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Database Entry



Formbook


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b98ea057f9fd6b40c4cc5918f7132a229d959e1c5a78c4553b446221ad110009
SHA3-384 hash: 794c74e4a51b57b15410e0990d3fdc5df644a0fa3e6b0487fcea362c9e3f109f5415c0fe59d7c8be504c6fcae1cdc41c
SHA1 hash: e4b4713c9cbb42860bcaae6516442097fbfc0a1a
MD5 hash: e583be3521b1528090c486b54f5a8900
humanhash: violet-orange-echo-michigan
File name:HSBC swift copy.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
File size:82'432 bytes
First seen:2025-08-21 07:09:08 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 1536:PHQ8vq8n1m275GKpWljoIrqF3g1oukKWvA3AToDqLI9b:PHQyWKpWljo3zceW
TLSH T1A983E517FA4B81F2CE445B7BC9AB44300364D382F693D74A798E335A69877FE894124B
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:exe FormBook HSBC

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
85
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
HSBC swift copy.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-08-21 07:59:59 UTC
Tags:
purecrypter netreactor

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
90.9%
Tags:
malware
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Sending an HTTP GET request
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
base64 net_reactor obfuscated obfuscated packed
Result
Threat name:
FormBook, PureLog Stealer, ResolverRAT
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
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
Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation
Queues an APC in another process (thread injection)
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)
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: 1761763 Sample: HSBC swift copy.exe Startdate: 21/08/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 32 www.inshore.xyz 2->32 34 www.vintiq.life 2->34 36 3 other IPs or domains 2->36 46 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->46 48 Yara detected ResolverRAT 2->48 50 Yara detected PureLog Stealer 2->50 54 5 other signatures 2->54 11 HSBC swift copy.exe 15 2 2->11         started        signatures3 52 Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation 32->52 process4 dnsIp5 44 securefile-download.com 190.123.45.9, 443, 49684 ALTANREDESSAPIdeCVMX Panama 11->44 64 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 11->64 66 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 11->66 15 HSBC swift copy.exe 11->15         started        signatures6 process7 signatures8 68 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 15->68 18 kpLR5UF74sookS.exe 15->18 injected process9 process10 20 RMActivate_ssp_isv.exe 13 18->20         started        signatures11 56 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 20->56 58 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 20->58 60 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 20->60 62 3 other signatures 20->62 23 SuEq3xESa.exe 20->23 injected 26 chrome.exe 20->26         started        28 firefox.exe 20->28         started        process12 dnsIp13 38 www.inshore.xyz 13.248.169.48, 49695, 80 AMAZON-02US United States 23->38 40 www.hangjiayinyue.top 107.148.55.1, 80 PEGTECHINCUS United States 23->40 42 www.vintiq.life 159.198.32.248, 49696, 49697, 49698 CAT-IDC-4BYTENET-AS-APCATTELECOMPublicCompanyLtdCATT United States 23->42 30 WerFault.exe 4 26->30         started        process14
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
12 match(es)
Tags:
.Net Executable Managed .NET PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout SOS: 0.43 Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Infostealer.Tinba
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-20 13:03:17 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
26 of 38 (68.42%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
purecrypter
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
formbook
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:formbook discovery rat spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Formbook payload
Formbook
Formbook family
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
b98ea057f9fd6b40c4cc5918f7132a229d959e1c5a78c4553b446221ad110009
MD5 hash:
e583be3521b1528090c486b54f5a8900
SHA1 hash:
e4b4713c9cbb42860bcaae6516442097fbfc0a1a
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
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)

File information


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BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high

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