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Database Entry


Expiro


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 21 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 0242cc5f86d2d874358e069fe1ec98aaabc7bc8672106b6adeedebd08b25ca63
SHA3-384 hash: 516ad01a1965eec1cbaab6a7ef0e03dace1e665f534593163bd11379dc6ac1b66b95e4e35b9a9b0a27eb9df34d8768c1
SHA1 hash: 04dfaba4e0a64ee9eb90e6701b0887a401ebe3c0
MD5 hash: 345661dc27bb1fc9c692519da5bc031b
humanhash: comet-butter-double-avocado
File name:Payment Notification - Advice Ref[GLV626201911].exe
Download: download sample
Signature Expiro
Create hunting rule
File size:1'897'984 bytes
First seen:2025-07-02 07:54:35 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 0b768923437678ce375719e30b21693e (143 x Formbook, 25 x MassLogger, 22 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 49152:JPVt8LZeJbInQRana/m583/NDLNiXicJFFRGNzj3:pCYbInQN/m5kVD7wRGpj3
TLSH T1AE95E00273C1D062FFAB91334F5AF6115BBC7A260123A62F13981D79B9705B2563E7A3
TrID 40.3% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
19.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
17.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
7.7% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
7.6% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
dhash icon aae2f3e38383b629 (2'034 x Formbook, 1'183 x CredentialFlusher, 666 x AgentTesla)
Reporter lowmal3
Tags:exe Expiro

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
15
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
rl_0242cc5f86d2d874358e069fe1ec98aaabc7bc8672106b6adeedebd08b25ca63
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-07-02 08:00:18 UTC
Tags:
m0yv
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/194d7e78-693f-421e-a14c-db589e9a2ccb

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
Formbook
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/11943/
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.Win32.Expiro-1.UNOFFICIAL
Create hunting rule

