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Database Entry
Formbook
Vendor detections: 11
| SHA256 hash: | 98a62848ba69cb645343aaabccc2669c5ed6d72d32c0251847c6cbb1e56a8bc8 |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | 0cb3378c2999818c82d03a896dfca0186fea9c9d8ee3589a857ca1cc45e91a3c5a8b10dd700886bd8d1a3b686b09967e |
| SHA1 hash: | 898126568e409cb41e134b5668e41e92893788f3 |
| MD5 hash: | ebcb6ee11bd104cdf65fecc37c2d1c92 |
| humanhash: | carpet-uncle-rugby-earth |
| File name: | greatdaysforbestfeelings.hta |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | Formbook |
| File size: | 301'817 bytes |
| First seen: | 2026-05-05 12:57:44 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: |  hta |
| MIME type: | text/csv |
| ssdeep | 192:FpCRPK4Wb+5MVGSCyk3q+IUvIVYBxyk3q+IUvIVYxRPK4Wb+5MVGNgWj76ygjYOV:FL+NBBJWEE4UsY |
| Threatray | 79 similar samples on MalwareBazaar |
| TLSH | T161548D48F9CC668591039846D67D3200AF724B6EA99BBF8D5C6AD371BDBD013CB364E0 |
| Magika | javascript |
| Reporter |  James_inthe_box |
| Tags: | exe FormBook hta |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
154
Origin country :
USVendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection(s):
Gathering data
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
HTA File - Malicious
Behaviour
BlacklistAPI detected
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm fingerprint formbook powershell rescoms
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Trojan.Generic
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
hta
First seen:
2026-05-05T04:45:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-07T01:47:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
HEUR:Trojan.Script.Generic Trojan-Downloader.Agent.HTTP.C&C Trojan.JS.SAgent.sb
Score:
98%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
SCRIPT
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
2 match(es)
Tags:
Html
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.EMMENHTAL
Threat name:
Script-JS.Trojan.Heuristic
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-05-04 13:56:09 UTC
File Type:
Text (HTML)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
6 of 36 (16.67%)
Threat level:
2/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
formbook
Similar samples:
+ 69 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
10/10
Tags:
discovery execution
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Badlisted process makes network request
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Process spawned unexpected child process
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
0.99
YARA Signatures
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| Rule name: | CP_Script_Inject_Detector |
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| Author: | DiegoAnalytics |
| Description: | Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries |
| Rule name: | DebuggerCheck__GlobalFlags |
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| Reference: | https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara |
| Rule name: | DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo |
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| Reference: | https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara |
| Rule name: | DebuggerHiding__Active |
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| Reference: | https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara |
| Rule name: | DebuggerHiding__Thread |
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| Reference: | https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara |
| Rule name: | DetectEncryptedVariants |
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| Author: | Zinyth |
| Description: | Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded |
| Rule name: | dgaagas |
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| Author: | Harshit |
| Description: | Uses certutil.exe to download a file named test.txt |
| 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: | 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 |
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| Reference: | https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara |
| Rule name: | SHA1_Constants |
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| Author: | phoul (@phoul) |
| Description: | Look for SHA1 constants |
| Rule name: | shellcode |
|---|---|
| Author: | nex |
| Description: | Matched shellcode byte patterns |
| Rule name: | Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage |
|---|---|
| Author: | XiAnzheng |
| Description: | May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP) |
| Rule name: | TH_Win_ETW_Bypass_2025_CYFARE |
|---|---|
| Author: | CYFARE |
| Description: | Windows ETW Bypass Detection Rule - 2025 |
| Reference: | https://cyfare.net/ |
File information
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