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Formbook


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: ea5d0e4ab31210201c16f170baab91b8c9bd9feee135e29ce4d033e4506bb000
SHA3-384 hash: 7b4bb5571bf91f44ec19d2874ca4ac72b8b2520eb8ee9a4b7c3ccb864553c3ed7a1f325929d912f6d1369a4d9ed7f750
SHA1 hash: 7564dd4eb736c91be67d36c151464b6bf8c9ee73
MD5 hash: fce0950ab93b6bac5b73213236e221bd
humanhash: illinois-princess-pip-item
File name:CHQUE COPY.exe
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Signature Formbook
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File size:1'203'712 bytes
First seen:2025-05-07 02:06:02 UTC
Last seen:2025-05-12 08:42:15 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 3d95adbf13bbe79dc24dccb401c12091 (881 x AgentTesla, 737 x FormBook, 236 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:2tb20pkaCqT5TBWgNQ7aZG927Vt/FTvQ7rrmVorppVk6A:jVg5tQ7aZG92pttDUr3S5
TLSH T17B45CF1363DE8361C3725273BA65B701AEBF782506B1F96B2FD4093DB920122525EB73
TrID 40.3% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
19.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
17.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
7.7% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
7.6% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
dhash icon aae2f3e38383b629 (2'034 x Formbook, 1'183 x CredentialFlusher, 666 x AgentTesla)
Reporter threatcat_ch
Tags:exe FormBook

