Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 279be44a2778dc45…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

21.4 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: 1b5a85f9c1c8d33bd42850300f44aa72 SHA-1: 79b3bc70df96fd5540dd0c3c4aff083df519bc13 SHA-256: 279be44a2778dc454e43e0a8876f7884e41181b31ab09d9d2fcb93d51621dc07
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 90%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment

The file is identified by ClamAV as 'Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0', strongly indicating its role as a Qbot downloader. This type of file typically lures users into opening it, often via email attachments, to initiate the download of the main Qbot malware. The primary function is to deliver the next stage of the infection.

Heuristics 1

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