Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    145s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/08/2026, 12:18

General

  • Target
    velogs.exe
  • Size 733KB
  • Sample260804-pgw5ysah93
  • SHA256 c0654ca707fd45d9563f46dbd51fc03b75f5a05ec0ffc26816bcedcd13520b31
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • phantom_stealer

Version
  • v3.5.0

Mutex
  • 1YA6UHTISPAQ669J8KKQ

Attributes
  • anti_analysis

    0

  • cb_enables_ssl

    0

  • debug

    0

  • keylogger

    1

  • start_delay

    0

  • startup

    1

Signatures

  • Family: PhantomStealer

    Phantom Stealer is a stealer written in C#, forked from the Stealerium family.

  • Detects PhantomStealer written in C# 3 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Costura .NET executable packer 2 IoCs

    Costura packer aka Costura Fody, is an add-in for the .NET framework that embeds all external dependency .dll files as resources inside main executable.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
  • outlook_office_path 1 IoCs
  • outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\velogs.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\velogs.exe"
    1⤵
    • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    • outlook_office_path
    • outlook_win_path
    PID:2956
    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-sandbox --allow-no-sandbox-job --disable-gpu --mute-audio --disable-audio --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\smqd0534.viv"
      2⤵
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1668
      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=crashpad-handler --user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\smqd0534.viv /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\smqd0534.viv\Crashpad --metrics-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\smqd0534.viv --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=140.0.7339.81 --initial-client-data=0x138,0x13c,0x140,0x114,0x144,0x7ffdc8a2c728,0x7ffdc8a2c734,0x7ffdc8a2c740
        3⤵
          PID:4912
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\velogs.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\velogs.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5068
    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"
      1⤵
        PID:4884

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            settings.dat

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\smqd0534.viv\Crashpad\settings.dat
            • Size 40B
            • SHA256 d2cdcd286571d8b9581c8042196a98da8018b4011f6af5e5477bddb10e93fa9f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            Preferences

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\smqd0534.viv\Default\Preferences
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 40a47d066ae589ed7705099781c3ca476562b191acf56a39964e10f1dc470c0f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            Variations

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\smqd0534.viv\Variations
            • Size 86B
            • SHA256 f7b24f2eb3d5eb0550527490395d2f61c3d2fe74bb9cb345197dad81b58b5fed
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            velogs.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\velogs.exe
            • Size 733KB
            • SHA256 c0654ca707fd45d9563f46dbd51fc03b75f5a05ec0ffc26816bcedcd13520b31
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/1668-18-0x0000027C2D2D0000-0x0000027C2D38E000-memory.dmp

            memory/2956-14-0x000001F57F840000-0x000001F57F85E000-memory.dmp

            memory/2956-3-0x00007FFDCD6E0000-0x00007FFDCE084000-memory.dmp

            memory/2956-7-0x000001F51A470000-0x000001F51A522000-memory.dmp

            memory/2956-5-0x00007FFDCD6E0000-0x00007FFDCE084000-memory.dmp

            memory/2956-33-0x00007FFDCD6E0000-0x00007FFDCE084000-memory.dmp

            memory/2956-10-0x000001F57FAB0000-0x000001F57FC72000-memory.dmp

            memory/2956-11-0x000001F57F8E0000-0x000001F57F956000-memory.dmp

            memory/2956-12-0x000001F57F870000-0x000001F57F8C0000-memory.dmp

            memory/2956-13-0x000001F51AA90000-0x000001F51AFB8000-memory.dmp

            memory/2956-0-0x000001F57F360000-0x000001F57F41E000-memory.dmp

            memory/2956-4-0x00007FFDCD6E0000-0x00007FFDCE084000-memory.dmp

            memory/2956-6-0x00007FFDCD6E0000-0x00007FFDCE084000-memory.dmp

            memory/2956-2-0x00007FFDCD6E0000-0x00007FFDCE084000-memory.dmp

            memory/2956-1-0x00007FFDCD86F000-0x00007FFDCD870000-memory.dmp

            memory/2956-23-0x000001F57F990000-0x000001F57F9B2000-memory.dmp

            memory/2956-24-0x00007FFDCD6E0000-0x00007FFDCE084000-memory.dmp

            memory/2956-26-0x00007FFDCD6E0000-0x00007FFDCE084000-memory.dmp

            memory/2956-27-0x00007FFDCD6E0000-0x00007FFDCE084000-memory.dmp

            memory/2956-29-0x00007FFDCD6E0000-0x00007FFDCE084000-memory.dmp

            memory/2956-28-0x00007FFDCD6E0000-0x00007FFDCE084000-memory.dmp

            memory/2956-30-0x00007FFDCD6E0000-0x00007FFDCE084000-memory.dmp

            memory/2956-32-0x00007FFDCD6E0000-0x00007FFDCE084000-memory.dmp

            memory/5068-9-0x00007FFDCD6E0000-0x00007FFDCE084000-memory.dmp

            memory/5068-35-0x00007FFDCD6E0000-0x00007FFDCE084000-memory.dmp