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Database Entry



Formbook


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 25 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 04cfb265adf28d7d0114768dc81913b801cccda13e09663bd5dca41827fb9cf9
SHA3-384 hash: 8e3708fecb43a5442438c580b56e263d3c3d592ac26b908895dd5924ba8ffd90d05d76228806848c25c10e5f7aaa848d
SHA1 hash: 22351ed0a0d96b362add906b4e12d72112d852c1
MD5 hash: 1b10d45d79d9794ba7b73d652b14b1ce
humanhash: princess-mountain-snake-aspen
File name:04cfb265adf28d7d0114768dc81913b801cccda13e09663bd5dca41827fb9cf9
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
File size:1'062'912 bytes
First seen:2026-06-08 08:45:06 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (49'066 x AgentTesla, 20'011 x Formbook, 12'352 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:aiiAEFT0D1lbLj4/FnfzFVHjoBK1fnUvCSkSH0c7M:g3FQ5BLj8dfXjoBK1fneCSpHT
Threatray 184 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1E7351258261AD817C4960FB00D70E7B965685FD8E911E603DFFBFEAFF86E6542801382
TrID 73.9% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
6.6% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
6.6% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
4.5% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 0000000000000000 (902 x AgentTesla, 555 x Formbook, 316 x RedLineStealer)
Reporter adrian__luca
Tags:exe FormBook

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
84
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
04cfb265adf28d7d0114768dc81913b801cccda13e09663bd5dca41827fb9cf9.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-06-08 08:48:29 UTC
Tags:
auto-reg netreactor

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
94.9%
Tags:
micro shell spawn
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
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
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Creating a file
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching the default Windows debugger (dwwin.exe)
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed vbnet
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-05-27T00:37:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-06-04T06:05:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Gathering data
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Backdoor.FormBook
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-05-27 03:43:24 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
6
AV detection:
26 of 36 (72.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
formbook
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:formbook discovery execution persistence rat spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Family: Formbook
Formbook payload
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
04cfb265adf28d7d0114768dc81913b801cccda13e09663bd5dca41827fb9cf9
MD5 hash:
1b10d45d79d9794ba7b73d652b14b1ce
SHA1 hash:
22351ed0a0d96b362add906b4e12d72112d852c1
SH256 hash:
bc182f2d934b3e8f2d8c93739d8c8383e60223af16c62359a10831f76d9d168a
MD5 hash:
e01f8eac49eefbab201ec555dc9ae891
SHA1 hash:
9539cb2e684aded0ee0d1213b1d2679220bef72d
SH256 hash:
664e822411403b50f1693cd9e283f028624a49726211b74606fa91e158ccb230
MD5 hash:
cc6b782c58b1c35a67b3e0ea21b45e99
SHA1 hash:
bd81125f660d4599fccecdd8c5798d29f8bd3eda
SH256 hash:
5aef543f2aaa09031143ed0b9734dd693fa81b56dfe75f546df36ea394210131
MD5 hash:
706cd7eac9f2ec43307b7b4538a39a95
SHA1 hash:
e31f3775922f260fc3ba943eb2f2770f7b3b1112
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__GlobalFlags
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerHiding__Active
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerHiding__Thread
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:dgaagas
Author:Harshit
Description:Uses certutil.exe to download a file named test.txt
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:pe_no_import_table
Description:Detect pe file that no import table
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SEH__vectored
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:shellcode
Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:TH_Win_ETW_Bypass_2025_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Windows ETW Bypass Detection Rule - 2025
Reference:https://cyfare.net/

File information


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