formbook | 42e5467c1516b5291491f4acbac29889575738c9f0652655ce7b7eeffa2374d4

General

Target

smss.exe
Size

473KB
MD5

af158cff1deb238eb10b33b07d08a61e
SHA1

e0229b402990fad0fe92db278b3f4a3ed7a9767d
SHA256

42e5467c1516b5291491f4acbac29889575738c9f0652655ce7b7eeffa2374d4
SHA512

7c32eedea122a63ae3f6b1216e8ae9ec8141cf870ac0d456f3d7efe52a5e881253fa07596299d221acc6ff1a46915edcf31952eaee5d389249c309b85ff5f0c2

Score

10^/10

formbook xloader iewb loader persistence rat spyware stealer suricata trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xloader

Version

2.9

Campaign

iewb

Decoy

n8FLlgIlb1rSEg5hJ9xMbw4hcmR38Q==

5vIAIY+pt81OtWs+FdIEdk7Y

LHIKc+oWGIQUUlfAAtEEdk7Y

ePM/cX2jvHrS

5hvPEw22+fdvmJz3C8FIVq0=

mb9EeX2jvHrS

Dx2zIYNvfjo8VUo5

6jVPnyJekv2RAc4gLKNwEqQ=

KWatHyjdE5Gj1Ng=

t9lk70gzUAZty4qjbVjF

6eUBeFPzKBWT125BFNIEdk7Y

dZUXOIyqTJGj1Ng=

iL3TVh2Jl5QVStnzxcAhIL8=

J1prtyklUfZGR/xDD71IbkWRd2yx

s9FgCOBRW9bU0Y6jbVjF

RYCbQDzcFBhcylgu

Fl0BV/8RJm6F9QRg8LXXTLo=

0dhumHzrCCZ3wdQg7nFF1AlL6Tk=

xvL+iL6wwX+/wH9K4lbZ/A==

N0lVceIFD5Gj1Ng=

Signatures

Formbook
Formbook is a data stealing malware which is capable of stealing data.
trojan spyware stealer formbook
Xloader
Xloader is a rebranded version of Formbook malware.
loader xloader
suricata: ET MALWARE FormBook CnC Checkin (GET)
suricata: ET MALWARE FormBook CnC Checkin (GET)
suricata
suricata: ET MALWARE FormBook CnC Checkin (POST) M2
suricata: ET MALWARE FormBook CnC Checkin (POST) M2
suricata

Xloader Payload 4 IoCs

rat

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1444-136-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp	xloader
behavioral2/memory/1444-142-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp	xloader
behavioral2/memory/5108-145-0x00000000007C0000-0x00000000007EC000-memory.dmp	xloader
behavioral2/memory/5108-149-0x00000000007C0000-0x00000000007EC000-memory.dmp	xloader

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry
T1012

System Information Discovery
T1082

Processes:

smss.exe

description ioc process

Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2632097139-1792035885-811742494-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation smss.exe
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials in Files
T1081

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2632097139-1792035885-811742494-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	smss.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

ipconfig.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\Registry\Machine\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run	ipconfig.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\9R9L_RUXZB = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Aglj8an\\9rq8pmtp.exe"	ipconfig.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 3 IoCs

Processes:

smss.exesmss.exeipconfig.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3492 set thread context of 1444	3492	smss.exe	smss.exe
PID 1444 set thread context of 2480	1444	smss.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 5108 set thread context of 2480	5108	ipconfig.exe	Explorer.EXE

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

ipconfig.exe

description ioc process

File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Aglj8an\9rq8pmtp.exe ipconfig.exe
Gathers network information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Uses commandline utility to view network configuration.

System Information Discovery
T1082

Command-Line Interface
T1059

Processes:

ipconfig.exe

pid process

5108 ipconfig.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Aglj8an\9rq8pmtp.exe	ipconfig.exe

pid	process
5108	ipconfig.exe

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

ipconfig.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\Registry\User\S-1-5-21-2632097139-1792035885-811742494-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IntelliForms\Storage2	ipconfig.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 40 IoCs

Processes:

smss.exeipconfig.exe

pid	process
1444	smss.exe
1444	smss.exe
1444	smss.exe
1444	smss.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe
5108	ipconfig.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

Processes:

Explorer.EXE

pid process

2480 Explorer.EXE
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 7 IoCs

Processes:

smss.exeipconfig.exe

pid process

1444 smss.exe
1444 smss.exe
1444 smss.exe
5108 ipconfig.exe
5108 ipconfig.exe
5108 ipconfig.exe
5108 ipconfig.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

