| File name: | c953dae7bfd1496fc834bbd6b5346c86275d5b76503aaea43ce8cfb31bcd6e7b |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/50a1d6e5-e0bb-4932-9420-2e9a8c25d341 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | FormBook is a data stealer that is being distributed as a MaaS. FormBook differs from a lot of competing malware by its extreme ease of use that allows even the unexperienced threat actors to use FormBook virus. |
| Analysis date: | May 18, 2025, 14:23:46 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive, 5 sections |
| MD5: | 2558474300FBC1C4E924D1CB077696AD |
| SHA1: | 7BA54CF10A2F9383132CEDF5B7699FFAA770D5B6 |
| SHA256: | C953DAE7BFD1496FC834BBD6B5346C86275D5B76503AAEA43CE8CFB31BCD6E7B |
| SSDEEP: | 12288:IJiicRfwcnmwFm3bu7GDE0HtHA8sTaonGbVRe:wJDcnmzK7GbNg8s5GbVRe |
MALICIOUS
FORMBOOK has been detected
- msdt.exe (PID: 7440)
- explorer.exe (PID: 5492)
Connects to the CnC server
- explorer.exe (PID: 5492)
FORMBOOK has been detected (SURICATA)
- explorer.exe (PID: 5492)
FORMBOOK has been detected (YARA)
- msdt.exe (PID: 7440)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- c953dae7bfd1496fc834bbd6b5346c86275d5b76503aaea43ce8cfb31bcd6e7b.exe (PID: 7204)
Application launched itself
- apfqntkkhs.exe (PID: 7232)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- msdt.exe (PID: 7440)
Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC
- explorer.exe (PID: 5492)
INFO
Create files in a temporary directory
- c953dae7bfd1496fc834bbd6b5346c86275d5b76503aaea43ce8cfb31bcd6e7b.exe (PID: 7204)
Reads the software policy settings
- slui.exe (PID: 7380)
Checks supported languages
- apfqntkkhs.exe (PID: 7232)
- c953dae7bfd1496fc834bbd6b5346c86275d5b76503aaea43ce8cfb31bcd6e7b.exe (PID: 7204)
- apfqntkkhs.exe (PID: 7304)
Reads the computer name
- apfqntkkhs.exe (PID: 7232)
- apfqntkkhs.exe (PID: 7304)
Manual execution by a user
- msdt.exe (PID: 7440)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
Formbook
(PID) Process(7440) msdt.exe
C2www.sarthaksrishticreation.com/sy22/
Strings (79)USERNAME
LOCALAPPDATA
USERPROFILE
APPDATA
TEMP
ProgramFiles
CommonProgramFiles
ALLUSERSPROFILE
/c copy "
/c del "
\Run
\Policies
\Explorer
\Registry\User
\Registry\Machine
\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\
NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\
\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Mozilla
\Mozilla
Username:
Password:
formSubmitURL
usernameField
encryptedUsername
encryptedPassword
\logins.json
\signons.sqlite
\Microsoft\Vault\
SELECT encryptedUsername, encryptedPassword, formSubmitURL FROM moz_logins
\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Login Data
SELECT origin_url, username_value, password_value FROM logins
.exe
.com
.scr
.pif
.cmd
.bat
ms
win
gdi
mfc
vga
igfx
user
help
config
update
regsvc
chkdsk
systray
audiodg
certmgr
autochk
taskhost
colorcpl
services
IconCache
ThumbCache
Cookies
SeDebugPrivilege
SeShutdownPrivilege
\BaseNamedObjects
config.php
POST
HTTP/1.1
Host:
Connection: close
Content-Length:
Cache-Control: no-cache
Origin: http://
User-Agent: Mozilla Firefox/4.0
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Accept: */*
Referer: http://
Accept-Language: en-US
Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate
dat=
f-start
f-end
Decoy C2 (64)vinteligencia.com
displayfridges.fun
completetip.com
giallozafferrano.com
jizihao1.com
mysticheightstrail.com
fourseasonslb.com
kjnala.shop
mosiacwall.com
vandistreet.com
gracefullytouchedartistry.com
hbiwhwr.shop
mfmz.net
hrmbrillianz.com
funwarsztat.com
polewithcandy.com
ourrajasthan.com
wilhouettteamerica.com
johnnystintshop.com
asgnelwin.com
alcmcyu.com
thwmlohr.click
gypseascuba.com
mysonisgaythemovie.com
sunriseautostorellc.com
fuhouse.link
motorcycleglassesshop.com
vaskaworldairways.com
qixservice.online
b2b-scaling.com
03ss.vip
trishpintar.com
gk84.com
omclaval.com
emeeycarwash.com
wb7mnp.com
kimgj.com
278809.com
summitstracecolumbus.com
dryadai.com
vistcreative.com
weoliveorder.com
kwamitikki.com
cjk66.online
travisline.pro
mercardosupltda.shop
sunspotplumbing.com
podplugca.com
leontellez.com
fzturf.com
docomo-mobileconsulting.com
apneabirmingham.info
rollesgraciejiujitsu.com
sx15k.com
kebobcapital.com
91967.net
claudiaduverglas.com
zhperviepixie.com
oliwas.xyz
flowersinspace.tech
uadmxqby.click
greatbaitusa.com
drpenawaraircondhargarahmah.com
sofbks.top
TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (6) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2016:04:02 03:20:13+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 6 |
| CodeSize: | 24576 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 164864 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 1024 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x312a |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | 6 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
Total processes
139
Monitored processes
11
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2196 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s Dnscache | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 5492 | C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | — | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Explorer Version: 10.0.19041.3758 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 7204 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c953dae7bfd1496fc834bbd6b5346c86275d5b76503aaea43ce8cfb31bcd6e7b.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c953dae7bfd1496fc834bbd6b5346c86275d5b76503aaea43ce8cfb31bcd6e7b.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 7232 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\apfqntkkhs.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\apfqntkkhs.exe | — | c953dae7bfd1496fc834bbd6b5346c86275d5b76503aaea43ce8cfb31bcd6e7b.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 7240 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | apfqntkkhs.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 7304 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\apfqntkkhs.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\apfqntkkhs.exe | — | apfqntkkhs.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 7340 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: KMS Connection Broker Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 7380 | "C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEvent | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | SppExtComObj.Exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows Activation Client Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 7440 | "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msdt.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msdt.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Diagnostics Troubleshooting Wizard Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
