Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 21027a50c49c8f9b…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

23.6 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: 9a37c90691e99fa374df9371dbecca29 SHA-1: f61e6df15cdd4d370ffe05e30fac71e6f5181bec SHA-256: 21027a50c49c8f9b6f497e1d89f4a4abae5371ca549d2fe704f071b3590a3020
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 90%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious File T1566 Phishing

The file is identified by ClamAV as 'Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0', strongly suggesting it functions as a dropper for the Qbot malware family. The Excel format and the 'Dropper' designation indicate it likely contains malicious macros or exploits to download and execute a further stage payload. The heuristics and file type align with common Qbot distribution methods.

Heuristics 1

  • ClamAV: Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0