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
478
Origin country :
CH CH
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.PSW.Agent.BORA.UNOFFICIAL
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=681ac0a9432e243ac3e4c2ce
Tags:
autorun autoit emotet
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a file
Creating a process from a recently created file
Launching a process
Сreating synchronization primitives
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context autoit compiled-script cscript evasive fingerprint keylogger lolbin microsoft_visual_cc msiexec packed packed packer_detected schtasks
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/681ac0130b64e174c41aff2f/reports/7dc58aec-0146-4414-81a5-5637c52f6322/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Win/malicious_confidence_60%
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/ea5d0e4ab31210201c16f170baab91b8c9bd9feee135e29ce4d033e4506bb000
Malware family:
Formbook
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/20ab978a-a955-456e-933d-a9ef3ec31570
Result
Threat name:
FormBook
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1682840
Signature
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file
Drops VBS files to the startup folder
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
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 dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Queues an APC in another process (thread injection)
Sigma detected: Drops script at startup location
Sigma detected: Suspicious Process Parents
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
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)
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected FormBook
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1682840 Sample: CHQUE COPY.exe Startdate: 07/05/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 44 www.themessageart.online 2->44 46 www.pegji.online 2->46 48 7 other IPs or domains 2->48 68 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->68 70 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->70 72 Yara detected FormBook 2->72 74 5 other signatures 2->74 11 CHQUE COPY.exe 4 2->11         started        15 wscript.exe 1 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 file5 42 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\chordates.exe, PE32 11->42 dropped 80 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 11->80 17 chordates.exe 2 11->17         started        82 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 15->82 21 chordates.exe 1 15->21         started        signatures6 process7 file8 40 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\chordates.vbs, data 17->40 dropped 56 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 17->56 58 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 17->58 60 Drops VBS files to the startup folder 17->60 62 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 17->62 23 svchost.exe 17->23         started        64 Writes to foreign memory regions 21->64 66 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 21->66 26 svchost.exe 21->26         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 78 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 23->78 28 Bu6wkK4hbpDTSfmeLC.exe 23->28 injected process12 signatures13 84 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 28->84 31 notepad.exe 13 28->31         started        process14 signatures15 86 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 31->86 88 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 31->88 90 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 31->90 92 3 other signatures 31->92 34 Bu6wkK4hbpDTSfmeLC.exe 31->34 injected 38 firefox.exe 31->38         started        process16 dnsIp17 50 www.pegji.online 185.151.30.221, 49735, 49736, 49737 TWENTYIGB United Kingdom 34->50 52 www.kiviliike.org 185.168.212.119, 49727, 49728, 49729 MMD-ASKauppakatu3A4FI Finland 34->52 54 2 other IPs or domains 34->54 76 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 34->76 signatures18
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/ea5d0e4ab31210201c16f170baab91b8c9bd9feee135e29ce4d033e4506bb000
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/ea5d0e4ab31210201c16f170baab91b8c9bd9feee135e29ce4d033e4506bb000/
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.AutoitInject
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-05-07 01:17:12 UTC
AV detection:
23 of 37 (62.16%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=5joq4svtciicahaw6fylvk4rxde33h7o4e26fhhe2az6iudlwaaa._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
unc_loader_036
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autoit
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Similar samples:
error
Formbook
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250507-cjhn5aen2x/
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
AutoIT Executable
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Drops startup file
Executes dropped EXE
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/4e5e7263-e35b-4fac-8cbf-cb99da047dc8
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
ea5d0e4ab31210201c16f170baab91b8c9bd9feee135e29ce4d033e4506bb000
MD5 hash:
fce0950ab93b6bac5b73213236e221bd
SHA1 hash:
7564dd4eb736c91be67d36c151464b6bf8c9ee73
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/e7c336d3-4475-41da-b3a0-e0bf62df2899/
SH256 hash:
d55ddcd782cbf2a12dc53c70efd1089dbc66634ace9144167a2f7e460935a1fe
MD5 hash:
2ff9f42b954972e24ba3b4e36a1407e0
SHA1 hash:
cdbbbecc0986d6a87e82095abc97d559112f4caf
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/e7c336d3-4475-41da-b3a0-e0bf62df2899/
SH256 hash:
a012a8fefcc30c7107742aecd6f4c2be32b139558398a6596d13a78d7cfb1559
MD5 hash:
3c340259c6d3bd72b20e19d3ccf1a08f
SHA1 hash:
bb4dab889b810506ca7cf4cda338f5184d693eab
Detections:
win_formbook_g0
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/e7c336d3-4475-41da-b3a0-e0bf62df2899/
Parent samples :
48177b2aa261a8726cf1621a4ce94a9a7355304f240e2c9a66a1f7c022c10ddb
ecfcb1b1ffd98d7fc34996aadca709e571267386b4e95ef68ca96bf516cb17d0
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dc63e07cb6e12c12a56e70ff30c621337dfa43ab35d2807545573b5f5f44acbf
2f23dee62a1adce20c8fd77d668c5e2918685fae4a2e4b9561c9fbb7295bdc89
41795f508d0e2fc4e8fe6777a901133f8dee296a3ac4b0a139cef023b6a7ae10
5d614fa1807c2ae2cc2e29a00027213a6294e8258609d06ccf8e8e40512e9a46
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078dbed6d7330ddd5e69ae308e8e8225c57164b4ca050cbca9804bbc97809933
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ea5d0e4ab31210201c16f170baab91b8c9bd9feee135e29ce4d033e4506bb000
ff104412e4610cd4f1295b738fae998277d82ed6daef3c526e883c1ce8a806e0
88f70255b375b99ff3a02d942c83f520e509d2e949646d99585a406de15e2293
978fa4742d2cb147265a502d12dec4b3663ca375dae526eb5e0a3edf723226c4
079877e37e8a515e9ecdd4445bbd4afba3ecccada4e612a3df7d81a3fa326209
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26d4a6266fb482a80a40807f79118e7e0ce2c2ffe2e7b290460baa64dcd991f5
Malware family:
FormBook
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/ea5d0e4ab312/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/ea5d0e4ab31210201c16f170baab91b8c9bd9feee135e29ce4d033e4506bb000

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:AutoIT_Compiled
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Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies compiled AutoIT script (as EXE). This rule by itself does NOT necessarily mean the detected file is malicious.
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
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Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:pe_no_import_table
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Description:Detect pe file that no import table
Rule name:shellcode
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Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
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Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:YahLover
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Author:Kevin Falcoz
Description:YahLover

File information

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Malspam

Formbook

Executable exe ea5d0e4ab31210201c16f170baab91b8c9bd9feee135e29ce4d033e4506bb000

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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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