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Database Entry



Formbook


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c289d98eaa7fed6ed8265b7654f593e597a6ea403118379de2e101a00e9d87a2
SHA3-384 hash: ee6da2150948d4ea8806f470724eef9bf61f79c8e240ba1a08a371a86502573fdcce530a0643f3b9a0ddf6e63db48c4a
SHA1 hash: 1a2cd789151b459c80a0ebc8049e444233a59d03
MD5 hash: b5a1d0a95975840fccbf74da2ee0d251
humanhash: florida-alpha-blue-berlin
File name:doc#011010022.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
File size:259'065 bytes
First seen:2022-05-11 09:36:51 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 61259b55b8912888e90f516ca08dc514 (1'059 x Formbook, 741 x AgentTesla, 427 x GuLoader)
ssdeep 6144:LOtION2sXDuuSI+CI6iRrB6sgxZQ6NGMup/MRWd+Wy:LOLN2s6HIlINpBgxTSp/MR++Wy
Threatray 15'414 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1CA441205BB91E5B7C3A29F321FBFFB215DFAD912009472474B4029793D21BC1E61A7A2
TrID 48.8% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
16.4% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4)
10.2% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
7.8% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
7.0% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4505/5/1)
File icon (PE):PE icon
dhash icon b2a89c96a2cada72 (2'283 x Formbook, 981 x Loki, 803 x AgentTesla)
Reporter GovCERT_CH
Tags:exe FormBook xloader

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
265
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a window
Creating a process from a recently created file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Launching a process
Launching cmd.exe command interpreter
Searching for synchronization primitives
DNS request
Sending an HTTP GET request
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process by context flags manipulation
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
n/a
Behaviour
MalwareBazaar
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
control.exe overlay packed shell32.dll
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.
Result
Threat name:
FormBook
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Found malware configuration
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
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
Queues an APC in another process (thread injection)
Sample uses process hollowing technique
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Tries to detect virtualization through RDTSC time measurements
Yara detected FormBook
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 624240 Sample: doc#011010022.exe Startdate: 11/05/2022 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 36 www.topstronyrandkowe.com 2->36 38 www.lavistaranch.com 2->38 40 3 other IPs or domains 2->40 56 Found malware configuration 2->56 58 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->58 60 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->60 62 4 other signatures 2->62 12 doc#011010022.exe 19 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 file5 34 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\ptmrvfaqa.exe, PE32 12->34 dropped 15 ptmrvfaqa.exe 12->15         started        process6 signatures7 72 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 15->72 74 Tries to detect virtualization through RDTSC time measurements 15->74 18 ptmrvfaqa.exe 15->18         started        process8 signatures9 48 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 18->48 50 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 18->50 52 Sample uses process hollowing technique 18->52 54 Queues an APC in another process (thread injection) 18->54 21 explorer.exe 18->21 injected process10 dnsIp11 42 www.bachhoahaisan.com 188.114.96.10, 49770, 80 CLOUDFLARENETUS European Union 21->42 44 www.topstronyrandkowe.com 52.2.128.200, 49806, 80 AMAZON-AESUS United States 21->44 46 8 other IPs or domains 21->46 64 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 21->64 25 cmstp.exe 21->25         started        28 autofmt.exe 21->28         started        signatures12 process13 signatures14 66 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 25->66 68 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 25->68 70 Tries to detect virtualization through RDTSC time measurements 25->70 30 cmd.exe 1 25->30         started        process15 process16 32 conhost.exe 30->32         started       
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.FormBook
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2022-05-11 06:38:10 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
3
AV detection:
23 of 26 (88.46%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
xloader
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:formbook family:xloader campaign:hq0b loader persistence rat spyware stealer suricata trojan
Behaviour
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
Drops file in Program Files directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Loads dropped DLL
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Executes dropped EXE
Xloader Payload
Formbook
Xloader
suricata: ET MALWARE FormBook CnC Checkin (GET)
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
1c36c9258704736b1da2e90896c334558ccbe7c772326da625e455a0d4c0536e
MD5 hash:
d1f11e301dd6428acccbac5d9a3c909e
SHA1 hash:
b4cd81a0ba5c2cc60369b040dcd1191a1e2fd495
SH256 hash:
c289d98eaa7fed6ed8265b7654f593e597a6ea403118379de2e101a00e9d87a2
MD5 hash:
b5a1d0a95975840fccbf74da2ee0d251
SHA1 hash:
1a2cd789151b459c80a0ebc8049e444233a59d03
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:malware_Formbook_strings
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect Formbook in memory
Reference:internal research
Rule name:win_formbook_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects win.formbook.

File information


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

Malspam

Formbook

Executable exe c289d98eaa7fed6ed8265b7654f593e597a6ea403118379de2e101a00e9d87a2

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
xloader
  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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