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Database Entry



Formbook


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9ac440eeabd2ebc8e3ca9bdb8588cbb173f3c1c71c4bef922f59f547e4ac70b1
SHA3-384 hash: acf78ecbbb54d93a95c6583e069dc01c7b59e7e3f58d0b54cf6ee43273b373de116b6e64e4a2ff6602b2864194fd8e1e
SHA1 hash: 9abc939f08fd5f8fa62be9465311fec212e9d806
MD5 hash: cdbe4af95f7a48f000691d3a3bbc8fa8
humanhash: oxygen-california-paris-fourteen
File name:DHL 8698248790.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
File size:2'130'944 bytes
First seen:2025-09-06 06:59:13 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'744 x AgentTesla, 19'608 x Formbook, 12'242 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 49152:gMCC73Q5CCYHqZcHe6TMr88D12JVYyjj:573nTqZkeJD
TLSH T1C7A5D0217BD4EF17E1EE6B35F8B0561467B0D291B666EB8F1948D9E42E4A3000E4837F
TrID 69.7% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
10.0% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
6.2% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
4.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
1.9% (.EXE) Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (2072/23)
Magika pebin
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:DHL exe FormBook

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
110
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
formbook
ID:
1
File name:
DHL8698248790.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-09-06 07:09:48 UTC
Tags:
auto-startup susp-powershell purecrypter netreactor formbook xloader

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Tags:
obfuscate autorun xtreme shell
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Running batch commands
Creating a process with a hidden window
Launching a process
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Сreating synchronization primitives
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade obfuscated obfuscated packed packed packer_detected
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2025-09-04T22:09:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-09-04T22:09:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
Trojan-PSW.MSIL.Agent.sb Trojan.Win32.Agent.sb Trojan-PSW.MSIL.Agentb.sb Trojan.Win32.Agent.sba Trojan.MSIL.Inject.sb Trojan.MSIL.Agent.sb Trojan-Spy.Noon.HTTP.ServerRequest Trojan-Spy.Win32.Noon.sb PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Backdoor.Agent.HTTP.C&C Trojan-PSW.Win32.Stealer.sb Trojan-PSW.MSIL.PureLogs.sb Trojan.MSIL.Dnoper.sb HEUR:Trojan-Spy.MSIL.Noon.gen
Result
Threat name:
FormBook, PureLog Stealer, ResolverRAT
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains method to dynamically call methods (often used by packers)
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Drops VBS files to the startup folder
Encrypted powershell cmdline option found
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
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
Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation
Queues an APC in another process (thread injection)
Sigma detected: Drops script at startup location
Sigma detected: Invoke-Obfuscation CLIP+ Launcher
Sigma detected: Invoke-Obfuscation VAR+ Launcher
Sigma detected: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Uses ipconfig to lookup or modify the Windows network settings
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected Costura Assembly Loader
Yara detected FormBook
Yara detected PureLog Stealer
Yara detected ResolverRAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1772258 Sample: DHL 8698248790.exe Startdate: 06/09/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 72 www.youconsultants.xyz 2->72 74 www.superunihub.xyz 2->74 76 18 other IPs or domains 2->76 98 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->98 100 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->100 102 Yara detected ResolverRAT 2->102 106 15 other signatures 2->106 11 DHL 8698248790.exe 6 2->11         started        15 wscript.exe 1 2->15         started        signatures3 104 Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation 74->104 process4 file5 66 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\TypeId.exe, PE32 11->66 dropped 68 C:\Users\user\...\TypeId.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 11->68 dropped 70 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\TypeId.vbs, ASCII 11->70 dropped 108 Encrypted powershell cmdline option found 11->108 110 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 11->110 112 Writes to foreign memory regions 11->112 114 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 11->114 17 InstallUtil.exe 11->17         started        20 powershell.exe 23 11->20         started        22 cmd.exe 1 11->22         started        24 cmd.exe 11->24         started        116 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 15->116 26 TypeId.exe 3 15->26         started        signatures6 process7 signatures8 84 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 17->84 28 KPOYdM18Y8.exe 17->28 injected 86 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 20->86 30 WmiPrvSE.exe 20->30         started        32 conhost.exe 20->32         started        88 Uses ipconfig to lookup or modify the Windows network settings 22->88 34 conhost.exe 22->34         started        36 ipconfig.exe 1 22->36         started        44 2 other processes 24->44 90 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 26->90 92 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 26->92 94 Writes to foreign memory regions 26->94 96 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 26->96 38 cmd.exe 1 26->38         started        40 cmd.exe 26->40         started        42 InstallUtil.exe 26->42         started        process9 process10 46 RMActivate_ssp_isv.exe 28->46         started        49 conhost.exe 38->49         started        51 ipconfig.exe 38->51         started        53 conhost.exe 40->53         started        55 ipconfig.exe 40->55         started        signatures11 118 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 46->118 120 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 46->120 122 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 46->122 124 3 other signatures 46->124 57 wk5TM3HmS1d.exe 46->57 injected 60 chrome.exe 46->60         started        62 firefox.exe 46->62         started        process12 dnsIp13 78 www.malira.website 203.161.58.88, 49743, 49744, 49745 VNPT-AS-VNVNPTCorpVN Malaysia 57->78 80 www.anecdote.coach 15.197.172.60, 49775, 49776, 80 TANDEMUS United States 57->80 82 8 other IPs or domains 57->82 64 WerFault.exe 60->64         started        process14
Gathering data
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Trojan.PureLogStealer
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-09-06 07:09:49 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
3
AV detection:
29 of 38 (76.32%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
formbook
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:formbook adware discovery rat spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Gathers network information
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
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
Drops startup file
Formbook payload
Formbook
Formbook family
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
9ac440eeabd2ebc8e3ca9bdb8588cbb173f3c1c71c4bef922f59f547e4ac70b1
MD5 hash:
cdbe4af95f7a48f000691d3a3bbc8fa8
SHA1 hash:
9abc939f08fd5f8fa62be9465311fec212e9d806
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:Lumma_Stealer_Detection
Author:ashizZz
Description:Detects a specific Lumma Stealer malware sample using unique strings and behaviors
Reference:https://seanthegeek.net/posts/compromized-store-spread-lumma-stealer-using-fake-captcha/
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
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:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)

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