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AgentTesla


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e71e1bcc0bd45ce8fa03241971c1847b1b19b223b20b167e11f35df520e1d403
SHA3-384 hash: daf138a17b4f09fe8476d86687637281f2b1ebab0c3951ff1ba3632f3aa4d51efbbb72aac6bdf6b3893f1f42d7007ee6
SHA1 hash: 4e9e132fe20804d89d300087fa565a7b3302557a
MD5 hash: 21edc8839da40e71e2003013db5ceef6
humanhash: finch-minnesota-fanta-helium
File name:SWIFT0073941_Return_Advice.xls
Download: download sample
Signature AgentTesla
File size:814'080 bytes
First seen:2026-07-20 07:50:53 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Excel file xls
MIME type:application/vnd.ms-excel
ssdeep 12288:DxgRAPXRC5Ih55TEYU+79QG0tGT3N0WDsE/o4iNJoQ3xurptkvBoVMyqCCt4gKV:1gRA/EyAludP4EgNNJTAp4BoVfX/g
TLSH T1B0052309F9D5BE57D263A2B09CD5838C5118FC432E0BEA2B6DA1335D543A0BCB6C752B
TrID 34.9% (.XLS) Microsoft Excel sheet (32500/1/3)
30.1% (.XLS) Microsoft Excel sheet (alternate) (28000/1/3)
26.3% (.XLS) Microsoft Excel sheet (alternate) (24500/1/2)
8.6% (.) Generic OLE2 / Multistream Compound (8000/1)
Magika xls
Reporter lowmal3
Tags:AgentTesla xls

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
138
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Legit
File type:
application/vnd.ms-excel
Has a screenshot:
False
Contains macros:
False
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.1%
Tags:
office trojan virus lien
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Deleting a recently created file
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a process with a hidden window
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Possible injection to a system process
Connection attempt by exploiting the app vulnerability
Sending an HTTP GET request
Bypassing of proactive protection methods using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
Legacy Excel File with Macro
Behaviour
SuspiciousRTF detected
Document image
Document image
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
downloader evasive macros
Label:
Malicious
Suspicious Score:
10/10
Score Malicious:
1%
Score Benign:
0%
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
xls
First seen:
2026-07-16T03:24:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-21T04:08:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
expl
Score:
56 / 100
Signature
Document exploit detected (process start blacklist hit)
Excel sheet contains many unusual embedded objects
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
Office Document
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Leonem
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-16 12:55:00 UTC
File Type:
Document
Extracted files:
98
AV detection:
17 of 36 (47.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
persistence ransomware
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Process spawned unexpected child process
Malware family:
AgentTesla
Verdict:
Malicious
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:informational_win_ole_protected
Author:Jeff White (karttoon@gmail.com) @noottrak
Description:Identify OLE Project protection within documents.
Rule name:pe_no_import_table
Description:Detect pe file that no import table
Rule name:VECT_Ransomware
Author:Mustafa Bakhit
Description:Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.
Rule name:XLS_STRINGS
Author:somedieyoungZZ
Description:Detect Strings targeting Bangladesh

File information


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Malspam

AgentTesla

Excel file xls e71e1bcc0bd45ce8fa03241971c1847b1b19b223b20b167e11f35df520e1d403

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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