Formbook(PID) Process(7440) msdt.exe C2www.sarthaksrishticreation.com/sy22/ Strings (79)USERNAME LOCALAPPDATA USERPROFILE APPDATA TEMP ProgramFiles CommonProgramFiles ALLUSERSPROFILE /c copy " /c del " \Run \Policies \Explorer \Registry\User \Registry\Machine \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\ NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\ \SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Mozilla \Mozilla Username: Password: formSubmitURL usernameField encryptedUsername encryptedPassword \logins.json \signons.sqlite \Microsoft\Vault\ SELECT encryptedUsername, encryptedPassword, formSubmitURL FROM moz_logins \Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Login Data SELECT origin_url, username_value, password_value FROM logins .exe .com .scr .pif .cmd .bat ms win gdi mfc vga igfx user help config update regsvc chkdsk systray audiodg certmgr autochk taskhost colorcpl services IconCache ThumbCache Cookies SeDebugPrivilege SeShutdownPrivilege \BaseNamedObjects config.php POST HTTP/1.1 Host: Connection: close Content-Length: Cache-Control: no-cache Origin: http:// User-Agent: Mozilla Firefox/4.0 Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded Accept: */* Referer: http:// Accept-Language: en-US Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate
dat= f-start f-end Decoy C2 (64)vinteligencia.com displayfridges.fun completetip.com giallozafferrano.com jizihao1.com mysticheightstrail.com fourseasonslb.com kjnala.shop mosiacwall.com vandistreet.com gracefullytouchedartistry.com hbiwhwr.shop mfmz.net hrmbrillianz.com funwarsztat.com polewithcandy.com ourrajasthan.com wilhouettteamerica.com johnnystintshop.com asgnelwin.com alcmcyu.com thwmlohr.click gypseascuba.com mysonisgaythemovie.com sunriseautostorellc.com fuhouse.link motorcycleglassesshop.com vaskaworldairways.com qixservice.online b2b-scaling.com 03ss.vip trishpintar.com gk84.com omclaval.com emeeycarwash.com wb7mnp.com kimgj.com 278809.com summitstracecolumbus.com dryadai.com vistcreative.com weoliveorder.com kwamitikki.com cjk66.online travisline.pro mercardosupltda.shop sunspotplumbing.com podplugca.com leontellez.com fzturf.com docomo-mobileconsulting.com apneabirmingham.info rollesgraciejiujitsu.com sx15k.com kebobcapital.com 91967.net claudiaduverglas.com zhperviepixie.com oliwas.xyz flowersinspace.tech uadmxqby.click greatbaitusa.com drpenawaraircondhargarahmah.com sofbks.top | |||||||||||||||
| 7644 | /c del "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\apfqntkkhs.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | msdt.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
| |||||||||||||||
Total events
1 151
Read events
1 149
Write events
1
Delete events
1
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (5492) explorer.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SessionInfo\5\ApplicationViewManagement\W32:00000000000A027C |
| Operation: | write | Name: | VirtualDesktop |
Value: 1000000030304456BFA0DB55E4278845B426357D5B5F97B3 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (5492) explorer.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SessionInfo\5\ApplicationViewManagement\W32:00000000000A027C |
| Operation: | delete key | Name: | (default) |
Value: | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
2
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7204 | c953dae7bfd1496fc834bbd6b5346c86275d5b76503aaea43ce8cfb31bcd6e7b.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\apfqntkkhs.exe | executable | |
MD5:4F911138514D42FA6B16293598843196 | SHA256:5715DC30AC10681F8F55DC741C950DF5E0240205ED350DB8B12ED1C7C0664EFC | |||
| 7204 | c953dae7bfd1496fc834bbd6b5346c86275d5b76503aaea43ce8cfb31bcd6e7b.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tzsytf.zm | binary | |
MD5:1E4D140CB4D7AC75ACD57A1A02AEB1EE | SHA256:2A3D858E4DA3525B65895D459E0736F8F4D429D8F3A3F88D5265A1C0DA8D7B5F | |||
| 5492 | explorer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\PenWorkspace\DiscoverCacheData.dat | binary | |
MD5:E49C56350AEDF784BFE00E444B879672 | SHA256:A8BD235303668981563DFB5AAE338CB802817C4060E2C199B7C84901D57B7E1E | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
21
DNS requests
16
Threats
1
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7888 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.219.150.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.120:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7888 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.219.150.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5492 | explorer.exe | GET | 404 | 104.21.52.212:80 | http://www.hrmbrillianz.com/sy22/?v83dVJP0=n3chMowluIh5KUDGCUcTWSE78+D65JPz+f2OkmIvfbJuWlwQI41y5nlfdC1cOw2gHpPb&KtxhA=IHJXpf | unknown | — | — | malicious |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4996 | RUXIMICS.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | unknown |
— | — | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | unknown |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.16.164.120:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | — | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | unknown |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.159.73:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.248:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 2.17.190.73:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.flowersinspace.tech |
| unknown |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
5492 | explorer.exe | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | ET MALWARE FormBook CnC Checkin (GET) |