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Database Entry



Formbook


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 21 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 68773735efbd467e3286df5cbd2cc678926f0821ebbc9c2633b215b31d0b7d45
SHA3-384 hash: 492398b5f671d06d2be8d4415269a9697b20401aea6c67316e7ad209472e7616d763083f87b8cda7e7c0147cf482f084
SHA1 hash: 4f9e1249c407dbd9c0669f3158519eed96ae5980
MD5 hash: 4bcaa831d3aed104046c10e47dc8850e
humanhash: lemon-blue-echo-arkansas
File name:Maersk Arrival Notice ready for Bill of Lading 238591458-393747337-837473734-283473743.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
File size:1'074'176 bytes
First seen:2024-05-15 14:56:42 UTC
Last seen:2024-05-15 15:21:54 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash afcdf79be1557326c854b6e20cb900a7 (1'102 x FormBook, 936 x AgentTesla, 399 x RemcosRAT)
ssdeep 24576:0AHnh+eWsN3skA4RV1Hom2KXMmHa5ZchzV/S5:Dh+ZkldoPK8Ya5Zo5A
TLSH T13835AD0273D1C036FFAB92739B6AF64556BC7D254123852F13982DB9BC701B2263E663
TrID 63.7% (.CPL) Windows Control Panel Item (generic) (57583/11/19)
11.6% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4)
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)
File icon (PE):PE icon
dhash icon aae2f3e38383b629 (2'034 x Formbook, 1'183 x CredentialFlusher, 666 x AgentTesla)
Reporter threatcat_ch
Tags:exe FormBook

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
351
Origin country :
CH CH
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
formbook
ID:
1
File name:
68773735efbd467e3286df5cbd2cc678926f0821ebbc9c2633b215b31d0b7d45.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2024-05-15 14:57:38 UTC
Tags:
formbook xloader

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Gathering data
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Launching a process
Сreating synchronization primitives
Launching cmd.exe command interpreter
Setting browser functions hooks
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Unauthorized injection to a browser process
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.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Found malware configuration
Initial sample is a PE file and has a suspicious name
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection)
Modifies the prolog of user mode functions (user mode inline hooks)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation
Queues an APC in another process (thread injection)
Sample uses process hollowing technique
Snort IDS alert for network traffic
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Tries to detect virtualization through RDTSC time measurements
Uses netsh to modify the Windows network and firewall settings
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected FormBook
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1442088 Sample: Maersk  Arrival Notice read... Startdate: 15/05/2024 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 34 www.techinf.xyz 2->34 36 ytcp-cdn.js.ig350.com 2->36 38 12 other IPs or domains 2->38 44 Snort IDS alert for network traffic 2->44 46 Found malware configuration 2->46 48 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->48 52 7 other signatures 2->52 11 Maersk  Arrival Notice ready for Bill of Lading 238591458-393747337-837473734-283473743.exe 4 2->11         started        signatures3 50 Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation 34->50 process4 signatures5 60 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 11->60 62 Writes to foreign memory regions 11->62 64 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 11->64 14 svchost.exe 11->14         started        process6 signatures7 66 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 14->66 68 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 14->68 70 Sample uses process hollowing technique 14->70 72 2 other signatures 14->72 17 explorer.exe 56 1 14->17 injected process8 dnsIp9 28 www.playsolutionsinc.com 216.40.34.41, 49706, 80 TUCOWSCA Canada 17->28 30 ext-sq.squarespace.com 198.185.159.144, 49708, 49709, 80 SQUARESPACEUS United States 17->30 32 5 other IPs or domains 17->32 40 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 17->40 42 Uses netsh to modify the Windows network and firewall settings 17->42 21 netsh.exe 17->21         started        signatures10 process11 signatures12 54 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 21->54 56 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 21->56 58 Tries to detect virtualization through RDTSC time measurements 21->58 24 cmd.exe 1 21->24         started        process13 process14 26 conhost.exe 24->26         started       
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Strab
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2024-05-14 10:43:41 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
28
AV detection:
19 of 24 (79.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
formbook
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:formbook campaign:se63 rat spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Formbook payload
Formbook
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
68773735efbd467e3286df5cbd2cc678926f0821ebbc9c2633b215b31d0b7d45
MD5 hash:
4bcaa831d3aed104046c10e47dc8850e
SHA1 hash:
4f9e1249c407dbd9c0669f3158519eed96ae5980
Detections:
AutoIT_Compiled SUSP_Imphash_Mar23_3
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: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:Formbook
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect Formbook in memory
Reference:internal research
Rule name:maldoc_find_kernel32_base_method_1
Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)
Rule name:maldoc_getEIP_method_1
Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:meth_get_eip
Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:meth_stackstrings
Author:Willi Ballenthin
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: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:Windows_Trojan_Formbook
Author:@malgamy12
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Formbook_1112e116
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/formbook-adopts-cab-less-approach
Rule name:win_formbook_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects win.formbook.
Rule name:win_formbook_w0
Author:@malgamy12

File information


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

Malspam

Formbook

Executable exe 68773735efbd467e3286df5cbd2cc678926f0821ebbc9c2633b215b31d0b7d45

(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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