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Database Entry



Formbook


Vendor detections: 11


Maldoc score: 4


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 38fec907dc95bfe40e4eb9d109587dec7169e274c3a5515a19f2975b6dca3c96
SHA3-384 hash: 1e8bae5560beb83bfdd4bb98e01b3ba781e4b90ce69b6d18435c29f71e77160590bd252945ba0907066dd2b0e245da02
SHA1 hash: 1cd4aa98e0a1e0ac3c7c074e90e57a2cc57af907
MD5 hash: 9276d0a4ba3a880dbb8162d609938d9a
humanhash: bravo-uranus-twenty-colorado
File name:HSBC Customer Information.xls
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
File size:400'896 bytes
First seen:2023-11-28 15:16:21 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Excel file xls
MIME type:application/vnd.ms-excel
ssdeep 6144:ln1m9kdbUQZetJs0hdMJUXOqT+Q8FoZG3JwWN60hACuXHEjF1yNTc+Wcjvp8:lOeQJtqSdLOqyMcJfBhtSETylccjh
TLSH T16F84120AB545C61BCC075074DCC9B4DFA329DC7EAF44A78E72CA7B4EC2316E58522B92
TrID 46.5% (.XLS) Microsoft Excel sheet (alternate) (56500/1/4)
26.7% (.XLS) Microsoft Excel sheet (32500/1/3)
20.1% (.XLS) Microsoft Excel sheet (alternate) (24500/1/2)
6.5% (.) Generic OLE2 / Multistream Compound (8000/1)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:cve-2017-0199 FormBook HSBC xls

Office OLE Information


This malware samples appears to be an Office document. The following table provides more information about this document using oletools and oledump.

OLE id
Maldoc score: 4
OLE dump

MalwareBazaar was able to identify 15 sections in this file using oledump:

Section IDSection sizeSection name
1114 bytesCompObj
2244 bytesDocumentSummaryInformation
3200 bytesSummaryInformation
499 bytesMBD000D6B56/CompObj
5200808 bytesMBD000D6B56/Package
6552 bytesMBD000D6B57/Ole
7182094 bytesWorkbook
8529 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/PROJECT
9104 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/PROJECTwm
10977 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Sheet1
11977 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Sheet2
12977 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Sheet3
13985 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/ThisWorkbook
142644 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/_VBA_PROJECT
15553 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/dir
OLE vba

MalwareBazaar was able to extract and deobfuscate VBA script(s) the following information from OLE objects embedded in this file using olevba:

TypeKeywordDescription
SuspiciousHex StringsHex-encoded strings were detected, may be used to obfuscate strings (option --decode to see all)

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
336
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Legit
File type:
application/vnd.ms-excel
Has a screenshot:
False
Contains macros:
False
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Creating a window
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching a process
Сreating synchronization primitives
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source by exploiting the app vulnerability
Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
Legacy Excel File with Macro
Payload URLs
URL
File name
http://172.245.208.19/https/microsoftdeletedentireEdgehistorycachecookiecleanfromthepc.Doc
Embedded Ole
Behaviour
SuspiciousRTF detected
Document image
Document image
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
embedequation exploit macros shellcode
Label:
Benign
Suspicious Score:
3.1/10
Score Malicious:
32%
Score Benign:
68%
Result
Threat name:
FormBook
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
.NET source code contains very large array initializations
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
DLL side loading technique detected
Document embeds suspicious OLE2 link
Excel sheet contains many unusual embedded objects
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Injects files into Windows application
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Microsoft Office drops suspicious files
Microsoft Office launches external ms-search protocol handler (WebDAV)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Office equation editor drops PE file
Office equation editor establishes network connection
Office equation editor starts processes (likely CVE 2017-11882 or CVE-2018-0802)
Office viewer loads remote template
Queues an APC in another process (thread injection)
Sample uses process hollowing technique
Shellcode detected
Sigma detected: EQNEDT32.EXE connecting to internet
Sigma detected: File Dropped By EQNEDT32EXE
Snort IDS alert for network traffic
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Yara detected FormBook
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1349371 Sample: HSBC_Customer_Information.xls Startdate: 28/11/2023 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 59 www.ofupakoshi.com 2->59 77 Snort IDS alert for network traffic 2->77 79 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->79 81 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->81 83 14 other signatures 2->83 11 EQNEDT32.EXE 12 2->11         started        15 WINWORD.EXE 346 49 2->15         started        17 EXCEL.EXE 57 51 2->17         started        20 AcroRd32.exe 21 2->20         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 43 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\wlanext.exe, PE32 11->43 dropped 45 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\wlanext[1].exe, PE32 11->45 dropped 93 Office equation editor establishes network connection 11->93 95 Office equation editor starts processes (likely CVE 2017-11882 or CVE-2018-0802) 11->95 22 wlanext.exe 1 7 11->22         started        47 microsoftdeleteden...anfromthepc.Doc.url, MS 15->47 dropped 49 C:\Users\user\...\https on 172.245.208.19.url, MS 15->49 dropped 51 ~WRF{82E69701-0917...F-B1CC64AFE13D}.tmp, Composite 15->51 dropped 53 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\46EC7B3B.doc, Non-ISO 15->53 dropped 97 Microsoft Office launches external ms-search protocol handler (WebDAV) 15->97 99 Office viewer loads remote template 15->99 101 Microsoft Office drops suspicious files 15->101 57 172.245.208.19, 49164, 49165, 49166 AS-COLOCROSSINGUS United States 17->57 55 microsoftdeleteden...eanfromthepc[1].doc, Non-ISO 17->55 dropped 103 Injects files into Windows application 17->103 file6 signatures7 process8 signatures9 85 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 22->85 87 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 22->87 89 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 22->89 25 wlanext.exe 22->25         started        process10 signatures11 91 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 25->91 28 atEhKJjudyLjAVNhJhO.exe 25->28 injected process12 signatures13 105 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 28->105 31 where.exe 1 20 28->31         started        process14 dnsIp15 67 www.sqlite.org 45.33.6.223, 49173, 80 LINODE-APLinodeLLCUS United States 31->67 41 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\sqlite3.dll, PE32 31->41 dropped 69 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 31->69 71 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 31->71 73 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 31->73 75 3 other signatures 31->75 36 atEhKJjudyLjAVNhJhO.exe 31->36 injected 39 firefox.exe 31->39         started        file16 signatures17 process18 dnsIp19 61 www.zz23xw.top 198.44.187.121, 49174, 49175, 49176 VPSQUANUS United States 36->61 63 speedbikesglobal.com 207.244.126.150, 49186, 49187, 49188 LEASEWEB-USA-WDCUS United States 36->63 65 5 other IPs or domains 36->65
Threat name:
Document-Office.Exploit.CVE-2017-0199
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2023-11-28 09:19:42 UTC
File Type:
Document
Extracted files:
91
AV detection:
10 of 23 (43.48%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
n/a
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Launches Equation Editor
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
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Abuses OpenXML format to download file from external location
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Blocklisted process makes network request
Downloads MZ/PE file
Process spawned unexpected child process
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:informational_win_ole_protected
Author:Jeff White (karttoon@gmail.com) @noottrak
Description:Identify OLE Project protection within documents.
Rule name:maldoc_OLE_file_magic_number
Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)
Rule name:office_document_vba
Author:Jean-Philippe Teissier / @Jipe_
Description:Office document with embedded VBA
Reference:https://github.com/jipegit/

File information


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

Malspam

Formbook

Excel file xls 38fec907dc95bfe40e4eb9d109587dec7169e274c3a5515a19f2975b6dca3c96

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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