formbook | af801e43101c06e3366d942715a8b10f90f12ec3437cab1b8a0cc3872101eebe

General

Target

Payment Swift.doc
Size

376KB
MD5

c8080fbfc825b01f11973566f1a3e589
SHA1

9aa04e64414bef6504b211615f7fcdbe84cd75df
SHA256

af801e43101c06e3366d942715a8b10f90f12ec3437cab1b8a0cc3872101eebe
SHA512

90775d8a921c9b094bbd1bb4bd20e11f997d70ad1f465fdfae6459cbb7e311116e434908caacf4b7844229d9835134180f549cd5d95e42a8305f98860fd23ce6

Score

10^/10

formbook rat spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

formbook

Version

4.1

C2

http://www.shoprodeovegas.com/xcl/

Decoy

sewingtherose.com

thesmartshareholder.com

afasyah.com

marolamusic.com

lookupgeorgina.com

plataforyou.com

dijcan.com

pawtyparcels.com

interprediction.com

fairerfinancehackathon.net

thehmnshop.com

jocelynlopez.com

launcheffecthouston.com

joyeveryminute.com

spyforu.com

ronerasanjuan.com

gadgetsdesi.com

nmrconsultants.com

travellpod.com

ballparksportscards.com

Signatures

Formbook
Formbook is a data stealing malware which is capable of stealing data.
trojan spyware stealer formbook

Formbook Payload 2 IoCs

rat

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/364-73-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-memory.dmp	formbook
behavioral1/memory/932-80-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000AE000-memory.dmp	formbook

Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs

Processes:

EQNEDT32.EXE

flow pid process

6 1380 EQNEDT32.EXE
Downloads MZ/PE file
Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

Processes:

propser16364.exepropser16364.exe

pid process

1840 propser16364.exe
364 propser16364.exe
Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

Processes:

EQNEDT32.EXEpropser16364.exe

pid process

1380 EQNEDT32.EXE
1840 propser16364.exe

flow	pid	process
6	1380	EQNEDT32.EXE

pid	process
1840	propser16364.exe
364	propser16364.exe

pid	process
1380	EQNEDT32.EXE
1840	propser16364.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 3 IoCs

Processes:

propser16364.exepropser16364.exemstsc.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1840 set thread context of 364	1840	propser16364.exe	propser16364.exe
PID 364 set thread context of 1220	364	propser16364.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 932 set thread context of 1220	932	mstsc.exe	Explorer.EXE

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

WINWORD.EXE

description ioc process

File opened for modification C:\Windows\Debug\WIA\wiatrace.log WINWORD.EXE
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

System Information Discovery
T1082

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Debug\WIA\wiatrace.log	WINWORD.EXE

NSIS installer 8 IoCs

installer

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\propser16364.exe	nsis_installer_1
\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\propser16364.exe	nsis_installer_2
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\propser16364.exe	nsis_installer_1
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\propser16364.exe	nsis_installer_2
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\propser16364.exe	nsis_installer_1
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\propser16364.exe	nsis_installer_2
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\propser16364.exe	nsis_installer_1
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\propser16364.exe	nsis_installer_2

Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
Launches Equation Editor 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Equation Editor is an old Office component often targeted by exploits such as CVE-2017-11882.
exploit

Exploitation for Client Execution
T1203

Processes:

EQNEDT32.EXE

pid process

1380 EQNEDT32.EXE

pid	process
1380	EQNEDT32.EXE

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 9 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

WINWORD.EXE

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2455352368-1077083310-2879168483-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2455352368-1077083310-2879168483-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2455352368-1077083310-2879168483-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\ = "res://C:\\PROGRA~2\\MICROS~1\\Office14\\ONBttnIE.dll/105"	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2455352368-1077083310-2879168483-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\Contexts = "55"	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2455352368-1077083310-2879168483-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2455352368-1077083310-2879168483-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel\ = "res://C:\\PROGRA~2\\MICROS~1\\Office14\\EXCEL.EXE/3000"	WINWORD.EXE
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2455352368-1077083310-2879168483-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2455352368-1077083310-2879168483-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShowDiscussionButton = "Yes"	WINWORD.EXE
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2455352368-1077083310-2879168483-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel\Contexts = "1"	WINWORD.EXE

