Malicious RTF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0952f04d55cc164e…

MALICIOUS

RTF

218.7 KB First seen: 2020-02-04
MD5: 86501d0eb001e0806687f557db7fceae SHA-1: 132514ccd2325b66e52e65642e3dd90a46b5d87a SHA-256: 0952f04d55cc164efa44f4920f40283992ea02daf47768e2356534e7c682b9cd
262 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The RTF file contains OLE objects and triggers CVE-2017-8570, indicating it's designed to execute arbitrary code. The embedded OLE object data, specifically at offset 0xE7FE, is associated with this vulnerability and likely drops a script. The document also contains a lure to enable macros or editing, suggesting it's intended to trick the user into executing the payload. The extracted URL is likely the source for the second-stage payload.

Heuristics 9

  • Composite Moniker — CVE-2017-8570 (drops SCT script) critical CVE related CVE_2017_8570
    RTF \objdata decodes to OLE data containing the Composite Moniker — CVE-2017-8570 (drops SCT script) CLSID — the vulnerable control/moniker is embedded directly in the document's object stream, the delivery shape of this exploit. RTF objects auto-render when Word opens the file.
  • Composite Moniker in RTF OLE object high CVE related RTF_COMPOSITE_MONIKER_RELATED
    RTF contains Composite Moniker CLSID in OLE object context, but no nearby scriptlet/SCT payload was confirmed. Treat as related moniker attack-surface evidence rather than proof of CVE-2017-8570 exploitation.
  • \objupdate forces OLE activation high RTF_OBJUPDATE
    RTF contains \objupdate — forces automatic OLE object instantiation when the document is opened, bypassing user interaction. Almost exclusively seen in Equation Editor exploit documents.
  • Suspicious extracted artifact high EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE
    One or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.
  • OLE object data medium RTF_OBJDATA
    RTF contains 3 \objdata section(s) — embedded OLE objects
  • Embedded OLE object medium RTF_OBJEMB
    RTF contains \objemb — embedded OLE object
  • OlePres presentation stream in RTF OLE object medium RTF_OLEPRES_STREAM
    RTF contains an embedded OLE object with an OlePres presentation stream. OlePres is an OLE presentation marker and is not enough on its own to identify CVE-2025-21298.
  • Macro/content-enable lure medium SE_ENABLE_LURE
    Document instructs the user to enable macros or editing — a common technique used by malware droppers to bypass Office macro security settings
  • 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://185.62.189.153/crydpr.exe In RTF body

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
objdata_00_off000053e5.bin rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0x53E5 6529 bytes
SHA-256: d578965ba837c5bf8c483c46446e375cd0db292d23bb3fd964267fa9027ed3ed
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Static shellcode analysis recovered command string(s): WScript.Sh"
objdata_01_off000087ec.bin rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0x87EC 12261 bytes
SHA-256: 04aa08ecdc0efa41170a070ca25860aacab1aa073c2b56e46d63ff336a7e2e8b
objdata_02_off0000e7fe.bin rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0xE7FE 2632 bytes
SHA-256: 83b79152f039a2d9042bda0771918b0e0ce455ef878cb096a751c5414e7c5496