Malicious Office (OLE) / .XLSX — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4742544113612a92…

MALICIOUS

Office (OLE) / .XLSX

1.26 MB
MD5: afa20e4eab3b40830a2f8fa5ab756b71 SHA-1: 4ee60d9cf883fd46ffc1a1b60d802676b5d9b20b SHA-256: 4742544113612a92eda352db2826286ef7d8c2cb81d675c5bd9c3f058272c8ff
140 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The file is an encrypted OOXML document identified as a high-risk exploit carrier. It contains an Equation Editor OLE object, which is a known vector for delivering malicious payloads. The anomaly in the Ole10Native stream suggests it's designed to execute code. No specific document body or script content was available for further analysis, but the presence of the Equation Editor exploit carrier is a strong indicator of malicious intent.

Heuristics 4

  • Equation Editor OLE object high CVE related OLE_EQUATION_EDITOR
    Default-encrypted OOXML embedded OLE object xl/embeddings/oleObject1.bin contains the Equation Editor CLSID, the legacy component exploited by CVE-2017-11882, CVE-2018-0802, and CVE-2018-0798.
  • Default-encrypted OOXML exploit carrier layout high OOXML_ENCRYPTED_EXPLOIT_CARRIER_SHAPE
    Default-password encrypted OOXML package contains embedded OLE object parts and additional activation/decoy parts. This layout is common in malicious Excel exploit delivery and requires inspecting the decrypted package.
  • Equation Editor object carries payload-like Ole10Native stream high OLE_EQUATION_OLE10NATIVE_PAYLOAD_ANOMALY
    Default-encrypted OOXML embedded OLE object declares the Equation Editor CLSID but stores a large high-entropy Ole10Native stream with malformed package sizing. This is exploit-shaped Equation/OLE payload evidence.
  • Office OOXML encrypted with default VelvetSweatshop password medium OFFICE_DEFAULT_PASSWORD_ENCRYPTED_OOXML
    OLE EncryptedPackage decrypts with Excel's built-in VelvetSweatshop password. Office opens this transparently, and malware uses it to hide OOXML exploit parts from scanners that only inspect the outer OLE container.