Processes:

smss.exeipconfig.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1444 smss.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5108 ipconfig.exe

pid	process
2480	Explorer.EXE

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1444	smss.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5108	ipconfig.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes:

smss.exeExplorer.EXEipconfig.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3492 wrote to memory of 1444	3492	smss.exe	smss.exe
PID 3492 wrote to memory of 1444	3492	smss.exe	smss.exe
PID 3492 wrote to memory of 1444	3492	smss.exe	smss.exe
PID 3492 wrote to memory of 1444	3492	smss.exe	smss.exe
PID 3492 wrote to memory of 1444	3492	smss.exe	smss.exe
PID 3492 wrote to memory of 1444	3492	smss.exe	smss.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 5108	2480	Explorer.EXE	ipconfig.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 5108	2480	Explorer.EXE	ipconfig.exe
PID 2480 wrote to memory of 5108	2480	Explorer.EXE	ipconfig.exe
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 812	5108	ipconfig.exe	cmd.exe
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 812	5108	ipconfig.exe	cmd.exe
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 812	5108	ipconfig.exe	cmd.exe
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 4308	5108	ipconfig.exe	cmd.exe
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 4308	5108	ipconfig.exe	cmd.exe
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 4308	5108	ipconfig.exe	cmd.exe
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 4928	5108	ipconfig.exe	cmd.exe
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 4928	5108	ipconfig.exe	cmd.exe
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 4928	5108	ipconfig.exe	cmd.exe
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 4464	5108	ipconfig.exe	Firefox.exe
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 4464	5108	ipconfig.exe	Firefox.exe
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 4464	5108	ipconfig.exe	Firefox.exe

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2480

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\smss.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\smss.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3492

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\smss.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\smss.exe"
3⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1444

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe"
2⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Gathers network information
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5108

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
/c del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\smss.exe"
3⤵
PID:812

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
/c copy "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Login Data" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DB1" /V
3⤵
PID:4308

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
/c copy "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Login Data" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DB1" /V
3⤵
PID:4928

C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\Firefox.exe
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\Firefox.exe"
3⤵
PID:4464

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Command-Line Interface

1

T1059

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1060

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2

T1112

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

1

T1081

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

1

T1005

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DB1
Filesize
40KB

MD5
b608d407fc15adea97c26936bc6f03f6

SHA1
953e7420801c76393902c0d6bb56148947e41571

SHA256
b281ce54125d4250a80f48fcc02a8eea53f2c35c3b726e2512c3d493da0013bf

SHA512
cc96ddf4bf90d6aaa9d86803cb2aa30cd8e9b295aee1bd5544b88aeab63dc60bb1d4641e846c9771bab51aabbfbcd984c6d3ee83b96f5b65d09c0841d464b9e4

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DB1
Filesize
48KB

MD5
349e6eb110e34a08924d92f6b334801d

SHA1
bdfb289daff51890cc71697b6322aa4b35ec9169

SHA256
c9fd7be4579e4aa942e8c2b44ab10115fa6c2fe6afd0c584865413d9d53f3b2a

SHA512
2a635b815a5e117ea181ee79305ee1baf591459427acc5210d8c6c7e447be3513ead871c605eb3d32e4ab4111b2a335f26520d0ef8c1245a4af44e1faec44574

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memory/812-143-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1444-136-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
176KB

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memory/1444-139-0x0000000001C50000-0x0000000001C61000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/1444-135-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1444-142-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
176KB

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memory/1444-137-0x0000000001900000-0x0000000001C4A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/2480-150-0x0000000007F60000-0x00000000080A5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/2480-140-0x0000000007E30000-0x0000000007F51000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2480-148-0x0000000007F60000-0x00000000080A5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/3492-134-0x0000000007BE0000-0x0000000007C7C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
624KB

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memory/3492-131-0x0000000005FB0000-0x0000000006554000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.6MB

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memory/3492-130-0x0000000000880000-0x00000000008FC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
496KB

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memory/3492-133-0x00000000057B0000-0x00000000057BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/3492-132-0x0000000005A00000-0x0000000005A92000-memory.dmp

Filesize
584KB

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memory/4308-151-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/4928-153-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/5108-146-0x0000000001100000-0x000000000144A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/5108-149-0x00000000007C0000-0x00000000007EC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
176KB

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memory/5108-147-0x0000000000F20000-0x0000000000FB0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
576KB

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memory/5108-144-0x00000000003A0000-0x00000000003AB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
44KB

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memory/5108-145-0x00000000007C0000-0x00000000007EC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
176KB

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memory/5108-141-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

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