MALICIOUS
102
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Service Execution: Visual Basic
T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious Link
The file is an Excel spreadsheet containing Excel 4.0 (XLM) macros, specifically an Auto_Open macro, which is a strong indicator of malicious intent. The document body contains text that appears to be a deconstructed URL, and two full URLs were extracted. These URLs are likely used to download a second-stage payload. The presence of an 'enable lure' heuristic further supports the attack pattern of tricking the user into enabling macros.
Heuristics 4
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Excel 4.0 Auto_Open defined name critical OLE_XLM_AUTOOPEN_DEFINEDNAMEoletools recovered an Auto_Open / Auto_Close entry from an Excel 4.0 macro sheet. The raw BIFF name can be tokenized or partially opaque to byte-string checks, but the recovered macro listing confirms the workbook has an XLM auto-execution entry.
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Excel 4.0 (XLM) macro sheet present medium OLE_XLM_AUTOOPENWorkbook contains an Excel 4.0 macro sheet sub-stream — XLM is rarely seen in modern legitimate workbooks and was a major Office malware vector during 2020-2022.
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Macro/content-enable lure medium SE_ENABLE_LUREDocument instructs the user to enable macros or editing — a common technique used by malware droppers to bypass Office macro security settings
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Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URLOne 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 https://stateoftheartacademy.com.br/E4V8njAb2/ue.html
- https://dsafarm.com/h03itpGP/ue.html
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
xlm_macros.txte808156aa76369abc653ef5da0e4637a11444d74c8ce4e627b8f3942d60b3178 |
xlm-macro | oletools.olevba.extract_all_macros (XLM macro listing) | 8209 bytes |
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