Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 29d95c9163d42bc7…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

21.4 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: f7f40b1ac9f82310ee2178dd9ea7ba37 SHA-1: ae98495f72b2dee52fd0acde8bdde91656b663d0 SHA-256: 29d95c9163d42bc7ec1e521403d6a2d5d7f8698be6026b24f7aec00469c9fdd2
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment

The file is identified by ClamAV as 'Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0', strongly suggesting it functions as a dropper for the Qbot banking trojan. The detection name implies it is an Excel document designed to deliver a malicious payload, likely through macro execution, which is a common Qbot delivery vector. The file's metadata indicates it is an older Excel file, potentially exploiting legacy vulnerabilities or relying on social engineering to trick users into enabling macros.

Heuristics 1

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