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Database Entry



Formbook


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 25 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b9a3499ffd979b0fb70199be7ce2f4bd2a93b42ca09408cf371cdbee29695707
SHA3-384 hash: 5aaf2029c7da78fe1f9f9fded3386bd8a0ed6c30ea1ae8da1327e4e7544813e81e9bfb4970c835308367eb13b53fe56a
SHA1 hash: c235c2ff6399fb47fa21a2e65a08cdc077c746c0
MD5 hash: 1af230019baadb202a6410555a2e6d68
humanhash: delta-fish-spring-autumn
File name:b9a3499ffd979b0fb70199be7ce2f4bd2a93b42ca09408cf371cdbee29695707
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
File size:1'081'344 bytes
First seen:2026-07-07 14:13:55 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (49'122 x AgentTesla, 20'134 x Formbook, 12'360 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:1r+Q/gd/1lXnX13TskyJ38wkGCOKHk+DOPsa44SZ:J+4gd/1lH13Ts7hkGCO3IO
Threatray 327 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1713512A81B66EA07C9590B782EB1F17816BC2FDEB411D2195FD9BDEBB936F010C04253
TrID 73.9% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
6.6% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
6.6% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
4.5% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter adrian__luca
Tags:exe FormBook

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
72
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
94.9%
Tags:
micro shell spawn
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Adding an access-denied ACE
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Creating a file
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching the default Windows debugger (dwwin.exe)
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-06-10T07:39:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-07T23:48:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Gathering data
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.FormBook
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-10 12:18:10 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
4
AV detection:
19 of 24 (79.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
formbook
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:formbook discovery execution persistence rat spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Family: Formbook
Formbook payload
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
b9a3499ffd979b0fb70199be7ce2f4bd2a93b42ca09408cf371cdbee29695707
MD5 hash:
1af230019baadb202a6410555a2e6d68
SHA1 hash:
c235c2ff6399fb47fa21a2e65a08cdc077c746c0
SH256 hash:
88022622545291b244216b0abe2cb3fe83f4c9079a47bd615494a142e8c28a9f
MD5 hash:
c5e9e912a0d5c276aa3f9e95b46e6e1b
SHA1 hash:
06e5cfcdbdcf07d8509893f07f133b6281076751
SH256 hash:
9777d68ab0761714b22da0595987a73e089f5049956d2fd18c21bf462f89b722
MD5 hash:
29a3185ab95a081c6d055eafb4bab274
SHA1 hash:
8e2b118850d42ffb5656c34ccbb59ba8c1d4b723
SH256 hash:
ca1fe5747d60c8abe99091ef75682a2682521d46e93d71a1bdaddc95685f7791
MD5 hash:
aca9d154d5241052ffdd3d7d1bbfe97e
SHA1 hash:
1aa42e70e2d06bbbd263bf2bd6357c5c37e7b281
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
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:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
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:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:TH_Win_ETW_Bypass_2025_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Windows ETW Bypass Detection Rule - 2025
Reference:https://cyfare.net/

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