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

Processes:

WINWORD.EXE

pid process

1652 WINWORD.EXE

pid	process
1652	WINWORD.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 29 IoCs

Processes:

propser16364.exemstsc.exe

pid	process
364	propser16364.exe
364	propser16364.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

Processes:

Explorer.EXE

pid process

1220 Explorer.EXE
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 6 IoCs

Processes:

propser16364.exepropser16364.exemstsc.exe

pid process

1840 propser16364.exe
364 propser16364.exe
364 propser16364.exe
364 propser16364.exe
932 mstsc.exe
932 mstsc.exe

pid	process
1220	Explorer.EXE

pid	process
1840	propser16364.exe
364	propser16364.exe
364	propser16364.exe
364	propser16364.exe
932	mstsc.exe
932	mstsc.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 10 IoCs

Processes:

propser16364.exeExplorer.EXEmstsc.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	364	propser16364.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1220	Explorer.EXE
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1220	Explorer.EXE
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1220	Explorer.EXE
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	932	mstsc.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1220	Explorer.EXE
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1220	Explorer.EXE
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1220	Explorer.EXE
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1220	Explorer.EXE
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1220	Explorer.EXE

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 4 IoCs

Processes:

Explorer.EXE

pid process

1220 Explorer.EXE
1220 Explorer.EXE
1220 Explorer.EXE
1220 Explorer.EXE
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 4 IoCs

Processes:

Explorer.EXE

pid process

1220 Explorer.EXE
1220 Explorer.EXE
1220 Explorer.EXE
1220 Explorer.EXE
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

WINWORD.EXE

pid process

1652 WINWORD.EXE
1652 WINWORD.EXE

pid	process
1220	Explorer.EXE
1220	Explorer.EXE
1220	Explorer.EXE
1220	Explorer.EXE

pid	process
1220	Explorer.EXE
1220	Explorer.EXE
1220	Explorer.EXE
1220	Explorer.EXE

pid	process
1652	WINWORD.EXE
1652	WINWORD.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes:

EQNEDT32.EXEpropser16364.exeExplorer.EXEmstsc.exeWINWORD.EXE

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1380 wrote to memory of 1840	1380	EQNEDT32.EXE	propser16364.exe
PID 1380 wrote to memory of 1840	1380	EQNEDT32.EXE	propser16364.exe
PID 1380 wrote to memory of 1840	1380	EQNEDT32.EXE	propser16364.exe
PID 1380 wrote to memory of 1840	1380	EQNEDT32.EXE	propser16364.exe
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 364	1840	propser16364.exe	propser16364.exe
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 364	1840	propser16364.exe	propser16364.exe
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 364	1840	propser16364.exe	propser16364.exe
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 364	1840	propser16364.exe	propser16364.exe
PID 1840 wrote to memory of 364	1840	propser16364.exe	propser16364.exe
PID 1220 wrote to memory of 932	1220	Explorer.EXE	mstsc.exe
PID 1220 wrote to memory of 932	1220	Explorer.EXE	mstsc.exe
PID 1220 wrote to memory of 932	1220	Explorer.EXE	mstsc.exe
PID 1220 wrote to memory of 932	1220	Explorer.EXE	mstsc.exe
PID 932 wrote to memory of 1684	932	mstsc.exe	cmd.exe
PID 932 wrote to memory of 1684	932	mstsc.exe	cmd.exe
PID 932 wrote to memory of 1684	932	mstsc.exe	cmd.exe
PID 932 wrote to memory of 1684	932	mstsc.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1652 wrote to memory of 1984	1652	WINWORD.EXE	splwow64.exe
PID 1652 wrote to memory of 1984	1652	WINWORD.EXE	splwow64.exe
PID 1652 wrote to memory of 1984	1652	WINWORD.EXE	splwow64.exe
PID 1652 wrote to memory of 1984	1652	WINWORD.EXE	splwow64.exe

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1220

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment Swift.doc"
2⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1652

C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
C:\Windows\splwow64.exe 12288
3⤵
PID:1984

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mstsc.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mstsc.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:932

