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Formbook


Vendor detections: 20


Intelligence 20 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 44ece3fd771b241e7adb7b8a46317aa0dce39aa4b815912805de4dc6ff631ae4
SHA3-384 hash: e1dfc06120d0308421027ebf137f829a3a66ed2c7b45945446b1bc88b1824dd4c497aeed14b8044275e17c47a21acc72
SHA1 hash: 72b7600962274de48d659fb73c127dc652fd76cd
MD5 hash: 6119979238f8f838dcf3badb5dcb235d
humanhash: timing-yellow-beryllium-delta
File name:TOI CHALLENGER PARTICULARSpdf.scr
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Signature Formbook
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File size:972'800 bytes
First seen:2026-01-20 07:27:06 UTC
Last seen:2026-01-20 14:16:36 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'750 x AgentTesla, 19'656 x Formbook, 12'248 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:QJt2X0/Fhwh5Hdiq/9wTmM/VJjghX8I165:QJtxhwhldiq/9cz/Vo8I16
Threatray 2'536 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1BC2512983719E803C4554BB81D20E37913B48E5AF500D3928FEFBCD738A5B59BE98687
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 threatcat_ch
Tags:exe FormBook

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
116
Origin country :
CH CH
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
RoboSki
Details
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/21f2664a-fe50-4296-97e6-fb71908ed588/
Malware family:
formbook
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ID:
1
File name:
630dca1ba67ee2d0bbd3821fcefad1734ac12a848f27b3f4e0706772fc3c8982.zip
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-01-20 06:49:07 UTC
Tags:
arch-exec formbook stealer xloader
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/2b86e39d-57b0-4a1e-8b1b-3fd1d6302884

