Malicious Office (OLE) / .XLS — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 203f615557cf7370…

MALICIOUS

Office (OLE) / .XLS

328.5 KB Created: 2015-06-05 18:17:20 Authoring application: Microsoft Excel
MD5: 3421636c39c3ceadc01bbe36955b201f SHA-1: 8959ff7e2ba3763ac057fcc05b34a99e5cd4e7f3 SHA-256: 203f615557cf7370aaed3495ee3e5f94af3944141df8331bcc7442bf9d65c2f8
120 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is an Excel 4.0 macro-enabled spreadsheet. Heuristics indicate the presence of an Auto_Open macro that uses dangerous functions, specifically the RUN function, to execute arbitrary code. The embedded URL suggests a downloader pattern, aiming to retrieve and execute a secondary payload. The ClamAV detection name 'Doc.Downloader.Docusign0521-9864805-0' further supports this analysis.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Doc.Downloader.Docusign0521-9864805-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Doc.Downloader.Docusign0521-9864805-0
  • XLM Auto_Open with dangerous formula APIs high OLE_XLM_DANGEROUS_FN
    Excel 4.0 macro sheet contains an Auto_Open / Auto_Close entry and dangerous XLM formula APIs that can invoke programs, write files, or transfer control without VBA.
  • Excel 4.0 (XLM) macro sheet present medium OLE_XLM_AUTOOPEN
    Workbook 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.
  • 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 https://upgradedagent.com/ds/1002.gif�
    • https://upgradedagent.com/ds/1002.gif

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
xlm_macros.txt
fe3d0c9f5ea1e2c3ec2903a85e7edd2e4db105d518a1469e71277e913958c44d
xlm-macro oletools.olevba.extract_all_macros (XLM macro listing) 4168 bytes