Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 42bb2678cf050cc8…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

23.6 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: 4be5ad8c15e527b4b20dce25ee70d02c SHA-1: 645e64409ba2617d78ebbb19c8aa59480d478503 SHA-256: 42bb2678cf050cc88aeb67614dc40f3c61ac2569304a2a04a39d281d356d61f1
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 90%

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

The file is identified by ClamAV as a Qbot dropper, indicating its primary function is to download and execute a secondary malicious payload. The detection signature 'Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0' strongly suggests a Qbot family infection. The file's nature as an Excel document points towards a phishing or social engineering vector to trick users into executing the malicious content.

Heuristics 1

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

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