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

Static analysis result for SHA-256 20549858954d6148…

MALICIOUS

Office (OLE) / .XLSX

329.0 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 Authoring application: Microsoft Excel
MD5: 90ae9e477e8cc808bfb340e5f56da6cc SHA-1: 9b0e678fddeabcde46bfee6b86490fc48788de1d SHA-256: 20549858954d6148c32776b77f2175e1bfcafc0b8f15b7d57c428db0f6936e4e
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic for Applications T1059.004 Scripting: Visual Basic T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution: Malicious Attachment

The file contains Excel 4.0 (XLM) macros, indicated by the OLE_XLM_AUTOOPEN and OLE_XLM_DANGEROUS_FN heuristics. The presence of ShellExecute API calls (SC_STR_SHELLEXEC) suggests the macros are designed to execute external commands or download payloads. The embedded URL points to a GIF file, which is likely a lure or a component of a downloader. The ClamAV detection name 'Doc.Downloader.Docusign0521' further supports the downloader functionality and a DocuSign-themed lure.

Heuristics 5

  • ClamAV: Doc.Downloader.Docusign0521-9864805-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Doc.Downloader.Docusign0521-9864805-0
  • Reference to ShellExecute API high SC_STR_SHELLEXEC
    Reference to ShellExecute API
  • 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://uaeub.com/ds/161120.gif�

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
xlm_macros.txt
c7e4e7ed3c1ce4a0357cad7ea2d4765567912ff9637c55ef23ac64833b3a62a6		 xlm-macro oletools.olevba.extract_all_macros (XLM macro listing) 6274 bytes

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