Trojan:Win32/FormBook.SRA!MTB Virus Removal

Seeing the Trojan:Win32/FormBook.SRA!MTB malware detection usually means that your system is in big danger. This virus can correctly be named as ransomware – type of malware which encrypts your files and asks you to pay for their decryption. Stopping it requires some peculiar steps that must be taken as soon as possible.

Trojan:Win32/FormBook.SRA!MTB detection is a malware detection you can spectate in your computer. It generally shows up after the provoking activities on your computer – opening the untrustworthy e-mail messages, clicking the banner in the Web or setting up the program from unreliable resources. From the second it appears, you have a short time to act before it starts its harmful action. And be sure – it is better not to await these malicious things.

What is Trojan:Win32/FormBook.SRA!MTB virus?

Trojan:Win32/FormBook.SRA!MTB is ransomware-type malware. It looks for the files on your disk drives, encrypts it, and then asks you to pay the ransom for getting the decryption key. Besides making your files inaccessible, this malware additionally does a lot of harm to your system. It alters the networking setups in order to prevent you from checking out the elimination guidelines or downloading the anti-malware program. In rare cases, Trojan:Win32/FormBook.SRA!MTB can even stop the launching of anti-malware programs.

Trojan:Win32/FormBook.SRA!MTB Summary

In summary, Trojan:Win32/FormBook.SRA!MTB malware actions in the infected PC are next:

  • Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking;
  • Sample contains Overlay data;
  • Reads data out of its own binary image;
  • CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content;
  • Authenticode signature is invalid;
  • Behavioural detection: Injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process;
  • Deletes executed files from disk;
  • Harvests credentials from local FTP client softwares;
  • Harvests information related to installed instant messenger clients;
  • Harvests information related to installed mail clients;
  • Collects information to fingerprint the system;
  • Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE;
  • Ciphering the files located on the victim’s disk drives — so the victim cannot check these documents;
  • Blocking the launching of .exe files of anti-malware programs
  • Blocking the launching of installation files of security tools

Ransomware has actually been a horror story for the last 4 years. It is hard to imagine a more harmful virus for both individual users and organizations. The algorithms used in Trojan:Win32/FormBook.SRA!MTB (usually, RHA-1028 or AES-256) are not hackable – with minor exclusions. To hack it with a brute force, you need more time than our galaxy currently exists, and possibly will exist. But that virus does not do all these unpleasant things immediately – it may require up to a few hours to cipher all of your files. Therefore, seeing the Trojan:Win32/FormBook.SRA!MTB detection is a clear signal that you need to start the clearing process.

Where did I get the Trojan:Win32/FormBook.SRA!MTB?

General methods of Trojan:Win32/FormBook.SRA!MTB spreading are standard for all other ransomware examples. Those are one-day landing web pages where victims are offered to download and install the free program, so-called bait e-mails and hacktools. Bait e-mails are a quite modern strategy in malware distribution – you receive the email that imitates some standard notifications about deliveries or bank service conditions shifts. Inside of the e-mail, there is a corrupted MS Office file, or a link which leads to the exploit landing site.

Malicious email spam

Malicious email message. This one tricks you to open the phishing website.

Preventing it looks pretty easy, however, still demands a lot of awareness. Malware can hide in various places, and it is much better to stop it even before it invades your PC than to rely on an anti-malware program. Standard cybersecurity knowledge is just an essential item in the modern world, even if your interaction with a computer remains on YouTube videos. That may keep you a great deal of money and time which you would spend while looking for a fixing guide.

Trojan:Win32/FormBook.SRA!MTB malware technical details

File Info:

name: E49EC30377F597720924.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/8fae654a8e1d95245cc0277a8b2e319ca9b735e9e0d169cc31fae440b491f903crc32: 773C6F17md5: e49ec30377f5977209243b74d9f2e8c6sha1: aba893cabe977d4fbecfb5670153dce275fdf8cdsha256: 8fae654a8e1d95245cc0277a8b2e319ca9b735e9e0d169cc31fae440b491f903sha512: cef33aee8235f235f19ed4ae45446337c2b33fba497f94125f343cdc86ecf8b0d7452fe2763e2ebc140b952b5ace3a5358e5db245b2e675248ce60c8d788331dssdeep: 6144:rGiU+o0JLtvO9hpG6t47563sqVUGRr8DFl+qHR7QZQYcKfU5Obsq6nH:Ip0JLcHpG6t4NqSQSg0R0ZTcKfsObh6Htype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1A674222B52C1212BD0A685329EFAEAB9FB7C41C253E036471BF02E7E39655B3241D1F5sha3_384: 0c7e842467a3bb016305561f654a73d5d2197c8077c492cf0ca5dc46b1b9e0c758c38c5b3612359fac0c8828dda11ff3ep_bytes: 81ec8001000053555633db57895c2418timestamp: 2008-10-10 21:49:01

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

Trojan:Win32/FormBook.SRA!MTB also known as:

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Lionic Trojan.Win32.Formbook.4!c
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.Ransom.Loki.X
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.FormbookRI.S27067705
McAfee Artemis!E49EC30377F5
Cylance unsafe
Zillya Backdoor.Androm.Win32.80325
Sangfor Suspicious.Win32.Save.ins
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 0059164f1 )
Alibaba Trojan:Win32/FormBook.2b029890
K7GW Trojan ( 0059164f1 )
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZexaF.36318.luW@aSMm8Hei
Cyren W32/Injector.AUL.gen!Eldorado
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Injector.ERGY
APEX Malicious
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Formbook.gen
BitDefender Trojan.Ransom.Loki.X
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Formbook.jmybji
Avast Win32:InjectorX-gen [Trj]
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Formbook.Ydkl
Emsisoft Trojan.Ransom.Loki.X (B)
F-Secure Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1318607
DrWeb Trojan.Loader.933
VIPRE Trojan.Ransom.Loki.X
TrendMicro Trojan.Win32.LOKI.UHBADJM
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.fc
FireEye Trojan.Ransom.Loki.X
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
SentinelOne Static AI – Suspicious PE
GData Trojan.Ransom.Loki.X
Avira HEUR/AGEN.1337929
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.Injector
Xcitium Malware@#1ku7zk3iuw921
Arcabit Trojan.Ransom.Loki.X
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Siggen
ZoneAlarm HEUR:Backdoor.Win32.Androm.gen
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/FormBook.SRA!MTB
Google Detected
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win.Generic.C4990242
VBA32 Trojan.Convagent
ALYac Trojan.Ransom.Loki.X
MAX malware (ai score=100)
Malwarebytes Generic.Malware/Suspicious
Panda Trj/CI.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall Trojan.Win32.LOKI.UHBADJM
Rising Trojan.Formbook!8.F858 (TFE:5:ilfttat16zO)
Ikarus Trojan.Inject
Fortinet W32/Injector.EROU!tr
AVG Win32:InjectorX-gen [Trj]
DeepInstinct MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)

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Robert Bailey

Security engineer focused on malware behavior, removal workflows, and Windows hardening. Robert reviews threat articles for practical accuracy, checking detection names, symptoms, and cleanup steps before publication.

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