Malicious Office (OOXML) / .XLSX — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2c2cff4237cd756c…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

113.6 KB Created: 2021-03-05 04:08:28 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 16.0300
MD5: 0c492f125734580a0eb5d0cedab0ae69 SHA-1: 605dd4e7c92978f96b95f32bb6fe46fc407ead80 SHA-256: 2c2cff4237cd756cd86b5c17af43d8753e875124273b94027566de509407fee0
120 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic

The sample is an Excel file containing Excel 4.0 macros, as indicated by the OOXML_XLM_MACROSHEET heuristic. The ClamAV detection further confirms its malicious nature as a downloader. The embedded macro sheet is heavily truncated, preventing a detailed analysis of its specific actions or any reconstructed IOCs. However, the presence of Excel 4.0 macros strongly suggests an attempt to download and execute a second-stage payload.

Heuristics 2

  • Excel 4.0 macro sheet (1 sheet(s)) critical OOXML_XLM_MACROSHEET
    Spreadsheet contains an Excel 4.0 (XLM) macro sheet — XLM was a major Office malware vector during 2020-2022 and evaded many VBA-focused controls before Microsoft tightened XLM defaults. Even legitimate XLM use is rare in modern workbooks. The macro sheet is stored as XLSB/BIFF12 binary content, which many XML-only OOXML scanners miss.
  • ClamAV: Doc.Downloader.Trojan-bf70f023603538ee-bf70f023603538ee-9950269-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Doc.Downloader.Trojan-bf70f023603538ee-bf70f023603538ee-9950269-0

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
xlm_sheet_00.bin
92a18cf88d17ab46002a095d26af440057e6ad1be4aa0e590d4bd4dbf10e4543
xlm-macrosheet OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/sheet1.bin 10168 bytes