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Database Entry
Formbook
Vendor detections: 9
| SHA256 hash: | a755c30acaf3d67495c1e3e08d485415f4ed85a72196d7be1584e08f0c111d6f |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | 4a36a18572c061adc8ba77b3aa79e159ce1c035dcac49f06ca0fcd9aa93368fec6719b68b56d246a65d92b3ef4fd055d |
| SHA1 hash: | 24bd95400bc441f109b963378504fbc0f460264b |
| MD5 hash: | a19b3a5783f1d1ab55434b0fa017e399 |
| humanhash: | nuts-stairway-uncle-monkey |
| File name: | Vendor Maintenance Form - AML&&AMR- (New).hta |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | Formbook |
| File size: | 2'064 bytes |
| First seen: | 2025-05-23 07:42:14 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: | |
| MIME type: | text/html |
| ssdeep | 24:hPg/w2dSATkhVWPJcm+KWnnq+3qL9Qbbhp6ypwy4/HssMCO:tgIqSDVoJx6nnn6L9KNOD/MDCO |
| Threatray | 95 similar samples on MalwareBazaar |
| TLSH | T1C541571B940A8DCE03715AA3AABAC440FAE403D37304AC22BE4DD8364FB0B9F44D049D |
| Magika | vba |
| Reporter | |
| Tags: | FormBook hta |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
82
Origin country :
DEVendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.1%
Tags:
obfuscate xtreme shell
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
HTA File - Malicious
Behaviour
BlacklistAPI detected
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Trojan/HTML.Starter
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Command shell drops VBS files
Connects to a pastebin service (likely for C&C)
Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading
Found Tor onion address
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Potential malicious VBS script found (suspicious strings)
Sigma detected: Base64 Encoded PowerShell Command Detected
Sigma detected: Legitimate Application Dropped Script
Sigma detected: Potential PowerShell Obfuscation Via Reversed Commands
Sigma detected: PowerShell Base64 Encoded FromBase64String Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Script Initiated Connection to Non-Local Network
Sigma detected: Script Interpreter Execution From Suspicious Folder
Sigma detected: Suspicious MSHTA Child Process
Sigma detected: Suspicious Script Execution From Temp Folder
Sigma detected: Windows Shell/Scripting Application File Write to Suspicious Folder
Suspicious execution chain found
Suspicious powershell command line found
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly)
Yara detected Powershell decode and execute
Yara detected Powershell download and execute
Yara detected VBS Downloader Generic
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Score:
2%
Verdict:
Benign
File Type:
SCRIPT
Threat name:
Script-WScript.Downloader.Nemucod
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-05-23 07:42:24 UTC
File Type:
Text (HTML)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
9 of 24 (37.50%)
Threat level:
3/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
formbook
Similar samples:
+ 85 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
8/10
Tags:
discovery execution
Behaviour
Delays execution with timeout.exe
Script User-Agent
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
Blocklisted process makes network request
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Malware family:
FakeUpdates
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
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Delivery method
Other
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