Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    06/07/2026, 04:09

General

  • Target
    Salary Increment.pdf.exe
  • Size 1.1MB
  • Sample260706-eq2fxsdt8n
  • SHA256 247094bc1f9399f2d9d9576644281f1aff32e27534d531083e11acebab3cfb89
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Formbook

    Formbook is a data stealing malware which is capable of stealing data.

  • Formbook payload 4 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 7 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 60 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs
  • outlook_office_path 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage
    PID:3476
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Salary Increment.pdf.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Salary Increment.pdf.exe"
      2⤵
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4364
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Salary Increment.pdf.exe"
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:552
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe
        "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
        PID:3432
  • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -WindowStyle Hidden -File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qs0siumrfaa.ps1"
    1⤵
    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4664
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\fhPrmqdmVKlao.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\fhPrmqdmVKlao.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4740
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\fhPrmqdmVKlao.exe"
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:5840
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe
        "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe"
        3⤵
          PID:1108
        • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe
          "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe"
          3⤵
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:4380
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\bitsadmin.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\bitsadmin.exe"
      1⤵
      • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      • outlook_office_path
      PID:5700
      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
        2⤵
          PID:5456
        • C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\Firefox.exe
          "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\Firefox.exe"
          2⤵
            PID:3080
        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"
          1⤵
            PID:996
          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"
            1⤵
              PID:5708

            Network

                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                  Downloads

                  StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                  • Size 19KB
                  • SHA256 e748a9c1364c68479209cf5e0fb3ffc0ef3943c0a0f833b8bdbfbaf33dcbffa8
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  __PSScriptPolicyTest_jmfys5ci.2sz.ps1

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_jmfys5ci.2sz.ps1
                  • Size 60B
                  • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  qs0siumrfaa.ps1

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qs0siumrfaa.ps1
                  • Size 1KB
                  • SHA256 c23133aed008ea305b6e41b947c82bcc02d9f837cdcd7740e1d85ea7a2e98b9a
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  fhPrmqdmVKlao.exe

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\fhPrmqdmVKlao.exe
                  • Size 1.1MB
                  • SHA256 247094bc1f9399f2d9d9576644281f1aff32e27534d531083e11acebab3cfb89
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  memory/552-32-0x0000000005D70000-0x0000000005DBC000-memory.dmp

                  memory/552-15-0x0000000004F20000-0x000000000556A000-memory.dmp

                  memory/552-42-0x0000000006CF0000-0x0000000006D26000-memory.dmp

                  memory/552-61-0x0000000074580000-0x0000000074D3C000-memory.dmp

                  memory/552-58-0x0000000007310000-0x00000000073A6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/552-57-0x0000000007110000-0x000000000711A000-memory.dmp

                  memory/552-55-0x00000000070A0000-0x00000000070BA000-memory.dmp

                  memory/552-13-0x0000000074580000-0x0000000074D3C000-memory.dmp

                  memory/552-12-0x00000000024E0000-0x0000000002516000-memory.dmp

                  memory/552-14-0x0000000074580000-0x0000000074D3C000-memory.dmp

                  memory/552-54-0x00000000076F0000-0x0000000007D6C000-memory.dmp

                  memory/552-31-0x0000000005D10000-0x0000000005D2E000-memory.dmp

                  memory/552-17-0x0000000074580000-0x0000000074D3C000-memory.dmp

                  memory/552-43-0x0000000074E40000-0x0000000074E8C000-memory.dmp

                  memory/552-19-0x00000000055C0000-0x00000000055E2000-memory.dmp

                  memory/552-21-0x00000000056D0000-0x0000000005736000-memory.dmp

                  memory/552-51-0x0000000006F50000-0x0000000006FF3000-memory.dmp

                  memory/552-20-0x0000000005660000-0x00000000056C6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/552-27-0x0000000005840000-0x0000000005B9B000-memory.dmp

                  memory/552-50-0x0000000006D30000-0x0000000006D50000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3080-93-0x00000221D1630000-0x00000221D1745000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3432-18-0x00000000011F0000-0x0000000001236000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3432-64-0x00000000011F0000-0x0000000001236000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3432-33-0x00000000011F0000-0x0000000001236000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3432-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000446000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3432-28-0x0000000001910000-0x0000000001C84000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3476-66-0x0000000007CC0000-0x0000000007DAD000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3852-56-0x0000000000A00000-0x00000000020D6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3852-63-0x0000000000A00000-0x00000000020D6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4364-1-0x0000000000250000-0x000000000036A000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4364-29-0x0000000074580000-0x0000000074D3C000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4364-5-0x0000000074580000-0x0000000074D3C000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4364-10-0x0000000008BE0000-0x0000000008C7C000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4364-4-0x0000000004F30000-0x0000000004F3A000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4364-9-0x0000000008A20000-0x0000000008B04000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4364-8-0x0000000074580000-0x0000000074D3C000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4364-6-0x00000000089D0000-0x00000000089EE000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4364-7-0x0000000074592000-0x0000000074593000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4364-2-0x0000000005570000-0x0000000005B2A000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4364-3-0x0000000004E70000-0x0000000004F02000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4364-0-0x0000000074592000-0x0000000074593000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4664-39-0x000001B8B6CA0000-0x000001B8B6CC2000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5456-89-0x0000026843D30000-0x0000026843E0E000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5700-65-0x0000000000D20000-0x0000000000D63000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5700-62-0x0000000000D20000-0x0000000000D63000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5840-73-0x0000000005910000-0x0000000005C6B000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5840-76-0x0000000006440000-0x000000000648C000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5840-77-0x0000000070940000-0x000000007098C000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5840-84-0x0000000007170000-0x0000000007213000-memory.dmp