Malware Insights
The RTF document contains an embedded OLE object that is configured to automatically update and activate. This is a common technique for exploiting vulnerabilities in OLE object handling to achieve code execution. The presence of RTF_OBJDATA, RTF_OBJEMB, and RTF_OBJUPDATE heuristics strongly suggests an exploit attempt. The document body is heavily obfuscated and does not provide clear textual lures, making it difficult to determine the exact social engineering pretext. However, the technical indicators point towards a malicious payload delivery mechanism.
Heuristics 3
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\objupdate forces OLE activation high RTF_OBJUPDATERTF contains \objupdate — forces automatic OLE object instantiation when the document is opened, bypassing user interaction. Almost exclusively seen in Equation Editor exploit documents.
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OLE object data medium RTF_OBJDATARTF contains 1 \objdata section(s) — embedded OLE objects
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Embedded OLE object medium RTF_OBJEMBRTF contains \objemb — embedded OLE object
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
objdata_00_off00001035.bin9e09b5896aeb86ad0cd5f41164aadbf53f0c9ff586c2b8d5aa3796c11c84751c |
rtf-objdata-decoded | RTF \objdata at offset 0x1035 | 2157 bytes |
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