MALICIOUS
160
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
The sample is a malicious Office document containing an embedded PE executable. The VBA code references Windows APIs such as VirtualAlloc, LoadLibrary, and GetProcAddress, which are commonly used by malware loaders to execute payloads. The embedded executable is the primary indicator of malicious intent, likely serving as the second-stage payload.
Heuristics 4
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Embedded PE executable critical OLE_EMBEDDED_EXEMZ/PE header found inside document — possible embedded executable
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Reference to LoadLibrary API high SC_STR_LOADLIBRARYReference to LoadLibrary API
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Reference to GetProcAddress API high SC_STR_GETPROCADDRESSReference to GetProcAddress API
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Reference to VirtualAlloc API medium SC_STR_VIRTUALALLOCReference to VirtualAlloc API
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
embedded_office_0000083c.exea55ddc7d680c26e2a7a053c8b2fb04e44be8e4b7c5556e50fd14d2599ae15e98 |
embedded-pe | Office MZ+PE at offset 0x83C | 474564 bytes |
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