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Database Entry



Formbook


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 19 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4c3c4e06e9994eded388727f5744c0746b76cb66f49efc0113111c7e6f975802
SHA3-384 hash: 87ff3a466f70830be8ffec976040c11a383ae7a5d9ec2b3e98246e2893718671421a0472cebf07bc304e8b2b881e8511
SHA1 hash: de348334e29485376b4e0f5487faf00184c51349
MD5 hash: e35bf4bd8ed78626b63cb917fb2fd576
humanhash: table-washington-coffee-seven
File name:Inquiry.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
File size:1'268'736 bytes
First seen:2026-08-25 06:07:01 UTC
Last seen:2026-09-10 11:01:34 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (49'245 x AgentTesla, 20'500 x Formbook, 12'374 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:/klFxzjP/2oSdv/ynygaK1aQmzFtPdYfTWcv4u2QXMixvMFky4Eip:SNb/2oSQnyzDzFtPdqTWcAuNZxvMGy
TLSH T1A145AD583211EC9EC4928971C9E0DDFAA6302CA7D616E20395E73D9FB93D586EF101E3
TrID 73.9% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
6.6% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
6.6% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
4.5% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter lowmal3
Tags:exe FormBook

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
195
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Creating a process with a hidden window
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Creating a file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-08-24T14:07:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-27T02:17:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Result
Threat name:
FormBook
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains method to dynamically call methods (often used by packers)
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
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)
Sigma detected: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
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
Yara detected MSIL Injector
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1963162 Sample: Inquiry.exe Startdate: 25/08/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 33 www.zapecs.ru 2->33 35 www.transportenriquez.com 2->35 37 11 other IPs or domains 2->37 45 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->45 47 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->47 49 Yara detected MSIL Injector 2->49 51 6 other signatures 2->51 10 Inquiry.exe 4 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 file5 31 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\Inquiry.exe.log, ASCII 10->31 dropped 61 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 10->61 63 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 10->63 65 Unusual module load detection (module proxying) 10->65 67 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 10->67 14 Inquiry.exe 10->14         started        17 powershell.exe 23 10->17         started        signatures6 process7 signatures8 69 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 14->69 71 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 14->71 73 Queues an APC in another process (thread injection) 14->73 75 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 14->75 19 si9qozoaMs.exe 14->19 injected 77 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 17->77 22 WmiPrvSE.exe 17->22         started        24 conhost.exe 17->24         started        process9 dnsIp10 39 www.lachecklist.fr 51.91.236.255, 49733, 49734, 49735 OVHFR France 19->39 41 www.kovaily.com 162.0.213.242, 49718, 49719, 49720 NAMECHEAP-NET-NamecheapIncUS United States 19->41 43 6 other IPs or domains 19->43 26 RMActivate_isv.exe 13 19->26         started        process11 signatures12 53 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 26->53 55 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 26->55 57 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 26->57 59 3 other signatures 26->59 29 firefox.exe 26->29         started        process13
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
12 match(es)
Tags:
.Net Executable Managed .NET PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout SOS: 0.83 Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.FormBook
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-24 17:22:11 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
10
AV detection:
19 of 24 (79.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
formbook
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:formbook discovery execution rat spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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
Family: Formbook
Formbook payload
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
4c3c4e06e9994eded388727f5744c0746b76cb66f49efc0113111c7e6f975802
MD5 hash:
e35bf4bd8ed78626b63cb917fb2fd576
SHA1 hash:
de348334e29485376b4e0f5487faf00184c51349
SH256 hash:
99181239c3cee54aa84a36a620a87e5941aa1fc5331d76310b71f8585caf6a0a
MD5 hash:
e6ebda1a4348fca679fe8656924f6666
SHA1 hash:
0036660cf84f688f2d39ad19728f61157a702d83
SH256 hash:
e830161d1871c96116eedd17bae66606d1274b0cefa6ef21bec38f5253ac21e8
MD5 hash:
c03db62ee34e3db2f2d2060c7a5681a9
SHA1 hash:
920951fc174cb0e39e14e38992daa52fff85c7da
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_ConfuserEx_Name_Pattern_Jan24
SH256 hash:
2bf01c5b04d52f23c1086ce354e6998e4797c9dd5a6ebf11bee83b608f923c39
MD5 hash:
3128a457366233c6f27cff8536281b25
SHA1 hash:
401df853b40e86150c9d17d0edb4002cd34573d6
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
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:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:dgaagas
Author:Harshit
Description:Uses certutil.exe to download a file named test.txt
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:NETexecutableMicrosoft
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:shellcode
Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:TH_Win_ETW_Bypass_2025_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Windows ETW Bypass Detection Rule - 2025
Reference:https://cyfare.net/

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