Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-10 22:11

Sample ID 231011-saqalsee3v
Target tmp
SHA256 be8032937b016362c56bd7da1fce8a127af3f1a13839b11a96480a53f0d548f6
Tags
formbook ro12 rat spyware stealer trojan
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

be8032937b016362c56bd7da1fce8a127af3f1a13839b11a96480a53f0d548f6

Threat Level: Known bad

The file tmp was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

formbook ro12 rat spyware stealer trojan

Formbook

Formbook payload

Deletes itself

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Unsigned PE

Enumerates system info in registry

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Gathers network information

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2023-10-11 14:55

Signatures

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-10-11 14:55

Reported

2023-10-12 04:47

Platform

win7-20230831-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

151s

Command Line

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

Signatures

Formbook

trojan spyware stealer formbook

Formbook payload

rat
Description Indicator Process Target
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Deletes itself

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2808 set thread context of 2564 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe
PID 2564 set thread context of 1268 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
PID 2516 set thread context of 1268 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chkdsk.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

Enumerates system info in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chkdsk.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE N/A

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chkdsk.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chkdsk.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chkdsk.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2808 wrote to memory of 2564 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe
PID 2808 wrote to memory of 2564 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe
PID 2808 wrote to memory of 2564 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe
PID 2808 wrote to memory of 2564 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe
PID 2808 wrote to memory of 2564 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe
PID 2808 wrote to memory of 2564 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe
PID 2808 wrote to memory of 2564 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe
PID 1268 wrote to memory of 2516 N/A C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chkdsk.exe
PID 1268 wrote to memory of 2516 N/A C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chkdsk.exe
PID 1268 wrote to memory of 2516 N/A C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chkdsk.exe
PID 1268 wrote to memory of 2516 N/A C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chkdsk.exe
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 2476 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chkdsk.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 2476 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chkdsk.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 2476 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chkdsk.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 2476 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chkdsk.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

Processes

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chkdsk.exe

"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chkdsk.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

/c del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.xzgx360.com udp
US 198.44.172.141:80 www.xzgx360.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.mcied.link udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.fathomtackle.com udp
US 154.197.227.142:80 www.fathomtackle.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.sportsynergyemporium.fun udp

Files

memory/2808-0-0x00000000011A0000-0x0000000001242000-memory.dmp

memory/2808-1-0x0000000074760000-0x0000000074E4E000-memory.dmp

memory/2808-2-0x0000000004950000-0x0000000004990000-memory.dmp

memory/2808-3-0x0000000000510000-0x0000000000520000-memory.dmp

memory/2808-4-0x0000000074760000-0x0000000074E4E000-memory.dmp

memory/2808-5-0x0000000004950000-0x0000000004990000-memory.dmp

memory/2808-6-0x0000000000540000-0x000000000054C000-memory.dmp

memory/2808-7-0x0000000005080000-0x00000000050EE000-memory.dmp

memory/2564-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

memory/2564-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

memory/2564-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

memory/2564-12-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

memory/2808-15-0x0000000074760000-0x0000000074E4E000-memory.dmp

memory/2564-16-0x0000000000A00000-0x0000000000D03000-memory.dmp

memory/2564-18-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

memory/1268-21-0x0000000006A50000-0x0000000006B9F000-memory.dmp

memory/2564-20-0x0000000000180000-0x0000000000194000-memory.dmp

memory/2516-22-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000003F7000-memory.dmp

memory/2516-23-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000003F7000-memory.dmp

memory/2516-24-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000AF000-memory.dmp

memory/2516-25-0x0000000001FD0000-0x00000000022D3000-memory.dmp

memory/2516-26-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000AF000-memory.dmp

memory/1268-27-0x0000000006A50000-0x0000000006B9F000-memory.dmp

memory/2516-29-0x00000000022E0000-0x0000000002373000-memory.dmp

memory/1268-30-0x0000000002D10000-0x0000000002E10000-memory.dmp

memory/1268-31-0x0000000006FB0000-0x00000000070D8000-memory.dmp

memory/1268-32-0x0000000006FB0000-0x00000000070D8000-memory.dmp

memory/1268-34-0x0000000006FB0000-0x00000000070D8000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-10-11 14:55

Reported

2023-10-12 04:48

Platform

win10v2004-20230915-en

Max time kernel

148s

Max time network

138s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe"

Signatures

Formbook

trojan spyware stealer formbook

Formbook payload

rat
Description Indicator Process Target
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Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 1972 set thread context of 4384 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe
PID 4384 set thread context of 3184 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
PID 3360 set thread context of 3184 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

Gathers network information

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe N/A

Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe"

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe

"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

/c del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 126.21.238.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 2.136.104.51.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 9.228.82.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 29.81.57.23.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 59.128.231.4.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 254.177.238.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 13.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.digitalserviceact.online udp
NL 185.104.28.238:80 www.digitalserviceact.online tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 238.28.104.185.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 43.58.199.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.ps212naming.com udp
US 208.91.197.39:80 www.ps212naming.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 54.120.234.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 39.197.91.208.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 tse1.mm.bing.net udp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.pwpholdings.com udp
US 3.94.41.167:80 www.pwpholdings.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 167.41.94.3.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/1972-1-0x0000000000EC0000-0x0000000000F62000-memory.dmp

memory/1972-0-0x0000000074430000-0x0000000074BE0000-memory.dmp

memory/1972-2-0x0000000005FB0000-0x0000000006554000-memory.dmp

memory/1972-3-0x0000000005940000-0x00000000059D2000-memory.dmp

memory/1972-4-0x0000000005910000-0x0000000005920000-memory.dmp

memory/1972-5-0x0000000005B10000-0x0000000005B1A000-memory.dmp

memory/1972-6-0x0000000005BF0000-0x0000000005C8C000-memory.dmp

memory/1972-7-0x0000000005F80000-0x0000000005F90000-memory.dmp

memory/1972-8-0x0000000074430000-0x0000000074BE0000-memory.dmp

memory/1972-9-0x0000000005910000-0x0000000005920000-memory.dmp

memory/1972-10-0x0000000005F90000-0x0000000005F9C000-memory.dmp

memory/1972-11-0x0000000007D40000-0x0000000007DAE000-memory.dmp

memory/4384-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

memory/1972-14-0x0000000074430000-0x0000000074BE0000-memory.dmp

memory/4384-15-0x00000000014E0000-0x000000000182A000-memory.dmp

memory/4384-18-0x00000000019D0000-0x00000000019E4000-memory.dmp

memory/4384-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

memory/3184-19-0x0000000008E10000-0x0000000008FA5000-memory.dmp

memory/3360-20-0x0000000000240000-0x000000000024B000-memory.dmp

memory/3360-21-0x0000000000240000-0x000000000024B000-memory.dmp

memory/3360-22-0x00000000010D0000-0x00000000010FF000-memory.dmp

memory/3360-23-0x0000000001980000-0x0000000001CCA000-memory.dmp

memory/3184-24-0x0000000008E10000-0x0000000008FA5000-memory.dmp

memory/3360-25-0x00000000010D0000-0x00000000010FF000-memory.dmp

memory/3360-27-0x0000000001770000-0x0000000001803000-memory.dmp

memory/3184-28-0x0000000002F70000-0x0000000003051000-memory.dmp

memory/3184-29-0x0000000002F70000-0x0000000003051000-memory.dmp

memory/3184-31-0x0000000002F70000-0x0000000003051000-memory.dmp