Malicious RTF / .DOC — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 43177446edf0ecf4…

MALICIOUS

RTF / .DOC

271.4 KB
MD5: e19877120cf506778507299e311cc1e4 SHA-1: a37dc743c58021d4688c8ec51539f8a064ef0621 SHA-256: 43177446edf0ecf450bdc77b6a2b86c5eded78230c0a56c8b266fee075425dec
180 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious File T1059.005 Visual Basic

The RTF document contains multiple OLE objects, including an automatically linked object that forces activation. This strongly suggests a lure to execute embedded malicious code, likely a downloader. The 'SE_ENABLE_LURE' heuristic confirms the document attempts to trick the user into enabling macros or editing. No specific family could be identified, and no further IOCs were extracted.

Heuristics 6

  • Composite Moniker in RTF OLE object high CVE related RTF_COMPOSITE_MONIKER_RELATED
    RTF contains Composite Moniker CLSID in OLE object context, but no nearby scriptlet/SCT payload was confirmed. Treat as related moniker attack-surface evidence rather than proof of CVE-2017-8570 exploitation.
  • Automatically linked OLE object high RTF_OBJAUTLINK
    RTF contains \objautlink — an automatically linked OLE object surface that can be updated or activated when Word opens the document.
  • \objupdate forces OLE activation high RTF_OBJUPDATE
    RTF contains \objupdate — forces automatic OLE object instantiation when the document is opened, bypassing user interaction. Almost exclusively seen in Equation Editor exploit documents.
  • OLE object data medium RTF_OBJDATA
    RTF contains 3 \objdata section(s) — embedded OLE objects
  • Embedded OLE object medium RTF_OBJEMB
    RTF contains \objemb — embedded OLE object
  • Macro/content-enable lure medium SE_ENABLE_LURE
    Document instructs the user to enable macros or editing — a common technique used by malware droppers to bypass Office macro security settings

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
objdata_00_off00000969.bin
4fed75bb9a6b9dd3aba1ca2e3b333e80c800b6983ed9b330012b942075197345
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0x969 41390 bytes
objdata_01_off00015a54.bin
9d9bc825f2fa5e0ed8db7dce6823e199ad9c775873472d42887214589f205470
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0x15A54 2632 bytes
objdata_02_off00016ff7.bin
44deae4627fee3c44f54d5bd10477ec2e17f4c08135f08e2417832e36d10d037
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0x16FF7 12297 bytes