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Formbook


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 2cf49d1d038a7fa4756b0b9fcca4334ed29fccd6abbbfc633303332aa87e586a
SHA3-384 hash: 096741e5b7e70e4be67da6176d01249fe5c35b6081cf8dcf229e8f54d86465171ea0b19b74a6016ead2cdd244b331b4a
SHA1 hash: 2a94042476707c987d12df58cd792e483eb99a1f
MD5 hash: 7d7c4e03253d267d8630ec4beb17956c
humanhash: artist-november-table-sodium
File name:Employees Performance Report - April 29 2025.exe
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Signature Formbook
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File size:1'200'640 bytes
First seen:2025-04-29 14:00:44 UTC
Last seen:2025-04-29 14:01:48 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 3d95adbf13bbe79dc24dccb401c12091 (881 x AgentTesla, 737 x FormBook, 236 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:dtb20pkaCqT5TBWgNQ7apm8JMWN+w4cW24A1sl6A:OVg5tQ7apn6Wn05
Threatray 2'102 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1CC45C01273DD8361C3B26273BE667741BEBF782506A1F96B2FD4093DE920122521E673
TrID 40.3% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
19.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
17.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
7.7% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
7.6% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
dhash icon aae2f3e38383b629 (2'034 x Formbook, 1'183 x CredentialFlusher, 666 x AgentTesla)
Reporter James_inthe_box
Tags:exe FormBook

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
502
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
Employees Performance Report - April 29 2025.exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2025-04-29 14:10:04 UTC
Tags:
n/a
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/5c00e93b-6385-431b-8e07-25c3d94ed853

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/5018/
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.AutoIt.Agent-AOQ.UNOFFICIAL
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SecuriteInfo.com.PSW.Agent.BORA.UNOFFICIAL
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
94.1%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=6810e0e4c8b2e86d0ac4783d
Tags:
autoit emotet
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Launching a process
Сreating synchronization primitives
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
autoit compiled-script entropy fingerprint keylogger microsoft_visual_cc obfuscated packed packed packer_detected
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6810dba346fe05453ca9f7ce/reports/364bf40b-bb50-4bb8-9d0f-c0e46fde5107/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Win/malicious_confidence_100%
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/2cf49d1d038a7fa4756b0b9fcca4334ed29fccd6abbbfc633303332aa87e586a
Malware family:
Formbook
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/0828ef69-a4ad-42f8-b295-624ff362aa76
Result
Threat name:
FormBook
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1677379
Signature
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
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)
Sigma detected: Suspicious Process Parents
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: 1677379 Sample: Employees Performance Repor... Startdate: 29/04/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 31 www.play-whisper-forge.xyz 2->31 33 www.genericagi.xyz 2->33 35 19 other IPs or domains 2->35 47 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->47 49 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->49 51 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->51 55 5 other signatures 2->55 10 Employees Performance Report - April 29 2025.exe 2 2->10         started        13 svchost.exe 1 1 2->13         started        signatures3 53 Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation 33->53 process4 dnsIp5 67 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 10->67 69 Writes to foreign memory regions 10->69 71 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 10->71 16 svchost.exe 10->16         started        43 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 13->43 signatures6 process7 signatures8 45 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 16->45 19 DFrK6EI2fhQxI9g5Vwpr.exe 16->19 injected process9 signatures10 57 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 19->57 22 bitsadmin.exe 13 19->22         started        process11 signatures12 59 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 22->59 61 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 22->61 63 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 22->63 65 3 other signatures 22->65 25 DFrK6EI2fhQxI9g5Vwpr.exe 22->25 injected 29 firefox.exe 22->29         started        process13 dnsIp14 37 an05-prod-x.cdn-ng.net 103.117.135.13, 49727, 49728, 49729 KYIT-AS-APKuaiyunInformationTechnologyCOLtdCN China 25->37 39 hangten.tech 3.33.224.147, 49699, 49700, 49701 AMAZONEXPANSIONGB United States 25->39 41 10 other IPs or domains 25->41 73 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 25->73 signatures15
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/2cf49d1d038a7fa4756b0b9fcca4334ed29fccd6abbbfc633303332aa87e586a
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/2cf49d1d038a7fa4756b0b9fcca4334ed29fccd6abbbfc633303332aa87e586a/
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.FormBook
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-04-29 11:49:24 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
23
AV detection:
27 of 37 (72.97%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=ft2j2hidrj72i5llbop4zjbtj3jj7tgwvo57yyztamzsvkd6lbva._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
autoit
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unc_loader_036
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Formbook
2744da94da0a5d848f9fa9dc01f13b7040d2eb9305954fdfacf97f4aa9016495
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4b418e5eb7834e7fee32b5acf0b26100b038524c09f1608c8f6e3db582b95e50
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5d2614ebe7680070e612547a85691905a88def5e660d1a2ec3a3defc8299c1ec
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6ae5571ed26d2de037d1717137fd7f0c3b77a19530003c206280bdb49044a6f7
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8cb54738d97401a4520aa2f8b3260fff8d1fd1b6843571b1e1ddd1c232fe04e9
Formbook
ea5ad478df7db224610821def4d39b12ba7ef2f7a95fe88c9bc30a135bca5739
Formbook
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Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
discovery
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250429-rbk7lszsax/
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/34bf489f-e81a-4471-b927-57b44ac70e1e
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
2cf49d1d038a7fa4756b0b9fcca4334ed29fccd6abbbfc633303332aa87e586a
MD5 hash:
7d7c4e03253d267d8630ec4beb17956c
SHA1 hash:
2a94042476707c987d12df58cd792e483eb99a1f
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/5b51635f-5380-4764-a767-5e1c11224a0f/
SH256 hash:
14e2735879c20fe441c970ea726fffb1fdad400f5abe9f5676d24e3a78a27b03
MD5 hash:
3debcfc45fd488e3395014ed0dcbebbc
SHA1 hash:
56899434981d7cc2f222a6ed47e681119886ef1c
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/5b51635f-5380-4764-a767-5e1c11224a0f/
SH256 hash:
de000e53d362083ea2cbc23003a7b229d0d2ed8ddbddfc51b893823d7eefbd1a
MD5 hash:
e9a1351b30eda68faa1c66f057ab2905
SHA1 hash:
3590303e29fd936d238f4ed538a65a553160b28b
Detections:
win_formbook_g0
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/5b51635f-5380-4764-a767-5e1c11224a0f/
Parent samples :
ec5eff6a0284924ca4fd690abf53288859f071656be489b5063ec0c84f0cc3fa
2e9ed12c481281cecee835f3e186a73a87c877006e28352e475ff98f60be8ab7
72f6e481170f9b26653a098bd8b59602b112b931080008a84e9533af1ce4c05a
8b47e41b2dea3924fcb2fa5ddc3b2d31f5754fee749b5f0b2bd297858af0521e
986c872b85f9b81c792e7e26651a24890b1e191e2b06424f6add41405e81fe8a
5d2614ebe7680070e612547a85691905a88def5e660d1a2ec3a3defc8299c1ec
2cf49d1d038a7fa4756b0b9fcca4334ed29fccd6abbbfc633303332aa87e586a
ada2a850d17b854f620994df37e83d70b9507b9ea65faea6f4bbedbd393be984
4474a96c9a55882a4773013c4b28f6f0b718b7f0fb1a8a3d1761eca6dda67877
3b49db213b7efb1ec7cebb31e3d1f3294be52371093d2533a554487f1a877b1a
f8085cecef65f610706548c4d51d4b875c805be065bd267c93a30f274c766e92
7bc09a12040d7560b5ef41bad37848bf771f86f2e52a79574abde068ec390267
Malware family:
FormBook
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/2cf49d1d038a/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:AutoIT_Compiled
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Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies compiled AutoIT script (as EXE). This rule by itself does NOT necessarily mean the detected file is malicious.
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
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Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
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_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
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Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:YahLover
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Author:Kevin Falcoz
Description:YahLover

