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Database Entry



Formbook


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 30 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ea5ad478df7db224610821def4d39b12ba7ef2f7a95fe88c9bc30a135bca5739
SHA3-384 hash: 7ffdf6076be53e8bf917a68eba102e5fa854beb5bfbfeb66aee84ac77982c8a2b960227ff49ccb80dd58558e0848d8bc
SHA1 hash: 1dbd242ae1b916ebbe8b4f05c33cbd1377cdf933
MD5 hash: 181f770a248577b5040ff09b69340873
humanhash: cola-east-georgia-sad
File name:Evidence of Repeated Gross Misconduct and Misdemeanour.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
File size:1'099'264 bytes
First seen:2025-03-03 09:50:47 UTC
Last seen:2025-03-10 11:05:10 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 3d95adbf13bbe79dc24dccb401c12091 (881 x AgentTesla, 737 x FormBook, 236 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:9tb20pkaCqT5TBWgNQ7a39n8slt/C96A:uVg5tQ7a3Osltq5
TLSH T17D35CF1373DEC361C3B25273BA25B701BEBB782506A5F96B2FD4093DE920162521E673
TrID 68.8% (.CPL) Windows Control Panel Item (generic) (57583/11/19)
12.5% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
6.0% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
5.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.4% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
dhash icon aae2f3e38383b629 (2'034 x Formbook, 1'183 x CredentialFlusher, 666 x AgentTesla)
Reporter adrian__luca
Tags:exe FormBook

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
427
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
EvidenceofRepeatedGrossMisconductandMisdemeanour.exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2025-03-03 10:00:11 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
94.1%
Tags:
phishing autoit emotet
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Launching a process
Сreating synchronization primitives
Launching cmd.exe command interpreter
Setting browser functions hooks
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Unauthorized injection to a browser process
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context autoit compiled-script evasive explorer findstr fingerprint keylogger lolbin microsoft_visual_cc obfuscated packed packed packer_detected regedit squirrel
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
Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Found malware configuration
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious 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 submitted file
Queues an APC in another process (thread injection)
Sample uses process hollowing technique
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Tries to detect virtualization through RDTSC time measurements
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected FormBook
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1627901 Sample: Evidence of Repeated Gross ... Startdate: 03/03/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 26 www.udorandsmith.info 2->26 28 www.rustevrcom.store 2->28 30 9 other IPs or domains 2->30 32 Found malware configuration 2->32 34 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->34 36 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->36 38 5 other signatures 2->38 11 Evidence of Repeated Gross Misconduct and Misdemeanour.exe 2 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 48 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 11->48 50 Writes to foreign memory regions 11->50 52 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 11->52 14 svchost.exe 11->14         started        process6 signatures7 54 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 14->54 56 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 14->56 58 Sample uses process hollowing technique 14->58 60 3 other signatures 14->60 17 explorer.exe 93 1 14->17 injected process8 process9 19 cscript.exe 17->19         started        signatures10 40 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 19->40 42 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 19->42 44 Tries to detect virtualization through RDTSC time measurements 19->44 46 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 19->46 22 cmd.exe 1 19->22         started        process11 process12 24 conhost.exe 22->24         started       
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.AutoitInject
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-02-28 14:30:38 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
27
AV detection:
19 of 38 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
autoit unknown_loader_036 formbook
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
formbook
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:formbook campaign:sa38 discovery rat spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Formbook payload
Formbook
Formbook family
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
ea5ad478df7db224610821def4d39b12ba7ef2f7a95fe88c9bc30a135bca5739
MD5 hash:
181f770a248577b5040ff09b69340873
SHA1 hash:
1dbd242ae1b916ebbe8b4f05c33cbd1377cdf933
SH256 hash:
d7e894c0f207f2992eb582a772fcbbeae47bd625ac55e2be1d7736c2cb11c952
MD5 hash:
f7907cf9240d34ab312ec60925bef257
SHA1 hash:
07b352c72de323a357c5cf50b0f53b0fdb675430
SH256 hash:
1a3fa4a39cf8eb1599e627ab95c1349aae5a401dd49478b2955d6f574ac06ba4
MD5 hash:
827e11a6866a691f5934e4b7d98bc6a2
SHA1 hash:
9c80595534f9526c7d74dece32910fa43feeebde
Detections:
win_formbook_w0 win_formbook_g0 win_formbook_auto FormBook Windows_Trojan_Formbook Formbook
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:AutoIT_Compiled
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies compiled AutoIT script (as EXE). This rule by itself does NOT necessarily mean the detected file is malicious.
Rule name:cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f
Author:The DFIR Report
Description:files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe
Reference:https://thedfirreport.com
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
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:Formbook
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect Formbook in memory
Reference:internal research
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:meth_stackstrings
Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
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:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Formbook
Author:@malgamy12
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Formbook_1112e116
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/formbook-adopts-cab-less-approach
Rule name:win_formbook_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects win.formbook.
Rule name:win_formbook_w0
Author:@malgamy12
Rule name:YahLover
Author:Kevin Falcoz
Description:YahLover

