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Database Entry



Formbook


Vendor detections: 20


Intelligence 20 IOCs YARA 15 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 787828a05df993c9b051fafe52095df491a34df778147f454840d11f96031df0
SHA3-384 hash: c74120d2a74bbe09f3e45086c56d212351c7a03fdae7ac06c08fc7b1372bedd9a74b81c7e9951640180d75658ee94009
SHA1 hash: 718c4c91001446e9a784aae5d7838cb3598dcb8d
MD5 hash: 5a2f3ac87a744ba29b7efab688978b83
humanhash: lamp-blossom-thirteen-sad
File name:PO-0024632025.PDF.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
File size:822'784 bytes
First seen:2025-02-26 11:47:17 UTC
Last seen:2025-03-03 09:51:06 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'854 x AgentTesla, 19'783 x Formbook, 12'304 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 12288:GNL7/6YeXY/e1VQ98Kb/2GHQYOlYSn6mOz6qdYOWTVTZyw2ZQhWIR4fIxA6:BXQIGHQsSn69z6MRWRTZyhQhYQH
Threatray 2'221 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T17A05DF051398CA09D12F2B7C69B4C1714FB9AE6EF962D3164ED4ACEB7E72B009D52307
TrID 71.1% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
10.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
6.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
4.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter adrian__luca
Tags:exe FormBook

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
399
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
formbook
ID:
1
File name:
PO-0024632025.PDF.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-02-26 13:00:50 UTC
Tags:
formbook stealer xloader

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.1%
Tags:
virus shell msil
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Adding an access-denied ACE
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Launching a process
Creating a file
Launching cmd.exe command interpreter
Setting browser functions hooks
Forced shutdown of a system process
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Unauthorized injection to a browser process
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade obfuscated obfuscated packed packed packer_detected phishing vbnet
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
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Allocates memory in foreign processes
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Found malware configuration
Initial sample is a PE file and has a suspicious name
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
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 dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Queues an APC in another process (thread injection)
Sample uses process hollowing technique
Sigma detected: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Scheduled temp file as task from temp location
Sigma detected: Suspicious Double Extension File Execution
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Tries to detect virtualization through RDTSC time measurements
Uses an obfuscated file name to hide its real file extension (double extension)
Uses netsh to modify the Windows network and firewall settings
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected FormBook
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1624648 Sample: PO-0024632025.PDF.exe Startdate: 26/02/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 58 www.vrba.bid 2->58 60 www.undodastintas.tech 2->60 62 10 other IPs or domains 2->62 78 Found malware configuration 2->78 80 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->80 82 Sigma detected: Scheduled temp file as task from temp location 2->82 84 11 other signatures 2->84 11 PO-0024632025.PDF.exe 7 2->11         started        15 xfTolIBlPo.exe 5 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 file5 50 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\xfTolIBlPo.exe, PE32 11->50 dropped 52 C:\Users\...\xfTolIBlPo.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 11->52 dropped 54 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\tmp2C23.tmp, XML 11->54 dropped 56 C:\Users\user\...\PO-0024632025.PDF.exe.log, ASCII 11->56 dropped 94 Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules 11->94 96 Writes to foreign memory regions 11->96 98 Allocates memory in foreign processes 11->98 100 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 11->100 17 RegSvcs.exe 11->17         started        20 powershell.exe 23 11->20         started        22 RegSvcs.exe 11->22         started        28 2 other processes 11->28 102 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 15->102 104 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 15->104 24 RegSvcs.exe 15->24         started        26 schtasks.exe 1 15->26         started        signatures6 process7 signatures8 64 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 17->64 66 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 17->66 68 Sample uses process hollowing technique 17->68 70 Queues an APC in another process (thread injection) 17->70 30 explorer.exe 94 1 17->30 injected 72 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 20->72 33 WmiPrvSE.exe 20->33         started        35 conhost.exe 20->35         started        74 Tries to detect virtualization through RDTSC time measurements 22->74 76 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 24->76 37 conhost.exe 26->37         started        39 conhost.exe 28->39         started        process9 signatures10 106 Uses netsh to modify the Windows network and firewall settings 30->106 41 netsh.exe 30->41         started        44 cmstp.exe 30->44         started        process11 signatures12 86 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 41->86 88 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 41->88 90 Tries to detect virtualization through RDTSC time measurements 41->90 92 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 41->92 46 cmd.exe 41->46         started        process13 process14 48 conhost.exe 46->48         started       
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.FormBook
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2025-02-24 08:11:39 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
13
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
formbook
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:formbook campaign:sy30 discovery execution rat spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage
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
Formbook payload
Formbook
Formbook family
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
787828a05df993c9b051fafe52095df491a34df778147f454840d11f96031df0
MD5 hash:
5a2f3ac87a744ba29b7efab688978b83
SHA1 hash:
718c4c91001446e9a784aae5d7838cb3598dcb8d
SH256 hash:
e80a463e16b14b43e4112cb8f0cb0cf44ff245be592202042373a02b9ea4deb9
MD5 hash:
bbea1aafd0d7058f6f46c8ceff355f96
SHA1 hash:
14ca07073c0a943129823d6532358a55761a203f
SH256 hash:
7b01713da834d3c7d0877a3a8032fded18d53a6d28097a36915e7631b9fcc6fc
MD5 hash:
020b400607297402dc628a7e94749c9c
SHA1 hash:
3ba6db9d75ce4ebd1241dcba8f07a224135d1ab1
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_ConfuserEx_Name_Pattern_Jan24 SUSP_OBF_NET_Reactor_Indicators_Jan24
SH256 hash:
bffa80737ab1b184301096dfefc9f9d87da22db574a94d1b52bebdb5beeeb35d
MD5 hash:
d6a6181cf9c66f9163742637d1441458
SHA1 hash:
dafcc1eca2fbe3b39cc0d45ebb97cd81c520d2f6
Detections:
win_formbook_w0 win_formbook_g0 win_formbook_auto FormBook Windows_Trojan_Formbook Formbook
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:AgentTesla_DIFF_Common_Strings_01
Author:schmidtsz
Description:Identify partial Agent Tesla strings
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: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: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:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)

File information


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

Malspam

Formbook

Executable exe 787828a05df993c9b051fafe52095df491a34df778147f454840d11f96031df0

(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_TRUST_INFORequires Elevated Execution (Unrestricted:true)high

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