MALICIOUS
102
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic
T1204.002 Malicious File
The sample is an Excel file containing Excel 4.0 (XLM) macros, specifically an Auto_Open defined name, which is a strong indicator of malicious intent. The document also contains a lure to enable macros, a common technique for bypassing security. The extracted URLs are likely used for downloading secondary payloads. The presence of XLM macros and the macro-enable lure suggest a downloader or droppper functionality.
Heuristics 4
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Excel 4.0 Auto_Open defined name critical OLE_XLM_AUTOOPEN_DEFINEDNAMEoletools recovered an Auto_Open / Auto_Close entry from an Excel 4.0 macro sheet. The raw BIFF name can be tokenized or partially opaque to byte-string checks, but the recovered macro listing confirms the workbook has an XLM auto-execution entry.
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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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Macro/content-enable lure medium SE_ENABLE_LUREDocument instructs the user to enable macros or editing — a common technique used by malware droppers to bypass Office macro security settings
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Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URLOne or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — context-specific rules above attribute URLs they actually evaluated; this rule lists URLs that were present in the bytes but were not otherwise tied to a specific finding.URL https://mayread.com/aXfFF8qdsV/th.html
- https://tpcsv.neosj.why3s.tw/XjHoDakG/th.html
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
xlm_macros.txt7758cbebef832a37ce0a327fd7d893202195f03ba9b854edef74b19dbb11678f |
xlm-macro | oletools.olevba.extract_all_macros (XLM macro listing) | 8349 bytes |
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