File information


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

Malspam

Formbook

Executable exe ea5ad478df7db224610821def4d39b12ba7ef2f7a95fe88c9bc30a135bca5739

(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 (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
AUTH_APIManipulates User AuthorizationADVAPI32.dll::AllocateAndInitializeSid
ADVAPI32.dll::CopySid
ADVAPI32.dll::FreeSid
ADVAPI32.dll::GetLengthSid
ADVAPI32.dll::GetTokenInformation
ADVAPI32.dll::GetAce
COM_BASE_APICan Download & Execute componentsole32.dll::CLSIDFromProgID
ole32.dll::CoCreateInstance
ole32.dll::CoCreateInstanceEx
ole32.dll::CoInitializeSecurity
ole32.dll::CreateStreamOnHGlobal
MULTIMEDIA_APICan Play MultimediaWINMM.dll::mciSendStringW
WINMM.dll::timeGetTime
WINMM.dll::waveOutSetVolume
SECURITY_BASE_APIUses Security Base APIADVAPI32.dll::AddAce
ADVAPI32.dll::AdjustTokenPrivileges
ADVAPI32.dll::CheckTokenMembership
ADVAPI32.dll::DuplicateTokenEx
ADVAPI32.dll::GetAclInformation
ADVAPI32.dll::GetSecurityDescriptorDacl
SHELL_APIManipulates System ShellSHELL32.dll::ShellExecuteExW
SHELL32.dll::ShellExecuteW
SHELL32.dll::SHFileOperationW
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsADVAPI32.dll::CreateProcessAsUserW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateProcessW
ADVAPI32.dll::CreateProcessWithLogonW
KERNEL32.dll::OpenProcess
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenProcessToken
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenThreadToken
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::SetSystemPowerState
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryA
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryW
KERNEL32.dll::GetDriveTypeW
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programsKERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::SetStdHandle
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleCP
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleMode
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CopyFileW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateHardLinkW
IPHLPAPI.DLL::IcmpCreateFile
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
KERNEL32.dll::DeleteFileW
WIN_BASE_USER_APIRetrieves Account InformationKERNEL32.dll::GetComputerNameW
ADVAPI32.dll::GetUserNameW
ADVAPI32.dll::LogonUserW
ADVAPI32.dll::LookupPrivilegeValueW
WIN_NETWORK_APISupports Windows NetworkingMPR.dll::WNetAddConnection2W
MPR.dll::WNetUseConnectionW
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows RegistryADVAPI32.dll::RegConnectRegistryW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegCreateKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegDeleteKeyW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegOpenKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegQueryValueExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegSetValueExW
WIN_USER_APIPerforms GUI ActionsUSER32.dll::BlockInput
USER32.dll::CloseDesktop
USER32.dll::CreateMenu
USER32.dll::EmptyClipboard
USER32.dll::FindWindowExW
USER32.dll::FindWindowW

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