Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2abaad2177347ae8…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

29.5 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: 8d543e6122a85a5bccfc1d1343275c79 SHA-1: ab21f3197b03d0fd86465e732d9726c4f52c4701 SHA-256: 2abaad2177347ae87a970ea3f3e31ef4b1db4363348037e4f7b64c972eecf125
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious File Execution T1566.002 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment

The file is identified by ClamAV as 'Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0', strongly indicating its function as a dropper for the Qbot malware family. The primary attack pattern involves luring a user into opening a malicious Excel file, which then executes a secondary payload. This is a common tactic for Qbot infections.

Heuristics 1

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