MALICIOUS
140
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic
The file is an Excel spreadsheet containing obfuscated Excel 4.0 (XLM) macros. The critical heuristics indicate the presence of an Auto_Open defined name, which is a common technique for automatic execution upon opening the document. The obfuscated nature of the Auto_Open execution chain suggests malicious intent, likely to download and execute a secondary payload. No specific IOCs like URLs or file hashes were extracted from the macro content itself.
Heuristics 3
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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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Obfuscated XLM Auto_Open execution chain critical OLE_XLM_OBFUSCATED_AUTOEXEC_CHAINExcel 4.0 macro sheet contains an Auto_Open / Auto_Close entry and an obfuscated formula execution chain. The macro builds strings through FORMULA(CHAR(...)), primes state with SET.VALUE / GET.CELL / GOTO, and transfers control through RUN(). This is a high-confidence XLM malware pattern.
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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.
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
xlm_macros.txtf250e8c3de2e3fbfa5a4f4e25c60ea48f4ae98039e78b51d50b1a73f5c16aebe |
xlm-macro | oletools.olevba.extract_all_macros (XLM macro listing) | 128613 bytes |
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