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Database Entry
Formbook
Vendor detections: 10
| SHA256 hash: | 8c2bf37543f505883716f27429754461c61c2b259a882942e59b4ecd0f279b80 |
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| SHA3-384 hash: | be7334d3b3cd0881d1e026152d27af18e470fe65633bc7de5e74b6aa422c72df2d11e38995405963b4d024f7e816411b |
| SHA1 hash: | 9cc5351de4fcdb180f4f76f93ee0dd18e576e198 |
| MD5 hash: | bc7a18333dae4096f1bd200270c6b41d |
| humanhash: | bravo-thirteen-pasta-solar |
| File name: | makebestfeelingwithgreatnessofhappinesskingforutome.hta |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | Formbook |
| File size: | 13'561 bytes |
| First seen: | 2025-08-24 15:14:29 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: |  hta |
| MIME type: | text/html |
| ssdeep | 192:sZEkRAC9BQjIR+v9BSdsU6Knmwi+P77UkKiAguaOI1/cemswcnttQIV4aCaZO/FA:sZXeI+VId6KbGy |
| Threatray | 32 similar samples on MalwareBazaar |
| TLSH | T121524064BE039AB10F75B6B367AA7004F787442B5121EB31B0BDAF454F62664017BACA |
| Magika | html |
| Reporter |  abuse_ch |
| Tags: | FormBook hta |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
51
Origin country :
DEVendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Tags:
obfuscate xtreme spawn
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
HTA File - Malicious
Behaviour
BlacklistAPI detected
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
hta
First seen:
2025-08-22T15:49:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-08-22T15:49:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Result
Threat name:
FormBook, PureLog Stealer
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious 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)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Query firmware table information (likely to detect VMs)
Queues an APC in another process (thread injection)
Sigma detected: Base64 Encoded PowerShell Command Detected
Sigma detected: PowerShell Base64 Encoded FromBase64String Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Suspicious MSHTA Child Process
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Suspicious powershell command line found
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
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)
Yara detected FormBook
Yara detected Powershell download and execute
Yara detected PureLog Stealer
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Score:
2%
Verdict:
Benign
File Type:
SCRIPT
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
2 match(es)
Tags:
Html
Threat name:
Script-JS.Trojan.Boxter
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-22 23:31:44 UTC
File Type:
Text (HTML)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
8 of 37 (21.62%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
formbook
Similar samples:
+ 22 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
formbook
Score:
10/10
Tags:
family:formbook defense_evasion discovery execution rat spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Checks computer location settings
Badlisted process makes network request
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Modifies trusted root certificate store through registry
Formbook payload
Formbook
Formbook family
Malware Config
Dropper Extraction:
http://192.3.177.152/xampp/optimized_MSI.png
Malware family:
FormBook
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
File information
The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.
Web download
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
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