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Database Entry



Formbook


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 09e8687f36db22a89208e02f887e8bb3d03b96d68bcdec4ef65791db50971c27
SHA3-384 hash: 276eb74a36324258b32ea93cf651b73d3dacfa805aa8295686ed0937026101e2795d58feb2f168dacaf0384f864cb36e
SHA1 hash: 2b7ca2d1f910671fc39093b69df157cf17871c2e
MD5 hash: 3bc9477967c713ef5383b376d7a4a410
humanhash: monkey-nine-freddie-blossom
File name:UNIROMA1 8578·pdf.js
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
File size:239'284 bytes
First seen:2026-07-16 07:03:33 UTC
Last seen:2026-07-20 09:42:38 UTC
File type:Java Script (JS) js
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 6144:NWt5ZyURFNadM9x0OnWV1+HK0Xmeo8q9Vy/MqQv4GJ:MDAUcdMcOW+q0Xmeo8IBtvB
TLSH T188343A20DD21067A0F476B99FCA50A61C9BDC619822640F5FADA470D600B9FCE3BE77D
Magika javascript
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:FormBook js

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
156
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
fingerprint repaired
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
js
First seen:
2026-07-15T06:11:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-18T01:58:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Result
Threat name:
FormBook, GuLoader
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading
Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe)
JavaScript file contains Antivirus product strings
JavaScript source code contains functionality to generate code involving a shell, file or stream
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
JScript performs obfuscated calls to suspicious functions
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)
Obfuscated command line found
Queues an APC in another process (thread injection)
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
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)
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes to foreign memory regions
WScript reads language and country specific registry keys (likely country aware script)
Yara detected FormBook
Yara detected GuLoader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1943329 Sample: UNIROMA1 8578#U00b7pdf.js Startdate: 16/07/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 51 www.hongese.asia 2->51 53 www.gjpick.shop 2->53 55 2 other IPs or domains 2->55 69 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->69 71 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->71 73 Yara detected FormBook 2->73 75 6 other signatures 2->75 10 powershell.exe 17 2->10         started        13 wscript.exe 1 2 2->13         started        16 explorer.exe 4 7 2->16         started        18 rundll32.exe 2->18         started        signatures3 process4 file5 99 Writes to foreign memory regions 10->99 101 Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading 10->101 103 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 10->103 20 backgroundTaskHost.exe 6 10->20         started        24 backgroundTaskHost.exe 10->24         started        26 conhost.exe 10->26         started        28 backgroundTaskHost.exe 10->28         started        49 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Aukti, ASCII 13->49 dropped 105 JScript performs obfuscated calls to suspicious functions 13->105 107 Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) 13->107 109 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 13->109 111 WScript reads language and country specific registry keys (likely country aware script) 13->111 30 explorer.exe 13->30         started        113 Obfuscated command line found 16->113 32 powershell.exe 16 16->32         started        signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 57 173.194.45.132, 443, 49767 GOOGLE-GoogleLLCUS United States 20->57 77 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 20->77 79 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 20->79 81 Queues an APC in another process (thread injection) 20->81 34 pL7t4Qibi.exe 20->34 injected 37 backgroundTaskHost.exe 20->37         started        83 Unusual module load detection (module proxying) 24->83 85 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 24->85 87 Obfuscated command line found 30->87 59 drive.usercontent.google.com 172.253.115.132, 443, 49765 GOOGLE-GoogleLLCUS United States 32->59 61 drive.google.com 192.179.18.101, 443, 49764, 49766 GOOGLE-GoogleLLCUS United States 32->61 89 Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading 32->89 39 conhost.exe 32->39         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 65 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 34->65 67 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 34->67 41 rasphone.exe 13 34->41         started        process12 signatures13 91 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 41->91 93 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 41->93 95 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 41->95 97 3 other signatures 41->97 44 3qRDQDdCIKY6e.exe 41->44 injected 47 firefox.exe 41->47         started        process14 dnsIp15 63 www.hongese.asia 47.243.44.60, 49768, 80 ALIBABA-CN-NETAlibabaUSTechnologyCoLtdCN Hong Kong SAR China 44->63
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
1 match(es)
Threat name:
Script-JS.Trojan.GuLoader
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-15 12:56:16 UTC
File Type:
Text (JavaScript)
AV detection:
8 of 24 (33.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
adware discovery execution spyware
Behaviour
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2
Drops desktop.ini file(s)
Checks computer location settings
Badlisted process makes network request
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Cerberus
Author:Jean-Philippe Teissier / @Jipe_
Description:Cerberus
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
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
Author:vietdx.mb

File information


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