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
/c del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\propser16364.exe"
3⤵
PID:1684

C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE" -Embedding
1⤵
- Blocklisted process makes network request
- Loads dropped DLL
- Launches Equation Editor
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1380

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\propser16364.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\propser16364.exe"
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1840

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\propser16364.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\propser16364.exe"
3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:364

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Exploitation for Client Execution

1

T1203

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\propser16364.exe
MD5
aa6168d4e41ced2091baee9f5d59e11e

SHA1
de7f4a8270fe216e68076ce93243b60d6d6d5f51

SHA256
7c6393b4e86ea5cec49c0f814b17e4bb85aa447c19896037252a94ff6416ce1b

SHA512
37c5d51495c0b53bdcd522d3b4a0346202d6069002b8d35f913a96596eb1a51c4fa41e445673024fbb62b4f701355aabb2e1804075709693c6339d1c3dad95e2

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\propser16364.exe
MD5
aa6168d4e41ced2091baee9f5d59e11e

SHA1
de7f4a8270fe216e68076ce93243b60d6d6d5f51

SHA256
7c6393b4e86ea5cec49c0f814b17e4bb85aa447c19896037252a94ff6416ce1b

SHA512
37c5d51495c0b53bdcd522d3b4a0346202d6069002b8d35f913a96596eb1a51c4fa41e445673024fbb62b4f701355aabb2e1804075709693c6339d1c3dad95e2

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\propser16364.exe
MD5
aa6168d4e41ced2091baee9f5d59e11e

SHA1
de7f4a8270fe216e68076ce93243b60d6d6d5f51

SHA256
7c6393b4e86ea5cec49c0f814b17e4bb85aa447c19896037252a94ff6416ce1b

SHA512
37c5d51495c0b53bdcd522d3b4a0346202d6069002b8d35f913a96596eb1a51c4fa41e445673024fbb62b4f701355aabb2e1804075709693c6339d1c3dad95e2

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsn8F37.tmp\ghvea31n0uw.dll
MD5
7bee24f38e906d08f10c1b51be4be749

SHA1
588f2f0f8b859e15620fbec8e6381c6addf2a3fd

SHA256
974e158ea37951d137839d4189279330aa2e85f5bafa4f273f7007673cd4d3fc

SHA512
417032d0c0decacd4332d9379843ef358b553960a2c00caf470d129f6f797aed3eb180a3e2182eb5e443772d24b8e8c7fe4bd3b06909b2a555a8e7c063137e25

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\propser16364.exe
MD5
aa6168d4e41ced2091baee9f5d59e11e

SHA1
de7f4a8270fe216e68076ce93243b60d6d6d5f51

SHA256
7c6393b4e86ea5cec49c0f814b17e4bb85aa447c19896037252a94ff6416ce1b

SHA512
37c5d51495c0b53bdcd522d3b4a0346202d6069002b8d35f913a96596eb1a51c4fa41e445673024fbb62b4f701355aabb2e1804075709693c6339d1c3dad95e2

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memory/364-74-0x0000000000950000-0x0000000000C53000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.0MB

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memory/364-70-0x000000000041EB70-mapping.dmp

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memory/364-75-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003E4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
80KB

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memory/364-73-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
184KB

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memory/932-77-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/932-79-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000000A64000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.0MB

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memory/932-83-0x0000000000890000-0x0000000000923000-memory.dmp

Filesize
588KB

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memory/932-81-0x0000000002000000-0x0000000002303000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.0MB

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memory/932-80-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000AE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
184KB

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memory/1220-76-0x0000000004190000-0x0000000004287000-memory.dmp

Filesize
988KB

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memory/1220-84-0x0000000007ED0000-0x000000000801C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/1380-63-0x00000000754F1000-0x00000000754F3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/1652-61-0x000000006FD01000-0x000000006FD03000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/1652-60-0x0000000072281000-0x0000000072284000-memory.dmp

Filesize
12KB

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memory/1652-62-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1652-87-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1684-82-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1840-72-0x00000000005D0000-0x00000000005D2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/1840-65-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1984-85-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1984-86-0x000007FEFB6A1000-0x000007FEFB6A3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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General

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Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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