Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 333c3d55db252692…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

23.6 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: 9c9dc45d902038b1d6e9aa04cf695a3d SHA-1: 40185b102d768be37172ae1a404b122b42189505 SHA-256: 333c3d55db2526921801595166cd458ecd45425817a948a10af8284d966f350d
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious File Execution: Malicious File

The file is identified by ClamAV as 'Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0', strongly indicating it functions as a dropper for the Qbot banking trojan. The detection name suggests it leverages malicious macros or embedded content within the Excel file to initiate the download and execution of a secondary payload. This aligns with common Qbot distribution tactics.

Heuristics 1

  • ClamAV: Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0