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

Static analysis result for SHA-256 300d970ec202b535…

MALICIOUS

Office (OLE) / .XLSX

56.5 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 Authoring application: Microsoft Excel
MD5: 27225d7ab3c4d5fb2f89d2e04f7a258f SHA-1: 95ffc83d7858358f77e785677be28c439e97b5d5 SHA-256: 300d970ec202b53501599f60164563d3531c147642cbf376acfbe1ca54bad964
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic for Applications T1204.002 Malicious File

The file contains Excel 4.0 macros, specifically an Auto_Open function that is designed to execute dangerous API calls. The macro sheet also contains a reference to a URL, 'designergon.com/adam/eveliasm.php', which is likely used to download and execute a second-stage payload. The presence of a lure to enable macros further supports its malicious intent.

Heuristics 4

  • Excel 4.0 Auto_Open defined name critical OLE_XLM_AUTOOPEN_DEFINEDNAME
    oletools recovered an Auto_Open / Auto_Close entry from an Excel 4.0 macro sheet. The raw BIFF name can be tokenized or partially opaque to byte-string checks, but the recovered macro listing confirms the workbook has an XLM auto-execution entry.
  • XLM Auto_Open with dangerous formula APIs critical OLE_XLM_DANGEROUS_FN
    Excel 4.0 macro sheet contains an Auto_Open / Auto_Close entry and dangerous XLM formula APIs that can invoke programs, write files, or transfer control without VBA.
  • Excel 4.0 (XLM) macro sheet present medium OLE_XLM_AUTOOPEN
    Workbook contains an Excel 4.0 macro sheet sub-stream — XLM is rarely seen in modern legitimate workbooks and was a major Office malware vector during 2020-2022.
  • Macro/content-enable lure medium SE_ENABLE_LURE
    Document instructs the user to enable macros or editing — a common technique used by malware droppers to bypass Office macro security settings

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
xlm_macros.txt
7cfd43e0ec96d055c13380d83d02fda9b8d165845e8b927f869ac6eb14841094		 xlm-macro oletools.olevba.extract_all_macros (XLM macro listing) 4630 bytes

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