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Formbook


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 08cd43a806108e96a9f7d7eaebdc3fd28e8bf772e5718463929f241795a99db3
SHA3-384 hash: fe5888d27e62f680af697fc8231c2a16aad07e4c9efc4d8d7e7459e8effa36dd748a0a878c078efaaa5a5b16595e153f
SHA1 hash: 050f93a85bd97fca8c39a3be7039ca45c3895680
MD5 hash: a577f25139db37567cf68c8c194a975f
humanhash: cardinal-river-whiskey-connecticut
File name:ENCRYPTED.ps1
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Signature Formbook
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File size:1'507'165 bytes
First seen:2026-02-18 09:30:06 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:PowerShell (PS) ps1
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 24576:EsUk+6Jh+P8VKEEevTkErD6/PO1GpnE0r3xsPQjUdgYK8tAKDdYIdNbbZIkjQe:ek+c9ce/iO+3xCNFJ
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TLSH T194652361EC599E9917A4A209A0DF5E5178B01B838E1C70123FCC64DE6F4FA8F51750EF
Magika powershell
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:FormBook ps1

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
53
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.PowerShell.Packed.221.7382.23224.UNOFFICIAL
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
90.9%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=69945e4e0d0369ff997a40ba
Tags:
vmdetect
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm powershell
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/699586c29eaae846593c34dc/reports/00a86e1b-e452-4cdf-b550-fc0c12269f4d/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
PowerShell_Agent_DZG_trojan
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/08cd43a806108e96a9f7d7eaebdc3fd28e8bf772e5718463929f241795a99db3
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
unix shell
Detections:
Trojan.Win32.InjectorNetT.s PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/08cd43a806108e96a9f7d7eaebdc3fd28e8bf772e5718463929f241795a99db3/results?tab=lookup
Result
Threat name:
FormBook, MATRIX Crypter
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1871052
Signature
.NET source code contains method to dynamically call methods (often used by packers)
AI detected malicious Powershell script
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
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
Queues an APC in another process (thread injection)
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Yara detected FormBook
Yara detected MATRIX Crypter
Yara detected Powershell decode and execute
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1871052 Sample: ENCRYPTED.ps1 Startdate: 18/02/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 41 www.54825091.xyz 2->41 43 www.030062469.xyz 2->43 45 17 other IPs or domains 2->45 59 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->59 61 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->61 63 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->63 67 8 other signatures 2->67 10 powershell.exe 24 2->10         started        13 svchost.exe 1 1 2->13         started        signatures3 65 Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation 43->65 process4 dnsIp5 39 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\tmpE3AF.tmp.ps1, ASCII 10->39 dropped 16 aspnet_compiler.exe 10->16         started        19 aspnet_compiler.exe 10->19         started        21 aspnet_compiler.exe 10->21         started        23 17 other processes 10->23 53 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 13->53 file6 process7 signatures8 55 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 16->55 25 1o6BFAUdN.exe 16->25 injected 57 Unusual module load detection (module proxying) 19->57 27 WerFault.exe 22 16 21->27         started        29 WerFault.exe 16 23->29         started        process9 process10 31 msdt.exe 13 25->31         started        signatures11 69 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 31->69 71 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 31->71 73 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 31->73 75 2 other signatures 31->75 34 fYbz0IxZprx.exe 31->34 injected 37 firefox.exe 31->37         started        process12 dnsIp13 47 www.8ixei.info 202.165.122.83, 49745, 49746, 49747 POWERLINE-AS-APPOWERLINEDATACENTERHK Hong Kong 34->47 49 efplusarchitekci.com 109.234.165.161, 49712, 49713, 49714 O2SWITCHFR France 34->49 51 12 other IPs or domains 34->51
Score:
96%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
SCRIPT
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/08cd43a806108e96a9f7d7eaebdc3fd28e8bf772e5718463929f241795a99db3
Gathering data
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/08cd43a806108e96a9f7d7eaebdc3fd28e8bf772e5718463929f241795a99db3/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.FORMBOOK
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/08cd43a806108e96a9f7d7eaebdc3fd28e8bf772e5718463929f241795a99db3
Threat name:
Script-PowerShell.Trojan.XWorm
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-16 22:59:54 UTC
File Type:
Text (PowerShell)
AV detection:
14 of 38 (36.84%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=bdguhkagcchjnkpx27voxxb72khix53s4vyyiy4st4sbpfnjtwzq._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
formbook
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Result
Malware family:
formbook
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:formbook adware discovery execution rat spyware stealer trojan
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260218-lgs7hse16b/
Behaviour
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Badlisted process makes network request
Formbook payload
Formbook
Formbook family
Malware family:
FormBook
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/08cd43a80610/report/overview.html
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YARA Signatures

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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:detect_powershell
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Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects suspicious PowerShell activity related to malware execution
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
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Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:pe_no_import_table
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Description:Detect pe file that no import table
Rule name:shellcode
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Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
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Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
Rule name:telebot_framework
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Author:vietdx.mb
Rule name:vmdetect
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Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

File information

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Web download

Formbook

PowerShell (PS) ps1 08cd43a806108e96a9f7d7eaebdc3fd28e8bf772e5718463929f241795a99db3

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URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3779400/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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