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Database Entry



Formbook


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8289f0ae5fa644fbcff4e73ca5867f8e277e4fbb14af00fb7a5c99971b175ef6
SHA3-384 hash: 9ad16c410016ab479455b7755c2093a79451f0503476b8cc9fe37eb1ffd9d2e7bdbdb763940a6e85bbea693e7bd4b01c
SHA1 hash: 37a881d3a020dc4c0aaa00f6c8702856b9f931cc
MD5 hash: 91f866a53ee038cea15bfda30698de28
humanhash: beer-delta-victor-mirror
File name:HSBC Payment Advice_pdf.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
File size:440'390 bytes
First seen:2023-01-12 15:43:33 UTC
Last seen:2023-01-12 17:36:54 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 61259b55b8912888e90f516ca08dc514 (1'059 x Formbook, 741 x AgentTesla, 427 x GuLoader)
ssdeep 6144:oYa6iooiUBFBtDNRykkZ5vISHgS3woWTnDIkAskoQjyVCvzuy2cuTeu:oY99CBDRykuvOAwPTkk0eVAzuEud
TLSH T12F94DF8D3A10C8C6DE14597C0E92BB6D12EEAEE724DC55011A906DDB783EF691C2BFC1
TrID 47.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
15.9% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4)
9.9% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
7.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
6.8% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4505/5/1)
File icon (PE):PE icon
dhash icon d4d8ce96b369f0b2 (1 x Formbook)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe FormBook HSBC

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
170
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
formbook
ID:
1
File name:
HSBC Payment Advice_pdf.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2023-01-12 15:44:40 UTC
Tags:
trojan formbook stealer

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

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a window
Creating a process from a recently created file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching a process
Sending a custom TCP request
DNS request
Sending an HTTP GET request
Reading critical registry keys
Launching the default Windows debugger (dwwin.exe)
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process by context flags manipulation
Stealing user critical data
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
No Threat
Threat level:
  2/10
Confidence:
80%
Tags:
overlay packed shell32.dll
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.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications
Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights)
Executable has a suspicious name (potential lure to open the executable)
Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after reading information in the PEB, e.g. number of processors)
Initial sample is a PE file and has a suspicious name
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 dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
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 harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Uses netsh to modify the Windows network and firewall settings
Yara detected FormBook
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 783196 Sample: HSBC Payment Advice_pdf.exe Startdate: 12/01/2023 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 33 Snort IDS alert for network traffic 2->33 35 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->35 37 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->37 39 3 other signatures 2->39 9 HSBC Payment Advice_pdf.exe 19 2->9         started        process3 file4 25 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\iotofcajh.exe, PE32 9->25 dropped 12 iotofcajh.exe 9->12         started        process5 signatures6 53 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 12->53 55 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 12->55 57 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after reading information in the PEB, e.g. number of processors) 12->57 59 2 other signatures 12->59 15 iotofcajh.exe 12->15         started        process7 signatures8 61 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 15->61 63 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 15->63 65 Sample uses process hollowing technique 15->65 67 Queues an APC in another process (thread injection) 15->67 18 explorer.exe 3 6 15->18 injected process9 dnsIp10 27 insightcherry.online 151.106.104.203, 49738, 49739, 49740 PLUSSERVER-ASN1DE Germany 18->27 29 www.wanknumbers.co.uk 81.17.29.148, 49734, 49736, 49737 PLI-ASCH Switzerland 18->29 31 11 other IPs or domains 18->31 41 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 18->41 43 Uses netsh to modify the Windows network and firewall settings 18->43 22 netsh.exe 13 18->22         started        signatures11 process12 signatures13 45 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 22->45 47 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 22->47 49 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 22->49 51 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 22->51
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.GuLoader
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2023-01-12 10:23:48 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
4
AV detection:
21 of 26 (80.77%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
formbook
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
n/a
Behaviour
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Checks computer location settings
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
bee5ec36671e00c89c23f14cdffd1ac19fbda2bc1997610533fe136e8f2e1ab6
MD5 hash:
feb9ff6c435ce268ffa0feb5546deab1
SHA1 hash:
194d637195bc7a4c812b6e2bcad10f3a4b40c967
SH256 hash:
dd607cd36788688726e580a658402a9f92b9f0c107d15632f35f8cf1c2d8e555
MD5 hash:
e23d17ad961b825d5cf8d9b30b88a16c
SHA1 hash:
973eafbc0dcb100decd33237a4c24b3ea1115ce9
SH256 hash:
8289f0ae5fa644fbcff4e73ca5867f8e277e4fbb14af00fb7a5c99971b175ef6
MD5 hash:
91f866a53ee038cea15bfda30698de28
SHA1 hash:
37a881d3a020dc4c0aaa00f6c8702856b9f931cc
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:meth_get_eip
Author:Willi Ballenthin

File information


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