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Database Entry



Formbook


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 48177b2aa261a8726cf1621a4ce94a9a7355304f240e2c9a66a1f7c022c10ddb
SHA3-384 hash: 0c781b1d1e887c449bf31d053f288c4d7504d580486945f74a1cfab1829ec1c8fb81167dff52b20d7c6118fe22d71b8b
SHA1 hash: 1df6b0922a6d4768c2df1a92ea06afb25dc66cb4
MD5 hash: ab65db2697a636f38de06c328700c6ca
humanhash: blossom-mockingbird-sierra-sierra
File name:CHEQUE COPY.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
File size:1'181'696 bytes
First seen:2025-01-22 08:49:01 UTC
Last seen:2025-02-07 14:07:41 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash afcdf79be1557326c854b6e20cb900a7 (1'102 x FormBook, 936 x AgentTesla, 399 x RemcosRAT)
ssdeep 24576:zu6J33O0c+JY5UZ+XC0kGso6FaFSKgXsB6zJoPvO/H2cWY:du0c++OCvkGs9FaFSVHJoPvOfcY
TLSH T14945BE2273DEC360CB669173BF69B7016EBF3C614630B85B2F980D7DA950162162D7A3
TrID 63.7% (.CPL) Windows Control Panel Item (generic) (57583/11/19)
11.6% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
7.2% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
5.5% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
4.9% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
File icon (PE):PE icon
dhash icon aae2f3e38383b629 (2'034 x Formbook, 1'183 x CredentialFlusher, 666 x AgentTesla)
Reporter lowmal3
Tags:exe FormBook

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
321
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
nymeria autorun autoit emotet
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a file
Creating a process from a recently created file
Launching a process
Сreating synchronization primitives
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context autoit compiled-script evasive fingerprint keylogger lolbin microsoft_visual_cc mmc msconfig packed packed packer_detected
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.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
AI detected suspicious sample
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file
Drops VBS files to the startup folder
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Machine Learning detection for 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 dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Queues an APC in another process (thread injection)
Sigma detected: Drops script at startup location
Sigma detected: Suspicious Process Parents
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
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)
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected FormBook
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1596656 Sample: CHEQUE COPY.exe Startdate: 22/01/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 44 www.themessageart.online 2->44 46 www.pegji.online 2->46 48 8 other IPs or domains 2->48 68 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->68 70 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->70 72 Yara detected FormBook 2->72 74 6 other signatures 2->74 11 CHEQUE COPY.exe 6 2->11         started        15 wscript.exe 1 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 file5 42 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\Zworykin.exe, PE32 11->42 dropped 80 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 11->80 17 Zworykin.exe 3 11->17         started        82 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 15->82 21 Zworykin.exe 2 15->21         started        signatures6 process7 file8 40 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\Zworykin.vbs, data 17->40 dropped 56 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 17->56 58 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 17->58 60 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 17->60 66 2 other signatures 17->66 23 svchost.exe 17->23         started        62 Writes to foreign memory regions 21->62 64 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 21->64 26 svchost.exe 21->26         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 78 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 23->78 28 rX2S6vksMfBPLnswlefhMAv.exe 23->28 injected process12 signatures13 84 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 28->84 31 notepad.exe 13 28->31         started        process14 signatures15 86 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 31->86 88 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 31->88 90 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 31->90 92 3 other signatures 31->92 34 rX2S6vksMfBPLnswlefhMAv.exe 31->34 injected 38 firefox.exe 31->38         started        process16 dnsIp17 50 www.pegji.online 185.151.30.221, 49739, 49740, 49741 TWENTYIGB United Kingdom 34->50 52 www.martmall.info 209.74.64.189, 49748, 49749, 80 MULTIBAND-NEWHOPEUS United States 34->52 54 3 other IPs or domains 34->54 76 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 34->76 signatures18
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Autoitinject
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-01-21 09:13:30 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
28
AV detection:
21 of 24 (87.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
AutoIT Executable
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Drops startup file
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan
YARA:
SUSP_Imphash_Mar23_3
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
a012a8fefcc30c7107742aecd6f4c2be32b139558398a6596d13a78d7cfb1559
MD5 hash:
3c340259c6d3bd72b20e19d3ccf1a08f
SHA1 hash:
bb4dab889b810506ca7cf4cda338f5184d693eab
Detections:
win_formbook_g0
SH256 hash:
f3f85b8d84daa901761b92cf13c7167cc3d41d23e66ac5a125866e62afe3e7f7
MD5 hash:
98ce1c825c7bc37c82f04e906c9cf52e
SHA1 hash:
b5eb7f73675b109e9cdf7a9f3f59ba1f82470fb7
SH256 hash:
d55ddcd782cbf2a12dc53c70efd1089dbc66634ace9144167a2f7e460935a1fe
MD5 hash:
2ff9f42b954972e24ba3b4e36a1407e0
SHA1 hash:
cdbbbecc0986d6a87e82095abc97d559112f4caf
SH256 hash:
48177b2aa261a8726cf1621a4ce94a9a7355304f240e2c9a66a1f7c022c10ddb
MD5 hash:
ab65db2697a636f38de06c328700c6ca
SHA1 hash:
1df6b0922a6d4768c2df1a92ea06afb25dc66cb4
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:AutoIT_Compiled
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
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:pe_no_import_table
Description:Detect pe file that no import table
Rule name:shellcode
Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns
Rule name:SUSP_Imphash_Mar23_3
Author:Arnim Rupp (https://github.com/ruppde)
Description:Detects imphash often found in malware samples (Maximum 0,25% hits with search for 'imphash:x p:0' on Virustotal) = 99,75% hits
Reference:Internal Research
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 48177b2aa261a8726cf1621a4ce94a9a7355304f240e2c9a66a1f7c022c10ddb

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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::CopyFileExW
KERNEL32.dll::CopyFileW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateHardLinkW
IPHLPAPI.DLL::IcmpCreateFile
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
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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