MALICIOUS
100
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic
T1218 System Binary Proxy Execution
The presence of Excel 4.0 macros, specifically an Auto_Open macro utilizing dangerous functions like RUN, strongly indicates malicious intent. The heuristic 'SE_LOLBIN_RUN_COMMAND' further suggests that the macro is designed to execute commands, likely to download and execute a second-stage payload. While the embedded URL was flagged as benign, the overall behavior points to a downloader or initial access stage.
Heuristics 4
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XLM Auto_Open with dangerous formula APIs high OLE_XLM_DANGEROUS_FNExcel 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.
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Visible LOLBin command execution instruction high SE_LOLBIN_RUN_COMMANDDocument contains instructions or visible command text involving Windows script/execution tools such as PowerShell, mshta, cmd, rundll32, or regsvr32
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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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Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URLOne or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.URL https://tinyurl.com/y4bp38z3
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
xlm_macros.txtb0ba232bc0a11dffaa5ff9358557dab79d2fc03f82e691734ecca71722056e29 |
xlm-macro | oletools.olevba.extract_all_macros (XLM macro listing) | 948 bytes |
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