SecuriteInfo.com.Win32.Expiro-2.UNOFFICIAL
Create hunting rule

Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.1%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=6864e5e3c9eb9747376551b0
Tags:
autoit emotet expiro
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Modifying an executable file
Launching a service
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Searching for synchronization primitives
Modifying a system executable file
Connection attempt to an infection source
Launching a process
Enabling autorun for a service
Query of malicious DNS domain
Infecting executable files
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug autoit compiled-script fingerprint keylogger masquerade microsoft_visual_cc obfuscated packed packed
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6864e5ee320dea0dabb71a9c/reports/7425234e-f33a-42d3-b8c9-88f2c5d1d740/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Expiro.Generic
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/0242cc5f86d2d874358e069fe1ec98aaabc7bc8672106b6adeedebd08b25ca63
Malware family:
Expiro
Create hunting rule
Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/5b0842cd-0621-4b08-aaa2-bb7ef2b18532
Result
Threat name:
FormBook
Create hunting rule
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1726986
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file
Creates files inside the volume driver (system volume information)
Drops executable to a common third party application directory
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Infects executable files (exe, dll, sys, html)
Initial sample is a PE file and has a suspicious name
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation
Queries random domain names (often used to prevent blacklisting and sinkholes)
Queues an APC in another process (thread injection)
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
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)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected FormBook
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1726986 Sample: Payment Notification - Advi... Startdate: 02/07/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 48 www.wdbos968.xyz 2->48 50 www.s5dic3tz5.xyz 2->50 52 50 other IPs or domains 2->52 70 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->70 72 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->72 74 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->74 78 7 other signatures 2->78 10 armsvc.exe 1 2->10         started        15 Payment Notification - Advice Ref[GLV626201911].exe 3 2->15         started        17 elevation_service.exe 2->17         started        19 15 other processes 2->19 signatures3 76 Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation 50->76 process4 dnsIp5 54 yunalwv.biz 104.156.155.94, 49723, 49733, 80 SRCACCESSUS United States 10->54 56 parkingpage.namecheap.com 91.195.240.19, 49693, 80 SEDO-ASDE Germany 10->56 62 14 other IPs or domains 10->62 34 C:\Windows\System32\wbengine.exe, PE32+ 10->34 dropped 36 C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe, PE32+ 10->36 dropped 38 C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe, PE32+ 10->38 dropped 46 110 other malicious files 10->46 dropped 90 Drops executable to a common third party application directory 10->90 92 Infects executable files (exe, dll, sys, html) 10->92 58 acwjcqqv.biz 50.16.27.236, 49682, 49684, 49691 AMAZON-AESUS United States 15->58 60 cvgrf.biz 44.244.22.128, 49681, 49683, 49687 AMAZON-02US United States 15->60 40 C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe, PE32+ 15->40 dropped 42 C:\Windows\System32\AppVClient.exe, PE32+ 15->42 dropped 44 C:\Program Files (x86)\...\armsvc.exe, PE32 15->44 dropped 94 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 15->94 96 Writes to foreign memory regions 15->96 98 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 15->98 21 svchost.exe 15->21         started        100 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 17->100 102 Creates files inside the volume driver (system volume information) 19->102 file6 signatures7 process8 signatures9 80 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 21->80 24 0qYAxnPrXzJk.exe 21->24 injected process10 process11 26 openfiles.exe 24->26         started        signatures12 82 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 26->82 84 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 26->84 86 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 26->86 88 3 other signatures 26->88 29 1b6nsF0H1.exe 26->29 injected 32 firefox.exe 26->32         started        process13 dnsIp14 64 americandispatch.pro 84.32.84.32, 49705, 49706, 49707 NTT-LT-ASLT Lithuania 29->64 66 www.trackiing.shop 173.212.219.166, 49702, 80 CONTABODE Germany 29->66 68 www.kjartan.xyz 13.248.169.48, 49710, 49711, 49712 AMAZON-02US United States 29->68
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/0242cc5f86d2d874358e069fe1ec98aaabc7bc8672106b6adeedebd08b25ca63
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
7 match(es)
Tags:
AutoIt Decompiled Executable PE (Portable Executable) Suspect Win 32 Exe x86
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/345661dc27bb1fc9c692519da5bc031b
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/0242cc5f86d2d874358e069fe1ec98aaabc7bc8672106b6adeedebd08b25ca63/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Win32.Virus.Expiro
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/0242cc5f86d2d874358e069fe1ec98aaabc7bc8672106b6adeedebd08b25ca63
Threat name:
Win32.Virus.Expiro
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-02 01:43:25 UTC
AV detection:
31 of 38 (81.58%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=ajbmyx4g2lmhinmoa2p6d3eyvkv4ppegoiigw2w65xv5bczfzjrq._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery spyware stealer
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250702-jr9k5stxds/
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Checks processor information in registry
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
AutoIT Executable
Drops file in System32 directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Enumerates connected drives
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Expiro
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/5c9014e8-8157-4017-b351-c713688e2c7e
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
0242cc5f86d2d874358e069fe1ec98aaabc7bc8672106b6adeedebd08b25ca63
MD5 hash:
345661dc27bb1fc9c692519da5bc031b
SHA1 hash:
04dfaba4e0a64ee9eb90e6701b0887a401ebe3c0
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/e56ea80c-73df-491a-8d06-dbf5dd74ae1d/
SH256 hash:
7452ad234c00598741349a8ed4f0b6f08f4371133a411b0acbd346e1c09193b6
MD5 hash:
9213f474e20e59853c9b950940374a18
SHA1 hash:
d51495b0b44bfdd07646f5d92a36247c360c97a1
Detections:
win_formbook_g0
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/e56ea80c-73df-491a-8d06-dbf5dd74ae1d/
Parent samples :
ed63b2f51317e102654f2c8e08ee712e0c4f898dd3b4d7ad38ca34e69fbc7f6c
7c0f7f7b7442b12b297cb0b9c93c3d4083e1752c7ffb965830ab4266ee194ee6
9f245a4fad1a5fc0476cbac1401a05fd83cdd429ddcef8a3ba6bb70522db7967
0ea246c52245f5dd919aead5707821080a13b70af25218973a14f373a4691ec3
a351e0211912bd7edeb74053a2b27ef04e3189a80780171d8a426818cecf0b0b
ec2f7f564f0d51b2962884a883279651c8afcfc5353ca1501e1da1eb46ecdbaf
0242cc5f86d2d874358e069fe1ec98aaabc7bc8672106b6adeedebd08b25ca63
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/0242cc5f86d2d874358e069fe1ec98aaabc7bc8672106b6adeedebd08b25ca63

