Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4a7e6706351aa1b9…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

21.4 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: 245053966ee3f1d528e20cd8adacb702 SHA-1: f8408c81e3a463ae16fd482eeed63b22d29e7f82 SHA-256: 4a7e6706351aa1b93292e55a6b769e83a1ccaaa3da3fd3a58cea6e2dfd7e2645
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 90%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious File Execution T1566 Phishing

The file is identified by ClamAV as 'Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0', strongly suggesting it is a Qbot variant designed to drop and execute a malicious payload. The file's metadata indicates it is an Excel document, a common delivery mechanism for Qbot. The primary function appears to be the initial stage of infection, leading to further malicious activity.

Heuristics 1

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