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Database Entry



AgentTesla


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b858cc21f6276c7518a9c7f1fc92d2ae8f432ace4359744dbcf92e0ddeffa3ed
SHA3-384 hash: fe7c2b62fb0688cd4b5377a1e2a6167167903950a920288e15fd1b670735d22aba5336790fd6019e9708a1ae9c322781
SHA1 hash: ab75a86fa951c4620afb4c88be8d70dc357fc548
MD5 hash: bded29ccd65af3067fc52b8911c08e0b
humanhash: sierra-muppet-asparagus-arkansas
File name:libcares-2.dll
Download: download sample
Signature AgentTesla
File size:3'445'248 bytes
First seen:2025-05-19 15:14:36 UTC
Last seen:2025-05-27 10:37:22 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 56b579530b9031df07d096a26f95fc65 (1 x AgentTesla)
ssdeep 49152:XUmsF82LkPC8ShjzZF7CPM+EgY4mvZFBYptQH1u8AYGB459F:gcCzZFvgY4OflAQ
Threatray 64 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T137F5BE15E3A404B5E83BCB38CA269333D6B079925731D44F0A58E6152F73EA29B3F716
TrID 48.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
23.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
9.3% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
9.2% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
9.2% (.EXE) DOS Executable Generic (2000/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter lowmal3
Tags:AgentTesla exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
5
# of downloads :
596
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
libcares-2.dll
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2025-05-19 15:15:22 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.1%
Tags:
agensla virus sage
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context crypto fingerprint masquerade microsoft_visual_cc packed
Malware family:
Rhadamanthys
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
n/a
Score:
52 / 100
Signature
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1694119 Sample: libcares-2.dll.exe Startdate: 19/05/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 52 34 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->34 36 Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample 2->36 8 loaddll64.exe 1 2->8         started        process3 process4 10 cmd.exe 1 8->10         started        12 rundll32.exe 1 8->12         started        14 rundll32.exe 1 8->14         started        16 34 other processes 8->16 process5 18 rundll32.exe 1 10->18         started        20 conhost.exe 12->20         started        22 conhost.exe 14->22         started        24 conhost.exe 16->24         started        26 conhost.exe 16->26         started        28 conhost.exe 16->28         started        30 20 other processes 16->30 process6 32 conhost.exe 18->32         started       
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.GenSteal
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-05-19 13:10:55 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Dll)
AV detection:
18 of 37 (48.65%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
agenttesla
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:agenttesla discovery keylogger spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Looks up external IP address via web service
Checks computer location settings
AgentTesla
Agenttesla family
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
b858cc21f6276c7518a9c7f1fc92d2ae8f432ace4359744dbcf92e0ddeffa3ed
MD5 hash:
bded29ccd65af3067fc52b8911c08e0b
SHA1 hash:
ab75a86fa951c4620afb4c88be8d70dc357fc548
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:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__MemoryWorkingSet
Author:Fernando Mercês
Description:Anti-debug process memory working set size check
Reference:http://www.gironsec.com/blog/2015/06/anti-debugger-trick-quicky/
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SEH__vectored
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Malspam

AgentTesla

Executable exe b858cc21f6276c7518a9c7f1fc92d2ae8f432ace4359744dbcf92e0ddeffa3ed

(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 (GUARD_CF)high
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
SECURITY_BASE_APIUses Security Base APIADVAPI32.dll::AdjustTokenPrivileges
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsADVAPI32.dll::OpenProcessToken
KERNEL32.dll::OpenProcess
KERNEL32.dll::VirtualAllocExNuma
KERNEL32.dll::CloseHandle
KERNEL32.dll::CreateThreadpoolIo
KERNEL32.dll::CreateThread
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::DeleteVolumeMountPointW
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryA
KERNEL32.dll::GetSystemInfo
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programsKERNEL32.dll::AllocConsole
KERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::FreeConsole
KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleMode
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleOutputCP
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CopyFileExW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
KERNEL32.dll::DeleteFileW
KERNEL32.dll::GetSystemDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::RemoveDirectoryW
WIN_BASE_USER_APIRetrieves Account InformationADVAPI32.dll::LookupPrivilegeValueW
WIN_BCRYPT_APICan Encrypt Filesbcrypt.dll::BCryptCreateHash
bcrypt.dll::BCryptDestroyHash
bcrypt.dll::BCryptFinishHash
bcrypt.dll::BCryptGenRandom
bcrypt.dll::BCryptGetProperty
bcrypt.dll::BCryptHashData
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows RegistryADVAPI32.dll::RegOpenKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegQueryValueExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegSetValueExW
WIN_SOCK_APIUses Network to send and receive dataWS2_32.dll::FreeAddrInfoW
WS2_32.dll::GetAddrInfoW
WS2_32.dll::WSASocketW

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