MALICIOUS
120
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment
T1204.002 User Execution: Malicious File
T1059.005 PowerShell
The sample is an Excel 4.0 macro-enabled spreadsheet that uses a lure to trick the user into enabling macros, impersonating a DocuSign signing request. The presence of an Auto_Open macro and the embedded URL suggest the document is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload. The macro sheet contains an Auto_Open defined name, indicating an attempt at automatic execution upon opening.
Heuristics 4
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Excel 4.0 Auto_Open defined name critical OLE_XLM_AUTOOPEN_DEFINEDNAMEoletools 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.
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Excel 4.0 (XLM) macro sheet present medium OLE_XLM_AUTOOPENWorkbook 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.
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Macro/content-enable lure medium SE_ENABLE_LUREDocument instructs the user to enable macros or editing — a common technique used by malware droppers to bypass Office macro security settings
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Document signing service impersonation lure medium SE_DOCUSIGN_LUREDocument impersonates DocuSign, Adobe Sign, or a similar signing service in a signing-request context
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
xlm_macros.txt36753cf660f0709fa86ddcbc4a2a70bbd227d5a2ea27f7e28a3b15b989108842 |
xlm-macro | oletools.olevba.extract_all_macros (XLM macro listing) | 2152 bytes |
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