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Database Entry



Formbook


Vendor detections: 19


Intelligence 19 IOCs YARA 21 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2dbc649f56dbbc3bc0b958929fd993b6a0dc60513c9cf95c9e577bc71534031c
SHA3-384 hash: 82e7401aac9ed16207ccc1cc622a57e1dc09f82cec93159a361dd15b79b344bc6cc363b418f0c00e309407fe39ff7e3a
SHA1 hash: 5ba2b95efe8c8bc83f2869a95040ebdd087f9aaa
MD5 hash: d9a073ae613c2d5ce0e8baf11ab4be36
humanhash: hydrogen-spaghetti-fix-football
File name:4FaxVAj4tnLxTFs.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
File size:694'272 bytes
First seen:2025-03-05 11:30:19 UTC
Last seen:2025-03-05 14:07:55 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'653 x AgentTesla, 19'464 x Formbook, 12'205 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 12288:oLtTMpm+gvyxSQoE28fH+b2Lrpr9xTFdU+fDpVUNUGc6xZidXjSSs:+tTL004XxT7LfDpVSUlGsJ2
Threatray 4'755 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T17FE4E0642368EB07C5769BF91832E07457F97DEDB811C22A8FE96CDB7972B004E50293
TrID 71.1% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
10.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
6.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
4.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter cocaman
Tags:exe FormBook

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
581
Origin country :
CH CH
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
formbook
ID:
1
File name:
4FaxVAj4tnLxTFs.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-03-05 11:24:26 UTC
Tags:
formbook stealer xloader

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
97.4%
Tags:
autorun kryptik virus msil
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Adding an access-denied ACE
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Launching a process
Creating a file
Launching cmd.exe command interpreter
Setting browser functions hooks
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Unauthorized injection to a browser process
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Result
Threat name:
FormBook
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Found malware configuration
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
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)
Modifies the prolog of user mode functions (user mode inline hooks)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation
Queues an APC in another process (thread injection)
Sample uses process hollowing technique
Sigma detected: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Scheduled temp file as task from temp location
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Tries to detect virtualization through RDTSC time measurements
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected FormBook
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1630018 Sample: 4FaxVAj4tnLxTFs.exe Startdate: 05/03/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 61 www.skpmypqxn.xyz 2->61 63 www.ealturmat.xyz 2->63 65 4 other IPs or domains 2->65 81 Found malware configuration 2->81 83 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->83 85 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->85 89 9 other signatures 2->89 11 4FaxVAj4tnLxTFs.exe 7 2->11         started        15 enkCcBatgYhq.exe 5 2->15         started        signatures3 87 Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation 63->87 process4 file5 53 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\enkCcBatgYhq.exe, PE32 11->53 dropped 55 C:\Users\...\enkCcBatgYhq.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 11->55 dropped 57 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\tmp8030.tmp, XML 11->57 dropped 59 C:\Users\user\...\4FaxVAj4tnLxTFs.exe.log, ASCII 11->59 dropped 91 Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules 11->91 93 Writes to foreign memory regions 11->93 95 Allocates memory in foreign processes 11->95 97 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 11->97 17 RegSvcs.exe 11->17         started        20 powershell.exe 23 11->20         started        22 powershell.exe 23 11->22         started        30 3 other processes 11->30 99 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 15->99 101 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 15->101 24 RegSvcs.exe 15->24         started        26 schtasks.exe 15->26         started        28 RegSvcs.exe 15->28         started        signatures6 process7 signatures8 67 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 17->67 69 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 17->69 71 Sample uses process hollowing technique 17->71 73 Queues an APC in another process (thread injection) 17->73 32 explorer.exe 43 1 17->32 injected 75 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 20->75 34 conhost.exe 20->34         started        36 WmiPrvSE.exe 20->36         started        38 conhost.exe 22->38         started        77 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 24->77 40 conhost.exe 26->40         started        79 Tries to detect virtualization through RDTSC time measurements 30->79 42 conhost.exe 30->42         started        process9 process10 44 raserver.exe 32->44         started        47 help.exe 32->47         started        signatures11 103 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 44->103 105 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 44->105 107 Tries to detect virtualization through RDTSC time measurements 44->107 109 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 44->109 49 cmd.exe 44->49         started        process12 process13 51 conhost.exe 49->51         started       
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Trojan.AutorunsGenie8DN
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-03-05 09:35:12 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
13
AV detection:
20 of 24 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
formbook
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:formbook campaign:my18 discovery execution rat spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Checks computer location settings
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Formbook payload
Formbook
Formbook family
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
2dbc649f56dbbc3bc0b958929fd993b6a0dc60513c9cf95c9e577bc71534031c
MD5 hash:
d9a073ae613c2d5ce0e8baf11ab4be36
SHA1 hash:
5ba2b95efe8c8bc83f2869a95040ebdd087f9aaa
SH256 hash:
76498ebecc6c0a02bc00b900ca873af58982cc42639317a38a8abae61965251d
MD5 hash:
c0c4f6f774711fc0544a558caa747ea3
SHA1 hash:
4f8366c42f78295d6baf03f8a06f81da6dd1cd92
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_ConfuserEx_Name_Pattern_Jan24 SUSP_OBF_NET_Reactor_Indicators_Jan24
SH256 hash:
daf4f1d48b812a6e017f0f9f45ead57ac066e403f4ac7c0dfecae43d7d7e9b6f
MD5 hash:
c44baa611dd19524e27351a2a57b1fc6
SHA1 hash:
96a412c2d9bca5807f356340c67c146055fbe781
SH256 hash:
014af1eeb386d2d55905a3a9e582d070fb7fb04fd6167dfdcf5fe40ef4628035
MD5 hash:
fab7758d7c5b6317d1559d5c06aba0e0
SHA1 hash:
039e53c637bc55803e95e5cb8782120b61f93f0c
Detections:
win_formbook_g0 win_formbook_auto win_formbook_w0 FormBook Windows_Trojan_Formbook Formbook
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:AgentTesla_DIFF_Common_Strings_01
Author:schmidtsz
Description:Identify partial Agent Tesla strings
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__GlobalFlags
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerHiding__Active
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerHiding__Thread
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:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:pe_no_import_table
Description:Detect pe file that no import table
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SEH__vectored
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)

File information


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

Malspam

Formbook

Executable exe 2dbc649f56dbbc3bc0b958929fd993b6a0dc60513c9cf95c9e577bc71534031c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Other

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

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