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Database Entry



Formbook


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: dfc567c75b66387e59dcfd0e1a8d0b9016bab33622a04d0685d4c5950aca60af
SHA3-384 hash: 9ad10bf8a16c770c0078e17daf66ab41e125d412ac92c504c0b891c268dc496ddaffb7dc30060159aadde7402c9b6647
SHA1 hash: b74f196425f9a85ceaafcc9a87be6a52d4048198
MD5 hash: ed9a4bd3881811aaa9aa9c1a530eb485
humanhash: september-lion-timing-autumn
File name:mpclient.dll
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
File size:2'479'616 bytes
First seen:2025-08-08 06:03:16 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 44148b199b99b97d8f4b3ef192428d24 (1 x Formbook)
ssdeep 49152:+0KfpsLpD+oEabQK5k53YViW9CBN2ODnBy4W6T+rlp:Hx+oE0ViJCOlyr
Threatray 81 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1C2B5BE15E3A801B8D82BDB38CA259233E77078565371D18F1A99D7092F73EA09B7F712
TrID 48.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
23.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
9.3% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
9.2% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
9.2% (.EXE) DOS Executable Generic (2000/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter lowmal3
Tags:exe FormBook

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
77
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
_dfc567c75b66387e59dcfd0e1a8d0b9016bab33622a04d0685d4c5950aca60af.dll
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2025-08-08 06:05:00 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Tags:
emotet virus
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context crypto fingerprint masquerade microsoft_visual_cc packed
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:
88 / 100
Signature
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected FormBook
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1752789 Sample: mpclient.dll.exe Startdate: 08/08/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 88 36 www.psycho-course.xyz 2->36 40 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->40 42 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->42 44 Yara detected FormBook 2->44 46 Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample 2->46 9 loaddll64.exe 1 2->9         started        signatures3 48 Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation 36->48 process4 process5 11 cmd.exe 1 9->11         started        13 rundll32.exe 9->13         started        16 rundll32.exe 9->16         started        18 30 other processes 9->18 signatures6 20 rundll32.exe 11->20         started        58 Writes to foreign memory regions 13->58 60 Allocates memory in foreign processes 13->60 62 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 13->62 23 aspnet_wp.exe 13->23         started        25 aspnet_wp.exe 16->25         started        27 aspnet_wp.exe 18->27         started        29 aspnet_wp.exe 18->29         started        31 aspnet_wp.exe 18->31         started        process7 signatures8 50 Writes to foreign memory regions 20->50 52 Allocates memory in foreign processes 20->52 54 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 20->54 33 aspnet_wp.exe 20->33         started        56 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 23->56 process9 signatures10 38 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 33->38
Gathering data
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Swotter
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-07 22:13:14 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Dll)
AV detection:
19 of 38 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
formbook
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:formbook rat spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Formbook payload
Formbook
Formbook family
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
dfc567c75b66387e59dcfd0e1a8d0b9016bab33622a04d0685d4c5950aca60af
MD5 hash:
ed9a4bd3881811aaa9aa9c1a530eb485
SHA1 hash:
b74f196425f9a85ceaafcc9a87be6a52d4048198
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:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__MemoryWorkingSet
Author:Fernando Mercês
Description:Anti-debug process memory working set size check
Reference:http://www.gironsec.com/blog/2015/06/anti-debugger-trick-quicky/
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
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: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)
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara

File information


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

Malspam

Formbook

Executable exe dfc567c75b66387e59dcfd0e1a8d0b9016bab33622a04d0685d4c5950aca60af

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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 (GUARD_CF)high
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
SECURITY_BASE_APIUses Security Base APIADVAPI32.dll::AdjustTokenPrivileges
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsKERNEL32.dll::CreateProcessA
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenProcessToken
KERNEL32.dll::OpenProcess
KERNEL32.dll::VirtualAllocEx
KERNEL32.dll::VirtualAllocExNuma
KERNEL32.dll::WriteProcessMemory
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
KERNEL32.dll::GetSystemInfo
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programsKERNEL32.dll::FreeConsole
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleOutputCP
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CopyFileExW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
WIN_BASE_USER_APIRetrieves Account InformationADVAPI32.dll::LookupPrivilegeValueW
WIN_BCRYPT_APICan Encrypt Filesbcrypt.dll::BCryptCreateHash
bcrypt.dll::BCryptDestroyHash
bcrypt.dll::BCryptFinishHash
bcrypt.dll::BCryptGenRandom
bcrypt.dll::BCryptGetProperty
bcrypt.dll::BCryptHashData
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows RegistryADVAPI32.dll::RegCreateKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegOpenKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegQueryValueExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegSetValueExW

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