Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-18 12:27

Sample ID 240830-lm5gqsyekp
Target DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.rar
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 DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.rar was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

formbook he2a discovery rat spyware stealer trojan

Formbook

Formbook payload

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Program crash

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Unsigned PE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-08-30 09:39

Signatures

Unsigned PE

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

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-08-30 09:39

Reported

2024-08-30 09:42

Platform

win7-20240708-en

Max time kernel

121s

Max time network

122s

Command Line

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

Signatures

Formbook

trojan spyware stealer formbook

Formbook payload

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

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2652 set thread context of 2832 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.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
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2652 wrote to memory of 2832 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 2652 wrote to memory of 2832 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 2652 wrote to memory of 2832 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 2652 wrote to memory of 2832 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 2652 wrote to memory of 2832 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 2652 wrote to memory of 2832 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 2652 wrote to memory of 2832 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 2832 wrote to memory of 2560 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
PID 2832 wrote to memory of 2560 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
PID 2832 wrote to memory of 2560 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
PID 2832 wrote to memory of 2560 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe

Processes

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\WerFault.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2832 -s 36

Network

N/A

Files

memory/2652-0-0x000000007406E000-0x000000007406F000-memory.dmp

memory/2652-1-0x0000000000310000-0x00000000003C8000-memory.dmp

memory/2652-2-0x0000000074060000-0x000000007474E000-memory.dmp

memory/2652-3-0x0000000000A80000-0x0000000000A98000-memory.dmp

memory/2652-4-0x000000007406E000-0x000000007406F000-memory.dmp

memory/2652-5-0x0000000074060000-0x000000007474E000-memory.dmp

memory/2652-6-0x0000000004D30000-0x0000000004DA6000-memory.dmp

memory/2832-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

memory/2832-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

memory/2832-10-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

memory/2832-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

memory/2652-13-0x0000000074060000-0x000000007474E000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-08-30 09:39

Reported

2024-08-30 09:42

Platform

win10v2004-20240802-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

154s

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 4436 set thread context of 1044 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 1044 set thread context of 3516 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
PID 2256 set thread context of 3516 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.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
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.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:\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\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.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
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.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 4436 wrote to memory of 4880 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 4436 wrote to memory of 4880 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 4436 wrote to memory of 4880 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 4436 wrote to memory of 1044 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 4436 wrote to memory of 1044 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 4436 wrote to memory of 1044 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 4436 wrote to memory of 1044 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 4436 wrote to memory of 1044 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 4436 wrote to memory of 1044 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 2256 N/A C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 2256 N/A C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 2256 N/A C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe
PID 2256 wrote to memory of 4180 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2256 wrote to memory of 4180 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2256 wrote to memory of 4180 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DPPLYAD_12872 PDF.exe

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

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe

"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.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 g.bing.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 81.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 150.171.28.10:443 g.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 68.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 10.28.171.150.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 183.59.114.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.aqario.xyz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.ldentityone.net udp
DE 91.195.240.19:80 www.ldentityone.net tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 19.240.195.91.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.linkvin777.top udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.b9h.pro udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 tse1.mm.bing.net udp
US 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net 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 www.sportsbetd.xyz udp

Files

memory/4436-0-0x000000007518E000-0x000000007518F000-memory.dmp

memory/4436-1-0x0000000000FD0000-0x0000000001088000-memory.dmp

memory/4436-2-0x0000000005F70000-0x0000000006514000-memory.dmp

memory/4436-3-0x00000000059C0000-0x0000000005A52000-memory.dmp

memory/4436-4-0x0000000005900000-0x000000000590A000-memory.dmp

memory/4436-5-0x0000000075180000-0x0000000075930000-memory.dmp

memory/4436-6-0x0000000005F30000-0x0000000005F48000-memory.dmp

memory/4436-7-0x000000007518E000-0x000000007518F000-memory.dmp

memory/4436-8-0x0000000075180000-0x0000000075930000-memory.dmp

memory/4436-9-0x0000000006B20000-0x0000000006B96000-memory.dmp

memory/4436-10-0x0000000006DF0000-0x0000000006E8C000-memory.dmp

memory/1044-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

memory/4436-13-0x0000000075180000-0x0000000075930000-memory.dmp

memory/1044-14-0x0000000001700000-0x0000000001A4A000-memory.dmp

memory/1044-17-0x0000000001690000-0x00000000016A4000-memory.dmp

memory/1044-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

memory/3516-18-0x00000000095C0000-0x00000000096B4000-memory.dmp

memory/2256-20-0x0000000000010000-0x0000000000037000-memory.dmp

memory/2256-19-0x0000000000010000-0x0000000000037000-memory.dmp

memory/2256-21-0x0000000000B20000-0x0000000000B4F000-memory.dmp

memory/3516-22-0x00000000095C0000-0x00000000096B4000-memory.dmp

memory/3516-24-0x000000000B130000-0x000000000B290000-memory.dmp

memory/3516-26-0x000000000B130000-0x000000000B290000-memory.dmp

memory/3516-27-0x000000000B130000-0x000000000B290000-memory.dmp