11:59:48 UTC
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
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
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System Time Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Adds Run key to start application
Looks up external IP address via web service
Checks computer location settings
Drops startup file
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Detects PhantomStealer payload
PhantomStealer
Phantom_stealer family
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
b5688e630ded6c873e5680ebac79d2fde8882ff27795a4b2b809745c58cfd173
MD5 hash:
590b8d6427c873e995a230bf7e086bed
SHA1 hash:
c95de6e5339bcf5c95b90026d614247985ff178e
SH256 hash:
62a43b80daf09bdb31453fdf847dc02131167d0cdf90a68131b07e11cf5de16b
MD5 hash:
fd3aae346258c1274dc806e6d3f18ec9
SHA1 hash:
19138a43f1f187ceabc38a16d0e2802d56732a03
SH256 hash:
993655b7b15370d8c09874c2cf9c6dc96f622bd84f06c06f6ee8befb5815c0ad
MD5 hash:
ca43b6b9b7805cc50c3d46bad61f1fcc
SHA1 hash:
56413c731e40e371f98fee4651d5c83cc36845d2
Detections:
phantom_stealer 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
SH256 hash:
45a97e6eda48aa8bee0fe2054b0135c5b14a03e31600db13dbe76bacebbac5f5
MD5 hash:
40f5a6fd30e262fa4db2128014a265fc
SHA1 hash:
eda916e0a7a7f682ebf38d40556fffe88d703f06
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_ConfuserEx_Name_Pattern_Jan24
Malware family:
PhantomStealer
Verdict:
Malicious
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YARA Signatures


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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

File information


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