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Database Entry



Formbook


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 12 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: efa23692aeb1a3c3365ba0c850e3248f4f0009bf386ff101dcd8dafe65f70024
SHA3-384 hash: 557b3868d1275c6091b8ffeea3df96ca96b347fea8b8e10b0e63a858524ecd1fcb21f8a3ab6d77899b7477bef00ec9ce
SHA1 hash: a9ca20449144f01accfab92c209c81d1cce40400
MD5 hash: bd136c4407daa43a5bda0b7a11cac0e7
humanhash: music-butter-hot-music
File name:PO-220183_EH EUROPE GMBH_PDF.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
File size:1'174'528 bytes
First seen:2025-06-17 15:34:43 UTC
Last seen:2025-07-07 14:08:06 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 3d95adbf13bbe79dc24dccb401c12091 (881 x AgentTesla, 737 x FormBook, 236 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:Ptb20pkaCqT5TBWgNQ7av3O5dRzDIdOMCn6A:MVg5tQ7av3ozDIwMY5
Threatray 2'373 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1FE45D01373DE8361C3725273BA25BB01BEBB782506A5F96B2FD4093DE920121525EB73
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 James_inthe_box
Tags:exe FormBook

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
491
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
PO-220183_EH EUROPE GMBH_PDF.exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2025-06-17 15:36:17 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:
autoit emotet
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Launching a process
Сreating synchronization primitives
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Result
Threat name:
FormBook
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file
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
Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation
Queues an APC in another process (thread injection)
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)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected FormBook
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1716627 Sample: PO-220183_EH EUROPE GMBH_PDF.exe Startdate: 17/06/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 31 www.fylonest.xyz 2->31 33 www.beacondata.xyz 2->33 35 14 other IPs or domains 2->35 43 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->43 45 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->45 47 Yara detected FormBook 2->47 51 4 other signatures 2->51 11 PO-220183_EH EUROPE GMBH_PDF.exe 4 2->11         started        signatures3 49 Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation 33->49 process4 signatures5 61 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 11->61 63 Writes to foreign memory regions 11->63 65 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 11->65 14 svchost.exe 11->14         started        process6 signatures7 67 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 14->67 17 S4G1LpYSh.exe 14->17 injected process8 process9 19 AtBroker.exe 13 17->19         started        signatures10 53 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 19->53 55 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 19->55 57 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 19->57 59 3 other signatures 19->59 22 Pe0icBHRHM.exe 19->22 injected 25 chrome.exe 19->25         started        27 firefox.exe 19->27         started        process11 dnsIp12 37 www.fylonest.xyz 199.192.19.222, 49697, 49698, 49699 NAMECHEAP-NETUS United States 22->37 39 www.78449643.xyz 5.189.151.248, 49705, 49706, 49707 CONTABODE Germany 22->39 41 7 other IPs or domains 22->41 29 WerFault.exe 4 25->29         started        process13
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
7 match(es)
Tags:
AutoIt Decompiled Executable PE (Portable Executable) Suspect Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.FormBook
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-06-17 12:57:17 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
24
AV detection:
19 of 24 (79.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
efa23692aeb1a3c3365ba0c850e3248f4f0009bf386ff101dcd8dafe65f70024
MD5 hash:
bd136c4407daa43a5bda0b7a11cac0e7
SHA1 hash:
a9ca20449144f01accfab92c209c81d1cce40400
SH256 hash:
b17ed7e79ad5329b1261cfd4a7e54752abbdc17a32e9d88264a7ba3f8d8dec27
MD5 hash:
02364b5cfdc549c0a628a5c287ee2ffc
SHA1 hash:
57f5786958d8afe9aa4161b34aba10220c37d184
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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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:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:Formbook
Author:kevoreilly
Description:Formbook Payload
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:meth_stackstrings
Author:Willi Ballenthin
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:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:shellcode
Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns
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:YahLover
Author:Kevin Falcoz
Description:YahLover

File information


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