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MetaStealer


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: bf90501b49ed366ef57d92c6e49cb36b35772043525ab9351fe5b72fa51d68b6
SHA3-384 hash: 7c12fa958a829c24b7be4b11b7b61d81e4b333cace68719408facce203b392fed68b898a2319d3a71dbc8d5aab148160
SHA1 hash: 34c067d0356bb07bf59cfdb660d583c924a86680
MD5 hash: ac9af7c8ef463891c55a36e50667cdfb
humanhash: neptune-london-orange-alpha
File name:manual.pdf.lnk
Download: download sample
Signature MetaStealer
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File size:3'015 bytes
First seen:2025-10-28 07:23:35 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Shortcut (lnk) lnk
MIME type:application/x-ms-shortcut
ssdeep 24:8dJfH569JAyx+/5+HyOxA2yn662Ym7ZZG1LZG7lqdd+5Cww9dsquWgncWgssqMmu:8DHTNeyOxAdnnpm72OMdyRw9ducBBZ
TLSH T12C510F1137EC0768E3B35E3B48769B058977FD86CE258E5D0391998C1866B01E834FBB
Magika lnk
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:lnk metastealer

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
56
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
Sanesecurity.Malware.27118.LnkHeur.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilLNK.LOLBinCurlUpAndDye.20220523.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilLNK.OddLook.202207213.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilLNK.OddLook.20221214.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilLNK.KingForADaymsiexec.20231121.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilLNK.KingForADayDownloaders.20231121.UNOFFICIAL
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
90.2%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=69006fc25de5ca2707532a84
Tags:
dropper xtreme overt
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
LNK File - Malicious
Link:
https://app.docguard.net/bf90501b49ed366ef57d92c6e49cb36b35772043525ab9351fe5b72fa51d68b6/results/dashboard
Payload URLs
URL
File name
https://anydesk.com
LNK File
Behaviour
BlacklistAPI detected
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/bf90501b49ed366ef57d92c6e49cb36b35772043525ab9351fe5b72fa51d68b6
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
lnk
First seen:
2025-10-27T15:03:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-27T15:27:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
Trojan-Spy.Win32.MetaStealer.bk Trojan.WinLNK.Agent.sb HEUR:Trojan.WinLNK.Agent.gen HEUR:Trojan.Multi.Runner.n HEUR:Trojan.Multi.Runner.e
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/bf90501b49ed366ef57d92c6e49cb36b35772043525ab9351fe5b72fa51d68b6/results?tab=lookup
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
76 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1802987
Signature
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Uses an obfuscated file name to hide its real file extension (double extension)
Windows shortcut file (LNK) contains suspicious command line arguments
Windows shortcut file (LNK) starts blacklisted processes
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1802987 Sample: manual.pdf.lnk Startdate: 28/10/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 76 34 anydesck.net 2->34 50 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->50 52 Windows shortcut file (LNK) starts blacklisted processes 2->52 54 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->54 56 3 other signatures 2->56 8 cmd.exe 2 2->8         started        10 msedge.exe 154 454 2->10         started        13 msiexec.exe 2->13         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 15 curl.exe 2 8->15         started        18 msedge.exe 11 8->18         started        20 conhost.exe 1 8->20         started        22 msiexec.exe 8->22         started        36 192.168.2.5, 138, 443, 49331 unknown unknown 10->36 38 239.255.255.250 unknown Reserved 10->38 24 msedge.exe 104 10->24         started        26 msedge.exe 10->26         started        28 msedge.exe 10->28         started        30 msedge.exe 10->30         started        process6 dnsIp7 40 anydesck.net 87.120.219.100, 443, 49692 NET1-ASBG Bulgaria 15->40 42 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 15->42 32 msedge.exe 18->32         started        44 18.172.170.97, 443, 49755 MIT-GATEWAYSUS United States 24->44 46 13.107.213.70, 443, 49739, 49740 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 24->46 48 32 other IPs or domains 24->48 process8
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
2 match(es)
Tags:
Execution: CMD in LNK LNK LOLBin LOLBin:cmd.exe Malicious T1059.003 T1202: Indirect Command Execution T1204.002
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/ac9af7c8ef463891c55a36e50667cdfb
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/bf90501b49ed366ef57d92c6e49cb36b35772043525ab9351fe5b72fa51d68b6/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Trojan-Spy.Win32.MetaStealer
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/bf90501b49ed366ef57d92c6e49cb36b35772043525ab9351fe5b72fa51d68b6
Threat name:
Shortcut.Spyware.Metastealer
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-28 07:49:29 UTC
File Type:
Binary
AV detection:
11 of 24 (45.83%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=x6ifag2j5u3g55l5sldojhftnm2xoicdkjnlsni74w3s7ji5nc3a._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/251028-jeej8sek3v/
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Browser Information Discovery
Enumerates physical storage devices
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Checks computer location settings
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/bf90501b49ed366ef57d92c6e49cb36b35772043525ab9351fe5b72fa51d68b6

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:Download_in_LNK
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Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies download artefacts in shortcut (LNK) files.
Rule name:Execution_in_LNK
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Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies execution artefacts in shortcut (LNK) files.
Rule name:LNK_Malicious_Nov1
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious LNK file
Reference:https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/ee069edc46a18698fa99b6d2204895e6a516af1a306ea986a798b178f289ecd6/analysis/
Rule name:LNK_sospechosos
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Author:Germán Fernández
Description:Detecta archivos .lnk sospechosos
Rule name:PDF_in_LNK
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Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies Adobe Acrobat artefacts in shortcut (LNK) files. A PDF document is typically used as decoy in a malicious LNK.
Rule name:SUSP_LNK_CMD
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Author:SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Description:Detects the reference to cmd.exe inside an lnk file, which is suspicious

File information

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Web download

MetaStealer

Shortcut (lnk) lnk bf90501b49ed366ef57d92c6e49cb36b35772043525ab9351fe5b72fa51d68b6

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3687889/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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