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Database Entry



PhantomStealer


Vendor detections: 18


Intelligence 18 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ed63af5b850235652affdd64e8cc4f69c2aeb2071662cafc8796afdd00722e38
SHA3-384 hash: e76d3c7efdca1861247762cdf29153c234ae885ec9c8fc7c791b709985c10579195094bd188fd4e14a8eb17832c28806
SHA1 hash: 5c675773ec2d6d3f1e62a31bde1555fc15b6aa2e
MD5 hash: 7802c0fb05e7f0ced114730547d4bd7b
humanhash: pasta-jupiter-nine-april
File name:M3000 .exe
Download: download sample
Signature PhantomStealer
File size:1'174'024 bytes
First seen:2025-10-10 06:37:39 UTC
Last seen:2025-11-06 10:11:48 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'652 x AgentTesla, 19'463 x Formbook, 12'204 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:/GH54wJa9/3FXpve7jvitRtIE5U+IXMyC7MvpIienVHB4c2w:/GH54wJahFXpCj0RA+IXMy+TnVHmcr
TLSH T1A24523171F9CE583DA422BB021B2D27063B45E5DA163E78B5FE26CDBF8A13782705913
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 cocaman
Tags:exe PhantomStealer

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
47
Origin country :
CH CH
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
_ed63af5b850235652affdd64e8cc4f69c2aeb2071662cafc8796afdd00722e38.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-10-10 06:38:34 UTC
Tags:
auto-sch-xml stealer evasion phantom crypto-regex

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
96.5%
Tags:
xworm krypt msil
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Sending a custom TCP request
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Adding an access-denied ACE
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Launching a process
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Creating a file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
invalid-signature obfuscated obfuscated packed packed packer_detected signed vbnet
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2025-10-09T06:03:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-11T23:12:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
VHO:Trojan-PSW.Win32.ReaderDB.gen PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan.MSIL.Taskun.sb Trojan.MSIL.Inject.sb Trojan.MSIL.Crypt.sb HEUR:Trojan-Spy.MSIL.Noon.gen HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Taskun.sb
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 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)
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Monitors registry run keys for changes
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
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: Scheduled temp file as task from temp location
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 schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected Costura Assembly Loader
Yara detected Phantom stealer
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1792609 Sample: M3000 .exe Startdate: 10/10/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 72 telemetry-incoming.r53-2.services.mozilla.com 2->72 74 services.addons.mozilla.org 2->74 76 13 other IPs or domains 2->76 96 Found malware configuration 2->96 98 Sigma detected: Scheduled temp file as task from temp location 2->98 100 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->100 102 16 other signatures 2->102 9 M3000 .exe 7 2->9         started        13 firefox.exe 2->13         started        15 msedge.exe 2->15         started        18 HcpZWdWGDGje.exe 2->18         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 62 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\HcpZWdWGDGje.exe, PE32 9->62 dropped 64 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\tmpC66D.tmp, XML 9->64 dropped 66 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\M3000 .exe.log, ASCII 9->66 dropped 116 Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen) 9->116 118 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 9->118 120 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 9->120 20 M3000 .exe 25 12 9->20         started        24 powershell.exe 22 9->24         started        26 powershell.exe 23 9->26         started        37 2 other processes 9->37 28 firefox.exe 13->28         started        92 192.168.2.4, 138, 25, 443 unknown unknown 15->92 94 239.255.255.250 unknown Reserved 15->94 122 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 15->122 31 msedge.exe 15->31         started        39 6 other processes 15->39 124 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 18->124 33 schtasks.exe 18->33         started        35 HcpZWdWGDGje.exe 18->35         started        file6 signatures7 process8 dnsIp9 78 mail.honesty-shippings.com 185.253.219.190, 25 SERVERIUS-ASNL Ukraine 20->78 80 icanhazip.com 104.16.185.241, 49768, 80 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 20->80 104 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 20->104 106 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 20->106 108 Writes to foreign memory regions 20->108 112 3 other signatures 20->112 41 msedge.exe 20->41         started        56 4 other processes 20->56 110 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 24->110 44 conhost.exe 24->44         started        46 WmiPrvSE.exe 24->46         started        48 conhost.exe 26->48         started        82 prod.detectportal.prod.cloudops.mozgcp.net 34.107.221.82, 49793, 49794, 80 GOOGLEUS United States 28->82 88 7 other IPs or domains 28->88 68 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\gmpopenh264.dll.tmp, PE32+ 28->68 dropped 70 C:\Users\user\...\gmpopenh264.dll (copy), PE32+ 28->70 dropped 58 2 other processes 28->58 84 23.34.82.10, 443, 49758 SAUDINETSTC-ASSA United States 31->84 86 13.107.213.41, 443, 49761, 49762 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 31->86 90 35 other IPs or domains 31->90 50 conhost.exe 33->50         started        52 conhost.exe 37->52         started        54 setup.exe 39->54         started        file10 signatures11 process12 signatures13 114 Monitors registry run keys for changes 41->114 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: 0.38 Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Trojan.XWorm
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-09 09:32:43 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
8
AV detection:
25 of 38 (65.79%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
unc_loader_037 xenostealer
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
phantomstealer
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:phantomstealer 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
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Phantomstealer family
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
ed63af5b850235652affdd64e8cc4f69c2aeb2071662cafc8796afdd00722e38
MD5 hash:
7802c0fb05e7f0ced114730547d4bd7b
SHA1 hash:
5c675773ec2d6d3f1e62a31bde1555fc15b6aa2e
SH256 hash:
f8772a891d48e421ad92cf3a0902466fd11dec45159e462dc81f5ed2a2f25bed
MD5 hash:
f4d89044a3ff5fbfacf914c0aab018ec
SHA1 hash:
3950e276187005aa487c4578935f7958a313e95f
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
SH256 hash:
7f2a67daa093c35d40763ba1f480f60401a762795c333918a4b42ba12741dd5e
MD5 hash:
f67a1e839db4c9635ffd53a4c5cfbb32
SHA1 hash:
571b43792dc6bd58389945ff2957557f7f63cd9b
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_ConfuserEx_Name_Pattern_Jan24 SUSP_OBF_NET_Reactor_Indicators_Jan24
SH256 hash:
20637fc22ad1659c0400c1bd5cfdb6f3dc9d6337edbc34155f81265015dd6170
MD5 hash:
2f54a5b0f15b3fb62da80488eaaa05a7
SHA1 hash:
841612d3bd9ce8829eec7731b897405320593ddb
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:INDICATOR_KB_CERT_7c1118cbbadc95da3752c46e47a27438
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables signed with stolen, revoked or invalid certificates
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash

File information


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Malspam

PhantomStealer

Executable exe ed63af5b850235652affdd64e8cc4f69c2aeb2071662cafc8796afdd00722e38

(this sample)

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