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Formbook


Vendor detections: 18


Intelligence 18 IOCs YARA 26 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 228f14fb73d1cfbcb7c7916505a0504bcc66ee0adaea057e030a3618a6d07422
SHA3-384 hash: 315bb24ae61399ef7a3dd8963bf38b103ab48629ed37c6d8afe24307eb56ce109c72712b83920d08bc3c909f3e0f8c92
SHA1 hash: 354a7dd3512aefb59c4cd00c97568a7a0b9164ee
MD5 hash: 5ce332621b327fd8f4bbb2bb9f3b4a7b
humanhash: moon-edward-angel-april
File name:Payment swift copy.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
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File size:783'360 bytes
First seen:2025-10-31 07:53:38 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 21371b611d91188d602926b15db6bd48 (61 x Formbook, 23 x AgentTesla, 20 x RemcosRAT)
ssdeep 12288:Az7hU5I5yuNHIgzSFKxWltRohBfSTso93UuUQm4PaIS0tUkQXDPc1Dv79VKrLwjl:Af+iN57Gtene3lUQZPab0tUkMruAG
TLSH T116F412AE96487207DA40BC724C32479E81361E0819D99E1E6E3B7B6D0C773F72D7264E
TrID 39.1% (.EXE) UPX compressed Win32 Executable (27066/9/6)
38.3% (.EXE) Win32 EXE Yoda's Crypter (26569/9/4)
7.2% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
6.5% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.9% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
Reporter lowmal3
Tags:exe FormBook

