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Database Entry



Formbook


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 700f22038c8a730a16e3b41f72fc448f531946b145d9a2640516c8a9bf2d93a3
SHA3-384 hash: 8b50fb7a3f6935b8f84932e8d2f65ef461872c1c41eb923df716543223f051d3ba5e124599d3ef9e7b2476995dab8ce0
SHA1 hash: 142fe35ab7cd9b9ff67eaab395726006eff0478c
MD5 hash: 134457bd54de12fd7639337143991ebb
humanhash: carolina-bulldog-uniform-spaghetti
File name:PPE REQUIREMENTS.pdf.js
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
File size:3'054'369 bytes
First seen:2026-09-14 12:08:34 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Java Script (JS) js
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 24576:cPBZnQJuY0DpPunKhkg9pA1pXfpxTQqQovG2XLiGRZfLxlIWCUx5hgm+lMI29rRt:cO
TLSH T13CE519E33AFA368A5446372A541C3B288F3FC1512C43B6E494CF07C9955FE1E29D8A5B
Magika javascript
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:FormBook js

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
158
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade obfuscated repaired
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
js
First seen:
2026-09-14T06:03:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-15T05:59:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Result
Threat name:
FormBook
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
AI detected malicious Powershell script
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
JavaScript file contains suspicious strings
JavaScript source code contains functionality to generate code involving a shell, file or stream
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)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation
Queues an APC in another process (thread injection)
Sigma detected: Suspicious Parent Double Extension File Execution
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Suspicious execution chain found
Suspicious powershell command line found
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)
Uses an obfuscated file name to hide its real file extension (double extension)
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes to foreign memory regions
WScript reads language and country specific registry keys (likely country aware script)
Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly)
Yara detected FormBook
Yara detected Powershell decode and execute
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1972648 Sample: PPE REQUIREMENTS.pdf.js Startdate: 14/09/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 46 www.qkonut.xyz 2->46 48 www.bestbooksusa.shop 2->48 50 4 other IPs or domains 2->50 64 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->64 66 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->66 68 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->68 72 10 other signatures 2->72 11 wscript.exe 3 2->11         started        signatures3 70 Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation 46->70 process4 file5 38 C:\Temp\ps_tQTopoC3fXR8_1789388174145.ps1, ASCII 11->38 dropped 78 Suspicious powershell command line found 11->78 80 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 11->80 82 Bypasses PowerShell execution policy 11->82 84 3 other signatures 11->84 15 powershell.exe 16 11->15         started        signatures6 process7 signatures8 94 Writes to foreign memory regions 15->94 96 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 15->96 18 aspnet_compiler.exe 15->18         started        21 aspnet_compiler.exe 15->21         started        23 conhost.exe 15->23         started        25 23 other processes 15->25 process9 signatures10 52 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 18->52 54 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 18->54 56 Queues an APC in another process (thread injection) 18->56 58 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 18->58 27 PkPl9KWzU3Csr6.exe 18->27 injected 60 Unusual module load detection (module proxying) 21->60 62 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 21->62 process11 signatures12 74 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 27->74 76 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 27->76 30 TCPSVCS.EXE 13 27->30         started        process13 signatures14 86 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 30->86 88 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 30->88 90 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 30->90 92 3 other signatures 30->92 33 yno6ezjUwe.exe 30->33 injected 36 firefox.exe 30->36         started        process15 dnsIp16 40 www.bestbooksusa.shop 172.67.177.186, 49715, 49716, 49717 CLOUDFLARENET-CloudflareIncUS Canada 33->40 42 casamigosescape.com 15.197.225.128, 49713, 80 AMAZON-02-AmazoncomIncUS Canada 33->42 44 natroredirect.natrocdn.com 85.159.66.93, 49719, 49720, 49721 CIZGITR Turkey 33->44
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
formbook
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:formbook adware collection defense_evasion discovery execution rat spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Kills process with taskkill
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_office_path
Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
ConfuserEx .NET packer
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Checks computer location settings
Badlisted process makes network request
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Family: Formbook
Formbook payload
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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

File information


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