Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-18 12:37

Sample ID 240830-g2kcwszdqb
Target 9e3b07c4808bd0ecdbbe542bc8f1f589dc9e8838add5626fdd9d4dacdbe006a2
SHA256 9e3b07c4808bd0ecdbbe542bc8f1f589dc9e8838add5626fdd9d4dacdbe006a2
Tags
formbook he2a discovery 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

9e3b07c4808bd0ecdbbe542bc8f1f589dc9e8838add5626fdd9d4dacdbe006a2

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 9e3b07c4808bd0ecdbbe542bc8f1f589dc9e8838add5626fdd9d4dacdbe006a2 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

formbook he2a discovery rat spyware stealer trojan

Formbook

Formbook payload

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Unsigned PE

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Modifies registry class

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-08-30 06:18

Signatures

Unsigned PE

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

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-08-30 06:17

Reported

2024-08-30 06:20

Platform

win7-20240708-en

Max time kernel

119s

Max time network

120s

Command Line

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

Signatures

Formbook

trojan spyware stealer formbook

Formbook payload

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

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 1756 set thread context of 2904 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 2904 set thread context of 1208 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
PID 2904 set thread context of 1208 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 2792 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 2792 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 2792 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 2792 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 2904 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 2904 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 2904 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 2904 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 2904 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 2904 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 1756 wrote to memory of 2904 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe

Processes

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe"

Network

N/A

Files

memory/1756-0-0x000000007444E000-0x000000007444F000-memory.dmp

memory/1756-1-0x0000000000B10000-0x0000000000BC8000-memory.dmp

memory/1756-2-0x0000000074440000-0x0000000074B2E000-memory.dmp

memory/1756-3-0x0000000000640000-0x0000000000658000-memory.dmp

memory/1756-4-0x0000000074440000-0x0000000074B2E000-memory.dmp

memory/1756-5-0x0000000005210000-0x0000000005286000-memory.dmp

memory/2904-8-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

memory/2904-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

memory/2904-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

memory/2904-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

memory/1756-11-0x0000000074440000-0x0000000074B2E000-memory.dmp

memory/2904-12-0x0000000000BD0000-0x0000000000ED3000-memory.dmp

memory/2904-16-0x0000000000140000-0x0000000000154000-memory.dmp

memory/2904-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

memory/1208-17-0x0000000007350000-0x00000000074A5000-memory.dmp

memory/2904-20-0x0000000000190000-0x00000000001A4000-memory.dmp

memory/1208-22-0x0000000006DB0000-0x0000000006E83000-memory.dmp

memory/1208-21-0x0000000007350000-0x00000000074A5000-memory.dmp

memory/2904-19-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

memory/1208-23-0x0000000006DB0000-0x0000000006E83000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-08-30 06:17

Reported

2024-08-30 06:20

Platform

win10v2004-20240802-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

150s

Command Line

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

Signatures

Formbook

trojan spyware stealer formbook

Formbook payload

rat
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A
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Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 5004 set thread context of 3492 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 3492 set thread context of 3520 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
PID 4992 set thread context of 3520 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A

Modifies registry class

Description Indicator Process Target
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{4336a54d-038b-4685-ab02-99bb52d3fb8b}\Instance\ C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2718105630-359604950-2820636825-1000_Classes\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}\Instance\ C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe N/A
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE N/A
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE N/A
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE N/A
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE N/A

Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage

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

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 5004 wrote to memory of 3492 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 5004 wrote to memory of 3492 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 5004 wrote to memory of 3492 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 5004 wrote to memory of 3492 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 5004 wrote to memory of 3492 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 5004 wrote to memory of 3492 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 3520 wrote to memory of 4992 N/A C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe
PID 3520 wrote to memory of 4992 N/A C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe
PID 3520 wrote to memory of 4992 N/A C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe
PID 4992 wrote to memory of 2060 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 4992 wrote to memory of 2060 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 4992 wrote to memory of 2060 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

Processes

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\raserver.exe

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

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

/c del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 tse1.mm.bing.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 g.bing.com udp
US 150.171.28.10:443 g.bing.com tcp
US 150.171.28.10:443 g.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 14.160.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 43.58.199.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 86.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 tse1.mm.bing.net udp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 10.27.171.150.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.fulfillmissions.lat udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.fashionistahaven.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.fmi-lostdevice.live udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.as-eltransport.xyz udp
TR 31.186.11.254:80 www.as-eltransport.xyz tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.as-eltransport.xyz udp
TR 31.186.11.254:80 www.as-eltransport.xyz tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.infonation.pro udp
DE 91.195.240.19:80 www.infonation.pro tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 19.240.195.91.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.opentelemetry.shop udp
US 13.248.169.48:80 www.opentelemetry.shop tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 48.169.248.13.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/5004-0-0x0000000074E0E000-0x0000000074E0F000-memory.dmp

memory/5004-1-0x0000000000A90000-0x0000000000B48000-memory.dmp

memory/5004-2-0x0000000005AB0000-0x0000000006054000-memory.dmp

memory/5004-3-0x0000000005500000-0x0000000005592000-memory.dmp

memory/5004-5-0x00000000056A0000-0x00000000056AA000-memory.dmp

memory/5004-4-0x0000000074E00000-0x00000000755B0000-memory.dmp

memory/5004-6-0x00000000067B0000-0x00000000067C8000-memory.dmp

memory/5004-7-0x0000000074E0E000-0x0000000074E0F000-memory.dmp

memory/5004-8-0x0000000074E00000-0x00000000755B0000-memory.dmp

memory/5004-9-0x00000000067E0000-0x0000000006856000-memory.dmp

memory/5004-10-0x0000000008F30000-0x0000000008FCC000-memory.dmp

memory/3492-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

memory/5004-13-0x0000000074E00000-0x00000000755B0000-memory.dmp

memory/3492-14-0x00000000011C0000-0x000000000150A000-memory.dmp

memory/3492-17-0x00000000010D0000-0x00000000010E4000-memory.dmp

memory/3492-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

memory/3520-18-0x0000000008CC0000-0x0000000008E33000-memory.dmp

memory/4992-19-0x00000000004F0000-0x000000000050F000-memory.dmp

memory/4992-21-0x00000000004F0000-0x000000000050F000-memory.dmp

memory/4992-22-0x0000000000320000-0x000000000034F000-memory.dmp

memory/3520-23-0x0000000008CC0000-0x0000000008E33000-memory.dmp

memory/3520-25-0x00000000085A0000-0x0000000008666000-memory.dmp

memory/3520-27-0x00000000085A0000-0x0000000008666000-memory.dmp

memory/3520-29-0x00000000085A0000-0x0000000008666000-memory.dmp