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
109
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
_228f14fb73d1cfbcb7c7916505a0504bcc66ee0adaea057e030a3618a6d07422.exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2025-10-31 07:56:04 UTC
Tags:
n/a
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/745aefc8-39a2-4634-8c69-3b6f07552b0a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
Formbook
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Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/34878/
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
91.7%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=69046b3d9942f1282ecacd8a
Tags:
spawn shell sage
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Launching a process
Сreating synchronization primitives
Sending a custom TCP request
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Cerbu.Generic
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/228f14fb73d1cfbcb7c7916505a0504bcc66ee0adaea057e030a3618a6d07422
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2025-10-30T20:25:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-02T06:33:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Detections:
Trojan-Spy.Win32.Noon.sb Trojan-PSW.Win32.Stealer.sb Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Dorifel.sbd PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan-Spy.Noon.HTTP.ServerRequest Trojan.Win64.Injects.hew Trojan.Win32.Agent.sb Backdoor.Agent.HTTP.C&C Trojan.Win32.Strab.sb Trojan.Win32.Inject.sb VHO:Trojan.Win64.Injects.hex
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/228f14fb73d1cfbcb7c7916505a0504bcc66ee0adaea057e030a3618a6d07422/results?tab=lookup
Malware family:
Formbook
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/7a3bf68f-d805-43df-9643-7dc6a10522af
Result
Threat name:
FormBook
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1805602
Signature
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file
Found API chain indicative of sandbox detection
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
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: 1805602 Sample: Payment swift copy.exe Startdate: 31/10/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 31 www.vornax.xyz 2->31 33 www.huxleyapp.xyz 2->33 35 11 other IPs or domains 2->35 43 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->43 45 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->45 47 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->47 51 6 other signatures 2->51 11 Payment swift copy.exe 4 2->11         started        signatures3 49 Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation 33->49 process4 signatures5 61 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 11->61 63 Writes to foreign memory regions 11->63 65 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 11->65 14 svchost.exe 11->14         started        process6 signatures7 67 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 14->67 17 34BYhI1w2.exe 14->17 injected process8 process9 19 unregmp2.exe 13 17->19         started        signatures10 53 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 19->53 55 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 19->55 57 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 19->57 59 3 other signatures 19->59 22 H0ygLyiHWL.exe 19->22 injected 25 chrome.exe 19->25         started        27 firefox.exe 19->27         started        process11 dnsIp12 37 98wn61.vin 172.104.39.236, 49706, 49707, 49708 LINODE-APLinodeLLCUS United States 22->37 39 www.vornax.xyz 203.161.43.199, 49718, 49719, 49720 VNPT-AS-VNVNPTCorpVN Malaysia 22->39 41 8 other IPs or domains 22->41 29 WerFault.exe 4 25->29         started        process13
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/228f14fb73d1cfbcb7c7916505a0504bcc66ee0adaea057e030a3618a6d07422
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
AutoIt Decompiled Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Suspect Win 32 Exe x86
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/5ce332621b327fd8f4bbb2bb9f3b4a7b
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/228f14fb73d1cfbcb7c7916505a0504bcc66ee0adaea057e030a3618a6d07422/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.FORMBOOK
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/228f14fb73d1cfbcb7c7916505a0504bcc66ee0adaea057e030a3618a6d07422
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.FormBook
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-31 02:52:46 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
24
AV detection:
20 of 23 (86.96%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=ekhrj63t2hh3zn6hsfsqlicqjpggn3qk3lvak7qdbi3brjwqoqra._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
formbook
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Similar samples:
error
Formbook
Result
Malware family:
formbook
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:formbook discovery rat spyware stealer trojan upx
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/251031-jrjdysxrcz/
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
AutoIT Executable
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
UPX packed file
Formbook payload
Formbook
Formbook family
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
228f14fb73d1cfbcb7c7916505a0504bcc66ee0adaea057e030a3618a6d07422
MD5 hash:
5ce332621b327fd8f4bbb2bb9f3b4a7b
SHA1 hash:
354a7dd3512aefb59c4cd00c97568a7a0b9164ee
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/d6d5fd6c-1721-44bc-8cea-76230cacd1e8/
SH256 hash:
af0db7f00932530b997aee367cf0175171a2d5d957ee3ce81d2bcbd001384bfb
MD5 hash:
be3f786753fc527c59df68caf300430b
SHA1 hash:
977570e0f6b1ecaac50c246a7d79e8e991df22fe
Detections:
AutoIT_Compiled
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/d6d5fd6c-1721-44bc-8cea-76230cacd1e8/
SH256 hash:
57dacc029e706ae184b9f8c3f8efe78b04919967b622d84261d2bf6cc7b1ff62
MD5 hash:
e0d6c5d15b34e08ed4602a1f2a22dd00
SHA1 hash:
129df54a2a54863c5fa96531d12be6702ed302cc
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/d6d5fd6c-1721-44bc-8cea-76230cacd1e8/
SH256 hash:
7fb5e123f51210c3da7f985e84f1d6d19a686f94c5f23fe8e0fdd0e5a7968e05
MD5 hash:
5fa2df5b2ef66b37f9858b52975d88dd
SHA1 hash:
dbb76612f9e9ce2653368ec3c7fa0891fd775580
Detections:
win_formbook_g0
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/d6d5fd6c-1721-44bc-8cea-76230cacd1e8/
Parent samples :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 family:
FormBook
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/228f14fb73d1/report/overview.html
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/228f14fb73d1cfbcb7c7916505a0504bcc66ee0adaea057e030a3618a6d07422

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:DebuggerCheck__GlobalFlags
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerHiding__Active
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerHiding__Thread
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
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Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:dgaagas
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Author:Harshit
Description:Uses certutil.exe to download a file named test.txt
Rule name:Formbook
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Author:kevoreilly
Description:Formbook Payload
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
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Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:MD5_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:meth_stackstrings
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Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
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Rule name:pe_no_import_table
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Description:Detect pe file that no import table
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SEH__vectored
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:shellcode
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Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns
Rule name:TH_Win_ETW_Bypass_2025_CYFARE
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Author:CYFARE
Description:Windows ETW Bypass Detection Rule - 2025
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:upx_largefile
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Author:k3nr9

File information

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Malspam

Formbook

Executable exe 228f14fb73d1cfbcb7c7916505a0504bcc66ee0adaea057e030a3618a6d07422

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/34878/

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