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Formbook


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2cdedb9e87b19f3da82e49563e2f3ca9b1e9f4e195a89b2e60e24e380261e2ef
SHA3-384 hash: 1e5aaf3c9ae2f3f8788f5957f47064e71f99793454c4691f8ee8cbdd3001f49f4e187d8397ad79b80d11f0218ea5a5d8
SHA1 hash: 39da89799658efe2d1ca4d5b7a37ce92fabfc857
MD5 hash: 0a32fb4d8ab573dcbbd0da5b61c2b69c
humanhash: cat-butter-sierra-nevada
File name:New Order JU142026.xlsm
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
File size:2'220'315 bytes
First seen:2026-07-14 07:50:38 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Excel file xlsm
MIME type:application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
ssdeep 49152:BEm8Us/OhLFTTAaXY2Q27vryTISHyc7229hqpiHP65yhj4SdlO4:f8Us/OpFTTAsQ+zyTISD60E/4hj37O4
TLSH T141A533013D7F6B20D90D01F8968071AAD1164B3EF391A25FBBF3750DE89326F6A4985E
TrID 42.4% (.XLAM) Excel Macro-enabled Open XML add-in (83500/1/13)
29.2% (.XLSM) Excel Microsoft Office Open XML Format document (with Macro) (57500/1/12)
17.3% (.XLSX) Excel Microsoft Office Open XML Format document (34000/1/7)
8.9% (.ZIP) Open Packaging Conventions container (17500/1/4)
2.0% (.ZIP) ZIP compressed archive (4000/1)
Magika xlsx
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:FormBook xlsm

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
156
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
File type:
application/octet-stream
Has a screenshot:
False
Contains macros:
False
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
94.9%
Tags:
office macro micro
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file
Launching a process
Creating a process from a recently created file
Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
Excel File with Macro
Behaviour
BlacklistAPI detected
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm aspnet_compiler base64 base64 downloader encrypted evasive evasive fingerprint lolbin macros macros-on-open obfuscated powershell wscript
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Msoffice/malicious_confidence_100%
Label:
Benign
Suspicious Score:
/10
Score Malicious:
%
Score Benign:
1%
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
xlsm
First seen:
2026-07-14T01:12:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-14T01:28:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
FormBook
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
phis.troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains method to dynamically call methods (often used by packers)
AI detected malicious page (phishing or scam)
AI detected malicious Powershell script
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
Document contains an embedded VBA macro with suspicious strings
Document contains an embedded VBA with functions possibly related to ADO stream file operations
Document contains an embedded VBA with functions possibly related to WSH operations (process, registry, environment, or keystrokes)
Document exploit detected (process start blacklist hit)
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
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
Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros)
Office process queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Queues an APC in another process (thread injection)
Sigma detected: Suspicious Microsoft Office Child Process
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Suspicious execution chain found
Suspicious powershell command line found
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)
WScript reads language and country specific registry keys (likely country aware script)
Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly)
Yara detected FormBook
Yara detected Powershell decode and execute
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1942003 Sample: New Order JU142026.xlsm Startdate: 14/07/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 50 www.zymoraorbit.cfd 2->50 52 www.ulverionthessa.cyou 2->52 54 30 other IPs or domains 2->54 76 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->76 78 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->78 80 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->80 82 14 other signatures 2->82 12 EXCEL.EXE 230 67 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 62 mr-z01.tm-azurefd.net 150.171.109.74, 443, 49712, 49714 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK-MicrosoftCorporationUS South Africa 12->62 64 mr-b01.tm-azurefd.net 150.171.110.193, 443, 49699, 49701 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK-MicrosoftCorporationUS United States 12->64 66 52.110.2.201, 443, 49691 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK-MicrosoftCorporationUS United States 12->66 48 C:\Users\user\...\~$New Order JU142026.xlsm, data 12->48 dropped 104 Office process queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 12->104 17 wscript.exe 3 12->17         started        21 splwow64.exe 12->21         started        file6 signatures7 process8 file9 46 C:\Temp\ps_PTfOoOnpPQau_1784016583174.ps1, ASCII 17->46 dropped 68 Suspicious powershell command line found 17->68 70 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 17->70 72 Bypasses PowerShell execution policy 17->72 74 3 other signatures 17->74 23 powershell.exe 18 17->23         started        signatures10 process11 process12 25 aspnet_compiler.exe 23->25         started        28 aspnet_compiler.exe 23->28         started        30 conhost.exe 23->30         started        32 19 other processes 23->32 signatures13 92 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 25->92 94 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 25->94 96 Queues an APC in another process (thread injection) 25->96 98 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 25->98 34 jxrpNyzJHlzFus.exe 25->34 injected 100 Unusual module load detection (module proxying) 28->100 102 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 28->102 process14 process15 36 PATHPING.EXE 13 34->36         started        signatures16 84 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 36->84 86 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 36->86 88 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 36->88 90 3 other signatures 36->90 39 wdo4kOWqNAQ.exe 36->39 injected 42 chrome.exe 36->42         started        44 firefox.exe 36->44         started        process17 dnsIp18 56 www.gaizyuushutdown.com 85.131.207.199, 49806, 49808, 49809 XSERVERXserverIncJP Japan 39->56 58 www.ulverionthessa.cyou 103.224.212.101, 49788, 49789, 49790 TRELLIAN-AS-APTrellianPtyLimitedAU Australia 39->58 60 12 other IPs or domains 39->60
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
3 match(es)
Tags:
ADODB.Stream Blacklist VBA Office Document T1059.005 wscript.shell
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-07-14 02:37:00 UTC
File Type:
Document
Extracted files:
28
AV detection:
6 of 36 (16.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
formbook
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:formbook adware collection defense_evasion discovery execution macro rat spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Kills process with taskkill
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
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
outlook_office_path
Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Checks computer location settings
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Family: Formbook
Formbook payload
Process spawned unexpected child process
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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__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:informational_win_ole_protected
Author:Jeff White (karttoon@gmail.com) @noottrak
Description:Identify OLE Project protection within documents.
Rule name:TA505_Maldoc_21Nov_2
Author:Arkbird_SOLG
Description:invitation (1).xls
Reference:https://twitter.com/58_158_177_102/status/1197432303057637377
Rule name:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
Rule name:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Detects Windows malware employing anti-VM / anti-sandbox evasion techniques across VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, QEMU, Xen, and generic sandbox environments
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:vbaproject_bin
Author:CD_R0M_
Description:{76 62 61 50 72 6f 6a 65 63 74 2e 62 69 6e} is hex for vbaproject.bin. Macros are often used by threat actors. Work in progress - Ran out of time
Rule name:VECT_Ransomware
Author:Mustafa Bakhit
Description:Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.

File information


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