Rewterz Threat Alert – Formbook Malware Continues to target Victims via Phishing Emails

Severity

Medium

Analysis Summary

A new campaign that uses the Formbook malware, masquerading as an order inquiry through phishing emails.

Inside this email is a malicious word document that contains a highly obfuscated macro that once executed launches PowerShell. It then downloads and executes the “cripted.exe” file which is the final stage Formbook malware. PowerShell is also utilized to execute the Microsoft .Net C compiler, to create future code for the malware. Formbook is a notorious information stealer that is available for purchase on underground markets.

Impact

• Credential theft
• Exposure of sensitive information

Indicators of Compromise

IP(s) / Hostname(s)

104[.]168[.]220[.]170

Malware Hash (MD5/SHA1/SH256)

• 5e343cf889994324a4232666cab81a49a41aa99cb48e2efb1593a5c79e18010e
• 8d644d27a9332b773dce7307b348c09e
• C60270131A806EBC96998A610FB99194

Remediation

• Block all threat indicators at your respective controls.
• Always be suspicious about emails sent by unknown senders.
• Never click on the link/attachments sent by unknown senders.