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Formbook


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 17 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 65a9420eb0bf4f37470b4e8932956df369ce6d75819aac48a7e69ceb308f122c
SHA3-384 hash: 0d7caf130103fcd68bfb1c433625da8dcdaea9ee7da51eff10249dd223a531b122486d074c2cbc2d28e01dca1e639c2d
SHA1 hash: db2096161636fd084215163b017077952b7ae7f3
MD5 hash: e71990f8884751337c5a682da3268957
humanhash: winter-potato-equal-quiet
File name:hip9k0.ps1
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
File size:1'454'802 bytes
First seen:2025-10-16 06:11:17 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:PowerShell (PS) ps1
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 24576:Dz7Hk3//KMpFlqOnhEKt5hH1/2ncq9aKGitHZ3eZBHrmoziWK2CNK0eC:DzDqRqOhEpnztt5Zf7
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TLSH T1446533416FA47E6E05A8A23471BEBD1FB6B058688864D2D723E2D0D71635F80172F9BC
Magika powershell
Reporter JAMESWT_WT
Tags:FormBook iy1e0o ps1

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
86
Origin country :
IT IT
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
94.9%
Tags:
ransomware spawn
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
aspnet_compiler base64 evasive krypt lolbin obfuscated powershell reconnaissance remcos
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
ps1
First seen:
2025-10-16T02:01:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-16T03:41:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
Trojan.Win32.InjectorNetT.s PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
1 match(es)
Tags:
Base64 Block Contains Base64 Block PowerShell
Threat name:
Script-PowerShell.Backdoor.Remcos
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-16 06:12:21 UTC
File Type:
Text (PowerShell)
AV detection:
11 of 24 (45.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
formbook
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:formbook adware discovery execution rat spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Badlisted process makes network request
Formbook payload
Formbook
Formbook family
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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:pe_no_import_table
Description:Detect pe file that no import table
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
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_CMD_Powershell_Usage
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
Rule name:TH_Win_ETW_Bypass_2025_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Windows ETW Bypass Detection Rule - 2025
Reference:https://cyfare.net/

File information


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Web download

Formbook

PowerShell (PS) ps1 65a9420eb0bf4f37470b4e8932956df369ce6d75819aac48a7e69ceb308f122c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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