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Database Entry



Formbook


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 28 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b19aef6d2884da245b0479b0446be1e922ca2f0293e3e5712abfd39f204cfe19
SHA3-384 hash: 1abca5fa504be540de334efc65de22bb899f86184dd88f12452b40d8056ce68c5a6f577a3974af4367b696072ef0604e
SHA1 hash: c78eee2a9b1c6468bf99160d448fcb6a49505ea0
MD5 hash: ae58d681a6d72824128a0c025ec8f7c9
humanhash: xray-pluto-carolina-gee
File name:PROTEST LETTER 2.zip
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
File size:759'263 bytes
First seen:2025-07-09 13:59:20 UTC
Last seen:2025-07-10 10:29:27 UTC
File type: zip
MIME type:application/zip
ssdeep 12288:8bCv514Ge464iFLLFXM4BNQW3/5yAIKnS98hIvupVj+RNA3isfSBW9ZoEVE0GZb:J51V24i1FXM42snSeMu/jGuJ9ZoEVVwb
TLSH T14DF42311961F55A4289DBC0B7CF5BBE83E01949EE53024CB224E6EAC614B1F7BD5307B
Magika zip
Reporter cocaman
Tags:FormBook zip


Avatar
cocaman
Malicious email (T1566.001)
From: "Asher Williams <kit@migenetika.com>" (likely spoofed)
Received: "from nifty-rosalind.147-45-116-6.plesk.page (unknown [147.45.116.6]) "
Date: "09 Jul 2025 03:18:58 -0700"
Subject: "PROTEST Documents for confirming? 07/08"
Attachment: "PROTEST LETTER 2.zip"

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
8
# of downloads :
28
Origin country :
CH CH
File Archive Information

This file archive contains 1 file(s), sorted by their relevance:

File name:PROTEST LETTER 2.exe
File size:1'195'520 bytes
SHA256 hash: 28fba79b770f7e72c3fcc66aa03497addc3f776f98c80ab1a0d67e90f5d57db0
MD5 hash: 2bf5378214ac2132d864a6a04fe94113
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
Signature Formbook
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
91.7%
Tags:
autoit emotet
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
PE File
Behaviour
BlacklistAPI detected
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug autoit compiled-script fingerprint keylogger microsoft_visual_cc packed packed
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.
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
3 match(es)
Tags:
AutoIt Decompiled Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) Suspect Zip Archive
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.FormBook
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-09 14:12:43 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
25
AV detection:
20 of 24 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:AutoIT_Compiled
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies compiled AutoIT script (as EXE). This rule by itself does NOT necessarily mean the detected file is malicious.
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__GlobalFlags
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerHiding__Active
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerHiding__Thread
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:dgaagas
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
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:shellcode
Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:YahLover
Author:Kevin Falcoz
Description:YahLover

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Malspam

Formbook

zip b19aef6d2884da245b0479b0446be1e922ca2f0293e3e5712abfd39f204cfe19

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment
  
Dropping
Formbook

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