Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2afa999dc6537888…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

21.4 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: 8f446dddc25c37145843bf2bc175cd0b SHA-1: 361a4c35d9979d664faafa80537a07f9a4e6975e SHA-256: 2afa999dc6537888507367196fcc45b3ad6071bf3d5120059f5261f1689cefc1
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 95%

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

The file is identified by ClamAV as 'Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0', strongly indicating it functions as a dropper for the Qbot malware family. The detection signature suggests the Excel file's primary purpose is to download and execute a secondary malicious payload. This aligns with common Qbot distribution tactics.

Heuristics 1

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