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Database Entry



Formbook


Vendor detections: 21


Intelligence 21 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c38bf4313b8f4cd5a20790b4e52f431e125551d049dfdddf1a36bb67733041ab
SHA3-384 hash: 40d578e8f4fbe03329e987f2d5e3b756fdc48a6211889f63a8582b3d749a0ba42f14451272c81c0f305716c6bd007f84
SHA1 hash: 0e51a9ddedcca8c872daff7495326a78991ee034
MD5 hash: e42930f0ac7c5e2a07a6e31880ca5d55
humanhash: nuts-black-gee-happy
File name:PaymentAdviceMT1003.scr
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
File size:695'808 bytes
First seen:2026-01-01 09:57:02 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'748 x AgentTesla, 19'642 x Formbook, 12'245 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 12288:myRrhNLQT8qPZUmJK4ho3CFsCQI0s1vTE/FqxSgJI3PW27878ez8Bc6:jNtI3PmgZi279ZxSb3O4c8Cx6
Threatray 2'400 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T17CE40245274EDA06D0A25FF36872E1B81B79AECABC71D2438FD63EDFB479A404865301
TrID 71.1% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
10.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
6.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
4.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter threatcat_ch
Tags:exe FormBook

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
124
Origin country :
CH CH
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
formbook
ID:
1
File name:
PaymentAdviceMT1003.scr
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-01-01 09:58:57 UTC
Tags:
formbook xloader

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
70%
Tags:
malware
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm fingerprint krypt lolbin masquerade nanocore packed reconnaissance runonce
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-01-01T06:30:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-03T08:23:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10000
Detections:
PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic HEUR:Trojan-Spy.MSIL.Noon.gen HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Agent.gen Trojan.MSIL.Taskun.sb Trojan.MSIL.Crypt.sb Trojan-Spy.Noon.HTTP.ServerRequest Trojan-PSW.Win32.Stealer.sb Backdoor.Agent.HTTP.C&C Trojan-Spy.Win32.Noon.sb Trojan.MSIL.Inject.sb VHO:Backdoor.Win32.Convagent.gen
Result
Threat name:
FormBook
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Initial sample is a PE file and has a suspicious name
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
Queues an APC in another process (thread injection)
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected FormBook
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1843070 Sample: PaymentAdviceMT1003.scr.exe Startdate: 01/01/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 34 kickersketch.com 2->34 36 designbynord.com 2->36 38 13 other IPs or domains 2->38 46 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->46 48 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->48 50 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->50 52 6 other signatures 2->52 11 PaymentAdviceMT1003.scr.exe 3 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 file5 32 C:\Users\...\PaymentAdviceMT1003.scr.exe.log, ASCII 11->32 dropped 62 Unusual module load detection (module proxying) 11->62 15 PaymentAdviceMT1003.scr.exe 11->15         started        signatures6 process7 signatures8 64 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 15->64 18 yi91HDTN.exe 15->18 injected process9 process10 20 msra.exe 13 18->20         started        signatures11 54 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 20->54 56 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 20->56 58 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 20->58 60 4 other signatures 20->60 23 z8H1Y7fO.exe 20->23 injected 26 chrome.exe 20->26         started        28 firefox.exe 20->28         started        process12 dnsIp13 40 designbynord.com 81.169.145.92, 49709, 49710, 49711 STRATOSTRATOAGDE Germany 23->40 42 cdqvc.com 178.63.45.142, 49695, 80 HETZNER-ASDE Germany 23->42 44 9 other IPs or domains 23->44 30 WerFault.exe 4 26->30         started        process14
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
10 match(es)
Tags:
.Net Executable Managed .NET PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout SOS: 0.40 Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Trojan.PureLogStealer
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-01 09:29:29 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
8
AV detection:
23 of 38 (60.53%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
formbook
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:formbook discovery rat spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
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:
c38bf4313b8f4cd5a20790b4e52f431e125551d049dfdddf1a36bb67733041ab
MD5 hash:
e42930f0ac7c5e2a07a6e31880ca5d55
SHA1 hash:
0e51a9ddedcca8c872daff7495326a78991ee034
SH256 hash:
c211a9c834895a9c6894f86327d8b28920a63070acb67be379639398f3c316ce
MD5 hash:
f7904944c42eeff93f9840f501ce4a9d
SHA1 hash:
0e7b734d095d9500203472646ea5ee5d521b0ffc
SH256 hash:
9bd7b6f993657893e3d06eac033339afac6dda77e451f72e114f4ec19fb6b157
MD5 hash:
741fa4302597a591467265f02ded885b
SHA1 hash:
d3bb3f1a0f1172fbc23df1e60c9739d6927f5700
SH256 hash:
99c5b8857c688ac8e42aae72287146e335f3a5aa945743de36b263fa8af6ea62
MD5 hash:
76b33a791a966bb2b16edf960e0dfb0a
SHA1 hash:
df3c47c25341a8ca19af3eadbbcf1989d6d4aea3
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_ConfuserEx_Name_Pattern_Jan24 SUSP_OBF_NET_Reactor_Indicators_Jan24
SH256 hash:
0cb5b7ff8e8c0f5237ba70ab51aaa0fb9f33e437fc6a5e9878af1192da450c37
MD5 hash:
c116ec5c7688d16265572bd9b21bc401
SHA1 hash:
a9b6764c5d13402b383fc47d82937f7ca4d84eeb
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash

File information


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

Malspam

Formbook

Executable exe c38bf4313b8f4cd5a20790b4e52f431e125551d049dfdddf1a36bb67733041ab

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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