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/49478/
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
70%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=696f2563bcad3327ec06ae55
Tags:
micro
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
davinci krypt masquerade packed snakekeylogger unsafe
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/696f2e65f3c1b7b1fbd7fd86/reports/45ef47ca-88b1-4365-a55f-09373785dac7/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Win/malicious_confidence_100%
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/44ece3fd771b241e7adb7b8a46317aa0dce39aa4b815912805de4dc6ff631ae4
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-01-20T02:01:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-22T04:55:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Detections:
UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic Trojan-Spy.Win32.Noon.sb Trojan-Spy.Noon.HTTP.ServerRequest PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic VHO:Trojan-Spy.MSIL.Noon.gen Backdoor.Agent.HTTP.C&C VHO:Trojan.Win32.Sdum.gen HEUR:Trojan-Spy.MSIL.Noon.gen
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/44ece3fd771b241e7adb7b8a46317aa0dce39aa4b815912805de4dc6ff631ae4/results?tab=lookup
Malware family:
Formbook
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/d2dc62c2-fd08-442b-b4d0-d76d5a17125a
Result
Threat name:
FormBook
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1853777
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
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
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)
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected FormBook
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1853777 Sample: TOI CHALLENGER PARTICULARSp... Startdate: 20/01/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 37 www.viptaka.cloud 2->37 39 www.unitedsharesbank.com 2->39 41 7 other IPs or domains 2->41 49 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->49 51 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->51 53 Yara detected FormBook 2->53 55 4 other signatures 2->55 11 TOI CHALLENGER PARTICULARSpdf.scr.exe 3 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 file5 35 TOI CHALLENGER PAR...LARSpdf.scr.exe.log, ASCII 11->35 dropped 14 TOI CHALLENGER PARTICULARSpdf.scr.exe 11->14         started        17 TOI CHALLENGER PARTICULARSpdf.scr.exe 11->17         started        19 TOI CHALLENGER PARTICULARSpdf.scr.exe 11->19         started        process6 signatures7 65 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 14->65 21 AzPMLyTBDAw.exe 14->21 injected process8 process9 23 unlodctr.exe 13 21->23         started        signatures10 57 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 23->57 59 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 23->59 61 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 23->61 63 4 other signatures 23->63 26 6KlilqGFprFO4.exe 23->26 injected 29 chrome.exe 23->29         started        31 firefox.exe 23->31         started        process11 dnsIp12 43 offline.specialcdnstatus.com 169.254.254.254 USDOSUS Reserved 26->43 45 www.unitedsharesbank.com 198.251.89.229, 49692, 80 PONYNETUS United States 26->45 47 3 other IPs or domains 26->47 33 WerFault.exe 4 29->33         started        process13
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/44ece3fd771b241e7adb7b8a46317aa0dce39aa4b815912805de4dc6ff631ae4
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
10 match(es)
Tags:
.Net Executable Managed .NET PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout SOS: 0.21 Win 32 Exe x86
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/6119979238f8f838dcf3badb5dcb235d
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/44ece3fd771b241e7adb7b8a46317aa0dce39aa4b815912805de4dc6ff631ae4/
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Backdoor.FormBook
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-20 05:31:57 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
7
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=itwoh7lxdmsb46w3pofemml2udoohgvexakzckaf3zg4n73ddlsa._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
formbook
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Result
Malware family:
formbook
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:formbook discovery rat spyware stealer trojan
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260120-jadr5scy2d/
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
SmartAssembly .NET packer
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Formbook payload
Formbook
Formbook family
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/a7e441b4-316a-4e08-9b3c-1870ac1ad35d
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
44ece3fd771b241e7adb7b8a46317aa0dce39aa4b815912805de4dc6ff631ae4
MD5 hash:
6119979238f8f838dcf3badb5dcb235d
SHA1 hash:
72b7600962274de48d659fb73c127dc652fd76cd
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/e65a9517-4216-4bb9-9954-85f600bbba61/
SH256 hash:
2094497b3f255e8a87c2b757c2d70211bf9d57409352ccb7bfd396d41d332a93
MD5 hash:
cf4b62421ea5b6cc3c2e98c43cab27b3
SHA1 hash:
a35e74869129abb17e42a8670d71d6f75e6258dc
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/e65a9517-4216-4bb9-9954-85f600bbba61/
SH256 hash:
d4c5416bc2a5af3b1774ff39cb97559b60e9637b65e202e9d35cf1693f3ce471
MD5 hash:
6767996995d8a605a650adfb85503744
SHA1 hash:
b94096e4454ad8f0279c329b5a00a4578363d8d8
Detections:
INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/e65a9517-4216-4bb9-9954-85f600bbba61/
Parent samples :
c6aa56afa7a6941d9bb8786b07e192ea996d3a133c992285b58349cc5c204561
bf46723d199408eb636dfbb7d50ef97fad7c96be7aedca35fa350c92a7492a4e
44ece3fd771b241e7adb7b8a46317aa0dce39aa4b815912805de4dc6ff631ae4
5f947957f8b2c4cc8609167eaec826c9855e15c55dac3926c33b2a0c003cf773
a803802107f3ee132802204825112c350470951b753d8b48fc17883ddf25e4a5
a3c7847164f2c9a18c8c6bed01241b84fffbd6d866195e92f556ba0a596d0428
5c0bdefeb2e965c9cb1aa42e28b84b31e11693b4438c47e97be98fb1b496d940
6a6af729bcfe6c368c81300a7b3f078b6077b365d7dad49b9c0bc4d1ee3f71b2
fada71925be3d53eee961507cb43bc2ee409d406770c7ddb7f2f06afae85a456
SH256 hash:
4594f0e4165ff58823d8ac2d2df432400ec69164b1beb3ddc52ca76b7f648a58
MD5 hash:
6572c25cb4d3e26e5201ebb7afd379fc
SHA1 hash:
d2e491021786563d10934bfbc48b3a9d85af37f8
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_ConfuserEx_Name_Pattern_Jan24
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/e65a9517-4216-4bb9-9954-85f600bbba61/
SH256 hash:
83f731ca2b2297eea1592ba73700a69a704cbd69dac3d065c855669027a8adf0
MD5 hash:
85bbbbf468e67b56ff0df8a1b10e2408
SHA1 hash:
1554cc9831feb600d3a84ef4312941ad8d683dfa
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/e65a9517-4216-4bb9-9954-85f600bbba61/
Malware family:
FormBook
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/44ece3fd771b/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/44ece3fd771b241e7adb7b8a46317aa0dce39aa4b815912805de4dc6ff631ae4

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File information

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Malspam

Formbook

Executable exe 44ece3fd771b241e7adb7b8a46317aa0dce39aa4b815912805de4dc6ff631ae4

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Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/49478/

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