File information

The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Malspam

Formbook

Executable exe 2cf49d1d038a7fa4756b0b9fcca4334ed29fccd6abbbfc633303332aa87e586a

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/5018/

BLint

The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
AUTH_APIManipulates User AuthorizationADVAPI32.dll::AllocateAndInitializeSid
ADVAPI32.dll::CopySid
ADVAPI32.dll::FreeSid
ADVAPI32.dll::GetLengthSid
ADVAPI32.dll::GetTokenInformation
ADVAPI32.dll::GetAce
COM_BASE_APICan Download & Execute componentsole32.dll::CLSIDFromProgID
ole32.dll::CoCreateInstance
ole32.dll::CoCreateInstanceEx
ole32.dll::CoInitializeSecurity
ole32.dll::CreateStreamOnHGlobal
MULTIMEDIA_APICan Play MultimediaWINMM.dll::mciSendStringW
WINMM.dll::timeGetTime
WINMM.dll::waveOutSetVolume
SECURITY_BASE_APIUses Security Base APIADVAPI32.dll::AddAce
ADVAPI32.dll::AdjustTokenPrivileges
ADVAPI32.dll::CheckTokenMembership
ADVAPI32.dll::DuplicateTokenEx
ADVAPI32.dll::GetAclInformation
ADVAPI32.dll::GetSecurityDescriptorDacl
SHELL_APIManipulates System ShellSHELL32.dll::ShellExecuteExW
SHELL32.dll::ShellExecuteW
SHELL32.dll::SHFileOperationW
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsADVAPI32.dll::CreateProcessAsUserW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateProcessW
ADVAPI32.dll::CreateProcessWithLogonW
KERNEL32.dll::OpenProcess
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenProcessToken
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenThreadToken
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::SetSystemPowerState
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryA
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryW
KERNEL32.dll::GetDriveTypeW
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programsKERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::SetStdHandle
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleCP
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleMode
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CopyFileW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateHardLinkW
IPHLPAPI.DLL::IcmpCreateFile
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
KERNEL32.dll::DeleteFileW
WIN_BASE_USER_APIRetrieves Account InformationKERNEL32.dll::GetComputerNameW
ADVAPI32.dll::GetUserNameW
ADVAPI32.dll::LogonUserW
ADVAPI32.dll::LookupPrivilegeValueW
WIN_NETWORK_APISupports Windows NetworkingMPR.dll::WNetAddConnection2W
MPR.dll::WNetUseConnectionW
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows RegistryADVAPI32.dll::RegConnectRegistryW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegCreateKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegDeleteKeyW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegOpenKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegQueryValueExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegSetValueExW
WIN_USER_APIPerforms GUI ActionsUSER32.dll::BlockInput
USER32.dll::CloseDesktop
USER32.dll::CreateMenu
USER32.dll::EmptyClipboard
USER32.dll::FindWindowExW
USER32.dll::FindWindowW

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