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Database Entry



Formbook


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ce17dc22aa009afb20858cd741b435921ec368fdc969df89fecf6611ef59b366
SHA3-384 hash: 3b3fbcdace0975b9d6afda370db538b093f1daaec723fd3faa75cdb9158e133df6584750c958d124e709e16127337ad9
SHA1 hash: 481457a635b0fe0135277dd12ce8f9f6d10e79e0
MD5 hash: 0ab66eaa22d7612d9c1e5340ea9855a1
humanhash: vermont-paris-sad-charlie
File name:ce17dc22aa009afb20858cd741b435921ec368fdc969df89fecf6611ef59b366
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
File size:1'035'776 bytes
First seen:2026-08-10 14:35:42 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (49'190 x AgentTesla, 20'337 x Formbook, 12'364 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:G1j/Og3PYmocJN6CPvUeH7qPy/M1M/P5GtA7JPWc1rKtO9DEvs6:KPRT6rebj/wMnIC9WchK4D6
TLSH T1CE251284B7B9EF29C6FA47F00870E0304776AC5E6636E2078ED5ADCB3874B195944B63
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 :
50
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
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
Launching a process
Creating a file
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
base64 obfuscated packed
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-07-20T02:16:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-06T12:12:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Gathering data
Gathering data
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
formbook
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:formbook adware collection discovery execution persistence rat spyware stealer 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 UnmapMainImage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_office_path
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
SmartAssembly .NET packer
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
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:
ce17dc22aa009afb20858cd741b435921ec368fdc969df89fecf6611ef59b366
MD5 hash:
0ab66eaa22d7612d9c1e5340ea9855a1
SHA1 hash:
481457a635b0fe0135277dd12ce8f9f6d10e79e0
SH256 hash:
1b1ab5404c107c7c53356393852d499d1d14b87cebcff0f40358b929b0f62691
MD5 hash:
b3d3e1a296ed75b99cd657995a9fbc90
SHA1 hash:
0d06dfedb562ffa02c08e084ef99696d7803a561
SH256 hash:
3a1f3580d425ccdbd81e9d2473311c65547514614a8c53ce91a95f96e245fbb5
MD5 hash:
6b754f8e2c67efe3dd493f46c1bf6047
SHA1 hash:
182cedef8b6d9e256d350f5a7bd1c682cb05be68
SH256 hash:
01ff3e706f0f3928207b5e020eebb9ed38428dfbbf0f8c46aeec328b73519160
MD5 hash:
bbb0d2ca9a21d5a1f6c9059e108ea3ee
SHA1 hash:
5accd45f4a70a26b6ce07e04cc3820e99187a818
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
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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