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Database Entry



Formbook


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 22 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 628c71357656704c7557546de59aef2eeb4028999340e1a9c7adfd17ba2aa73e
SHA3-384 hash: 127143facc6d2ca20b6e0a0efa4bc8006a0994b7264b925796be7a2b479ac844b51b7fd74fce1c24134fc5f13522cfe2
SHA1 hash: 7ac5886fd638e3fcefbc65dda25f421801dc7dfe
MD5 hash: 0581ced62b6254370bb8e816ccd8b4d6
humanhash: queen-orange-maine-michigan
File name:PROTEST LETTER.zip
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
File size:772'073 bytes
First seen:2025-07-09 11:11:00 UTC
Last seen:2025-07-09 11:32:57 UTC
File type: zip
MIME type:application/zip
ssdeep 12288:xDpMfE00PcjNA1icgHo+PFlfbSMEiFvUhem1e8hITn275/Ky/9km+V2Lt+mw8UGO:3FPc55LI+tlfbS4F5uprS4kmG2LtqGMF
TLSH T167F4337AC180FEF39756A008F17A6169FD3B06ACEB81845C6007D1D2E3BD1E949C7A97
Magika zip
Reporter cocaman
Tags:FormBook zip


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cocaman
Malicious email (T1566.001)
From: "Netos Williams <kitS@migenetika.com>" (likely spoofed)
Received: "from gallant-feynman.147-45-49-96.plesk.page (unknown [147.45.49.96]) "
Date: "09 Jul 2025 02:02:29 -0700"
Subject: "Documents confirmation 07/07"
Attachment: "PROTEST LETTER.zip"

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
8
# of downloads :
29
Origin country :
CH CH
File Archive Information

This file archive contains 1 file(s), sorted by their relevance:

File name:PROTEST LETTER.exe
File size:1'208'832 bytes
SHA256 hash: 543488926596ff1e2874b039ecfcbdbca619e49598111df0e7531c469de68cfe
MD5 hash: c4bd09c4c5db94450785bc5ac91b26b3
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
Signature Formbook
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Suspicious
Score:
50%
Tags:
autoit emotet
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
PE File
Behaviour
BlacklistAPI detected
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug autoit compiled-script fingerprint keylogger microsoft_visual_cc packed packed
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.
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
3 match(es)
Tags:
AutoIt Decompiled Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) Suspect Zip Archive
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.FormBook
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-08 14:17:51 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
25
AV detection:
19 of 24 (79.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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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: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: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:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:YahLover
Author:Kevin Falcoz
Description:YahLover

File information


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

Malspam

Formbook

zip 628c71357656704c7557546de59aef2eeb4028999340e1a9c7adfd17ba2aa73e

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment
  
Dropping
Formbook

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