YARA Signatures

MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:AutoIT_Compiled
Create hunting rule
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies compiled AutoIT script (as EXE). This rule by itself does NOT necessarily mean the detected file is malicious.
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__GlobalFlags
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerHiding__Active
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerHiding__Thread
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Create hunting rule
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:dgaagas
Create hunting rule
Author:Harshit
Description:Uses certutil.exe to download a file named test.txt
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Create hunting rule
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:malware_shellcode_hash
Create hunting rule
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect shellcode api hash value
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Create hunting rule
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Create hunting rule
Rule name:pe_no_import_table
Create hunting rule
Description:Detect pe file that no import table
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Create hunting rule
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SEH__vectored
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Create hunting rule
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Create hunting rule
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:shellcode
Create hunting rule
Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Create hunting rule
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_M0yv_92f66467
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:win_m0yv_auto
Create hunting rule
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects win.m0yv.

File information

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

Malspam

Expiro

Executable exe 0242cc5f86d2d874358e069fe1ec98aaabc7bc8672106b6adeedebd08b25ca63

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/11943/

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 (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
AUTH_APIManipulates User AuthorizationADVAPI32.dll::AllocateAndInitializeSid
ADVAPI32.dll::CopySid
ADVAPI32.dll::FreeSid
ADVAPI32.dll::GetLengthSid
ADVAPI32.dll::GetTokenInformation
ADVAPI32.dll::GetAce
COM_BASE_APICan Download & Execute componentsole32.dll::CLSIDFromProgID
ole32.dll::CoCreateInstance
ole32.dll::CoCreateInstanceEx
ole32.dll::CoInitializeSecurity
ole32.dll::CreateStreamOnHGlobal
MULTIMEDIA_APICan Play MultimediaWINMM.dll::mciSendStringW
WINMM.dll::timeGetTime
WINMM.dll::waveOutSetVolume
SECURITY_BASE_APIUses Security Base APIADVAPI32.dll::AddAce
ADVAPI32.dll::AdjustTokenPrivileges
ADVAPI32.dll::CheckTokenMembership
ADVAPI32.dll::DuplicateTokenEx
ADVAPI32.dll::GetAclInformation
ADVAPI32.dll::GetSecurityDescriptorDacl
SHELL_APIManipulates System ShellSHELL32.dll::ShellExecuteExW
SHELL32.dll::ShellExecuteW
SHELL32.dll::SHFileOperationW
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsADVAPI32.dll::CreateProcessAsUserW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateProcessW
ADVAPI32.dll::CreateProcessWithLogonW
KERNEL32.dll::OpenProcess
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenProcessToken
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenThreadToken
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::SetSystemPowerState
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryA
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryW
KERNEL32.dll::GetDriveTypeW
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programsKERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::SetStdHandle
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleCP
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleMode
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CopyFileExW
KERNEL32.dll::CopyFileW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateHardLinkW
IPHLPAPI.DLL::IcmpCreateFile
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
WIN_BASE_USER_APIRetrieves Account InformationKERNEL32.dll::GetComputerNameW
ADVAPI32.dll::GetUserNameW
ADVAPI32.dll::LogonUserW
ADVAPI32.dll::LookupPrivilegeValueW
WIN_NETWORK_APISupports Windows NetworkingMPR.dll::WNetAddConnection2W
MPR.dll::WNetUseConnectionW
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows RegistryADVAPI32.dll::RegConnectRegistryW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegCreateKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegDeleteKeyW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegOpenKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegQueryValueExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegSetValueExW
WIN_USER_APIPerforms GUI ActionsUSER32.dll::BlockInput
USER32.dll::CloseDesktop
USER32.dll::CreateMenu
USER32.dll::EmptyClipboard
USER32.dll::FindWindowExW
USER32.dll::FindWindowW

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