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Formbook


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 15 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: fca705de74e704fabbb20304083f61bae676744fc74185edfbbf5046f32477c4
SHA3-384 hash: f551028d1ec61bec21845cebd37abce6d884621ecde77b7e88aca83c6414be47815e6d1fb21ed4d779b9b747cc6dd716
SHA1 hash: 075073b30460384f20965c8b497e8d15f0ff0985
MD5 hash: 8dff8d818a8186cf012cb4a392d79ed6
humanhash: victor-twelve-finch-early
File name:PO acknowledgement.pdf.rar
Download: download sample
Signature Formbook
File size:705'008 bytes
First seen:2025-07-14 06:12:25 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: rar
MIME type:application/x-rar
ssdeep 12288:ysCdLt5V6QbqCiYlsXp2DlB1jI+LX3CTDQx6D/acBGEcgBFJ:CjBb8Y4pmlBC+LXyXpD/FtrBFJ
TLSH T15CE42387EB1D686C8007B9DF66EEF479758528512D910EE8E28DFDA1B9141F81F0C8F8
TrID 61.5% (.RAR) RAR compressed archive (v5.0) (8000/1)
38.4% (.RAR) RAR compressed archive (gen) (5000/1)
Magika rar
Reporter cocaman
Tags:FormBook payment rar


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cocaman
Malicious email (T1566.001)
From: "Weng Choon Ling <wcling@suretank.com>" (likely spoofed)
Received: "from suretank.com (unknown [45.137.22.101]) "
Date: "13 Jul 2025 21:58:46 -0700"
Subject: "RE: Overdue SOA payment order & acknowledgement."
Attachment: "PO acknowledgement.pdf.rar"

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
25
Origin country :
CH CH
File Archive Information

This file archive contains 1 file(s), sorted by their relevance:

File name:PO acknowledgement.pdf.exe
File size:1'240'576 bytes
SHA256 hash: a214920669c94931076ee81332dcfc34519033264ab4a95b94f2ee9299b9c210
MD5 hash: 8a04cba6c21c1bad05c2bcd229a68786
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
Signature Formbook
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
70%
Tags:
underscore autoit emotet
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug autoit compiled-script fingerprint keylogger masquerade microsoft_visual_cc packed
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
1 match(es)
Tags:
AutoIt Decompiled Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) Rar Archive Suspect
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Script-AutoIt.Malware.Heuristic
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.FormBook
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-14 06:12:28 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
11
AV detection:
20 of 24 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
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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:SUSP_RAR_with_PDF_Script_Obfuscation
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects RAR file with suspicious .pdf extension prefix to trick users
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:SUSP_RAR_with_PDF_Script_Obfuscation_RID34A4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects RAR file with suspicious .pdf extension prefix to trick users
Reference:Internal Research
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:win_formbook_g0
Author:Slavo Greminger, SWITCH-CERT
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

rar fca705de74e704fabbb20304083f61bae676744fc74185edfbbf5046f32477c4

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment
  
Dropping
Formbook

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