Malware Insights
The file is an Excel document containing multiple Excel 4.0 macro sheets, as indicated by the OOXML_XLM_MACROSHEET and OOXML_XLSB_INTL_MACROSHEET_IN_XLSX heuristics. The ClamAV detection of 'Xls.Downloader.Qbot03220-9942292-0' strongly suggests a Qbot family downloader. The extracted macro content, though partially obfuscated, contains strings like 'FileA', 'UrlMon', and 'URLDownloadToFileA', indicating the script's intent to download a second-stage payload from a URL. The presence of multiple macro sheets and the downloader functionality are characteristic of Qbot's initial infection vector.
Heuristics 3
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Excel 4.0 macro sheet (12 sheet(s)) critical OOXML_XLM_MACROSHEETSpreadsheet contains an Excel 4.0 (XLM) macro sheet — XLM was a major Office malware vector during 2020-2022 and evaded many VBA-focused controls before Microsoft tightened XLM defaults. Even legitimate XLM use is rare in modern workbooks. The macro sheet is stored as XLSB/BIFF12 binary content, which many XML-only OOXML scanners miss.
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XLSB international XLM macro sheet hidden in .xlsx critical OOXML_XLSB_INTL_MACROSHEET_IN_XLSXOOXML package is named .xlsx but contains XLSB workbook parts and an international Excel 4.0 macro sheet. This hides XLM macro execution from scanners that trust the extension or only inspect XML worksheet parts. The technique is macro execution, not a document-parser CVE.
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ClamAV: Xls.Downloader.Qbot03220-9942292-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Xls.Downloader.Qbot03220-9942292-0
Extracted artifacts 12
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
xlm_sheet_00.bin634354893576e307c65963ccace2b5e550032ed9362f8efca52602ab270a7938 |
xlm-macrosheet | OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/intlsheet1.bin | 1050 bytes |
xlm_sheet_01.bin5afafbf01f08461397defa63bddc057b80b257780a9236e908668beef68f4485 |
xlm-macrosheet | OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/sheet3.bin | 482 bytes |
xlm_sheet_02.binfd19c0386da3dd3c08345905679f48c054af85a8c94bed856e5388108422e105 |
xlm-macrosheet | OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/sheet1.bin | 2794 bytes |
xlm_sheet_03.bin0f6789a977a92c7b99385e78ab87d328344846dfcaa460b7d90345e138932489 |
xlm-macrosheet | OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/intlsheet2.bin | 1196 bytes |
xlm_sheet_04.bin7d812db0fce9902a3d5229cfdfe5e8f22699c483faafb50592c6e9ddb517bbc3 |
xlm-macrosheet | OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/intlsheet3.bin | 482 bytes |
xlm_sheet_05.binb4ccc708800dd8bc23c880b7a894acc3eafef87cb2ef9efff43fd418c785af46 |
xlm-macrosheet | OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/sheet4.bin | 482 bytes |
xlm_sheet_06.binb662f6052e8802add465b0c459997e7886ea4cbcf0a375167ae9946a8090728d |
xlm-macrosheet | OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/intlsheet4.bin | 482 bytes |
xlm_sheet_07.bin9d6b5d56174dc4eccbf897c65266832e8509b95cba25cc17d95701bffb300077 |
xlm-macrosheet | OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/intlsheet5.bin | 562 bytes |
xlm_sheet_08.bin23c41dfad63fdcb812ba78a635dc1b8d3e5f556453cc45372f922931a01c41d4 |
xlm-macrosheet | OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/intlsheet8.bin | 442 bytes |
xlm_sheet_09.bin7547fa8e29fe1ff3ba5b446f2dabd0d80da1227f2aeb5a8c745081369650305a |
xlm-macrosheet | OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/intlsheet6.bin | 442 bytes |
xlm_sheet_10.binb12d5ed97fc7186c5b4baa331f7146f12375d285939841c26f4e9d0d4765a6ad |
xlm-macrosheet | OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/sheet2.bin | 783 bytes |
xlm_sheet_11.bin76289228588761679b2089219bfc2e48fe1593db5f0128b8b0dd690d39386a9a |
xlm-macrosheet | OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/intlsheet7.bin | 393 bytes |
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