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

Static analysis result for SHA-256 273abeab1698c742…

MALICIOUS

Office (OLE) / .DOC

162.0 KB Created: 2020-04-08 14:30:53 Authoring application: Microsoft Excel
MD5: c71d71eb2acc28a4a65a18d611aa6132 SHA-1: 79d0a034987428b789f5f06afd68a292bbbfd520 SHA-256: 273abeab1698c742b92475f54d9391ebd002af3b527ea721e0bf663684af1f60
100 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic

Static analysis revealed the file is an encrypted Excel 4.0 macro sheet, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including OLE_XLM_ENCRYPTED_MACROSHEET and OLE_XLM_AUTOOPEN. The presence of encrypted macros suggests an attempt to conceal malicious code execution. Without a document body or script content, the exact payload and delivery mechanism remain unclear, leading to an 'unknown family' classification and reduced confidence.

Heuristics 3

  • Encrypted Excel 4.0 macro sheet high OLE_XLM_ENCRYPTED_MACROSHEET
    Workbook contains an Excel 4.0 macro sheet and BIFF FILEPASS encryption. Password-protected XLM macro sheets, especially the default Excel password path, are a common malware evasion pattern because static formula extraction may fail until the workbook is decrypted.
  • OLE metadata lists many Excel 4.0 macro sheets high OLE_XLM_DOCPROPS_MACROSHEET_INVENTORY
    Workbook contains a BIFF Excel 4.0 macro-sheet marker and its clear OLE DocumentSummaryInformation stream lists many MacroN sheet titles. This is a useful static signal when FILEPASS encryption prevents formula extraction from the workbook stream.
  • 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.