Dridex — Office (OOXML) / .XLSM malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 056c2464ba19c2f5…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSM

220.7 KB Created: 2021-08-16 09:36:27 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 12.0000
MD5: d2cba46e02db9238180e5f562b71515f SHA-1: 117bc37106a044cde8cac39fe41690e742153637 SHA-256: 056c2464ba19c2f51c37422a2434dcb33c283b5658758dfbe4d619bf349ff833
250 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Dridex · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic T1204.002 Malicious File

The file is an XLSM document containing Excel 4.0 macros, detected as a Dridex downloader. The macros utilize dangerous functions like EXEC to run a script located at 'C:\ProgramData\ayNWbLziR.sct'. This script is likely a second-stage payload, and the use of EXEC indicates a direct execution attempt.

Heuristics 6

  • Excel 4.0 macro sheet (1 sheet(s)) critical OOXML_XLM_MACROSHEET
    Spreadsheet contains an Excel 4.0 (XLM) macro sheet — XLM was a major Office malware vector during 2020-2022 and evaded many VBA-focused controls before Microsoft tightened XLM defaults. Even legitimate XLM use is rare in modern workbooks.
  • Excel 4.0 Auto_Open defined name critical OOXML_XLM_AUTOOPEN_DEFINEDNAME
    Workbook defines _xlnm.Auto_Open or _xlnm.Auto_Close while containing an XLM macro sheet. This is the OOXML/XLSB auto-execution shape for Excel 4.0 macros.
  • Dangerous XLM formula APIs: EXEC, HALT, FOPEN, FWRITE, FCLOSE critical OOXML_XLM_DANGEROUS_FN
    Excel 4.0 macro sheet uses formula APIs that call directly into Win32 (=CALL/=EXEC/=REGISTER/=FORMULA). These are the primitives used to download payloads, write files, and start processes from an XLM macro without invoking VBA.
  • ClamAV: Xls.Downloader.DridexCyan08210-9887648-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Xls.Downloader.DridexCyan08210-9887648-0
  • Hidden worksheet (hidden) low OOXML_HIDDEN_SHEET
    Excel workbook contains 1 hidden sheet(s) — hidden sheets are commonly used to conceal macro code, staging data, or intermediate payload construction
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/excel/2006/main
    • http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
xlm_sheet_00.xml
a78920a7738fc8880e8b52f89b46917edcc23492763723bf038932ae09f2c1ca		 xlm-macrosheet OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/sheet1.xml 256282 bytes

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