Office (OOXML) / .XLSM malware analysis — malicious · 4d93eb2af9169a7e

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSM

109.5 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300

MD5: 476be23a3ddf3e96b702e3b5914dcacf SHA-1: 67f04c4279623b313d61fb0778b1616359bdcacb SHA-256: 4d93eb2af9169a7ecfe47f941ff86fae274bb5f759f5723c8ea0531ad68f320d

208 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.005 Service Execution: Service Execution T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious File

The file is an Excel 4.0 macro-enabled spreadsheet (XLSM) containing hidden sheets and utilizing dangerous XLM functions like CALL and EXEC. These functions are used to directly call Win32 APIs, enabling the execution of arbitrary code. The embedded URLs suggest the macro's intent is to download and execute a second-stage payload. The use of XLM macros and the specific functions identified point towards a downloader or initial access mechanism.

Heuristics 6

Excel 4.0 macro sheet (2 sheet(s)) critical OOXML_XLM_MACROSHEET

Spreadsheet contains an Excel 4.0 (XLM) macro sheet — XLM was a major Office malware vector during 2020-2022 and evaded many VBA-focused controls before Microsoft tightened XLM defaults. Even legitimate XLM use is rare in modern workbooks.
Excel 4.0 Auto_Open defined name critical OOXML_XLM_AUTOOPEN_DEFINEDNAME

Workbook defines _xlnm.Auto_Open or _xlnm.Auto_Close while containing an XLM macro sheet. This is the OOXML/XLSB auto-execution shape for Excel 4.0 macros.
Dangerous XLM formula APIs: EXEC, HALT, FORMULA, WORKBOOK.HIDE, CALL critical OOXML_XLM_DANGEROUS_FN

Excel 4.0 macro sheet uses formula APIs that call directly into Win32 (=CALL/=EXEC/=REGISTER/=FORMULA). These are the primitives used to download payloads, write files, and start processes from an XLM macro without invoking VBA.
Suspicious extracted artifact medium EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE

One or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.
Hidden worksheet (hidden) low OOXML_HIDDEN_SHEET

Excel workbook contains 1 hidden sheet(s) — hidden sheets are commonly used to conceal macro code, staging data, or intermediate payload construction
Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL

One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
URL https://shapoorjipallonji.online/drms/ind.html
- https://studio.joellemagazine.com/drms/ind.html
- http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main
- http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/excel/2006/main
- http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships
- http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006
- http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/spreadsheetml/2009/9/ac

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`xlm_sheet_00.xml` `477aeccaaa162efd32bb8acf28c472f6c70359e46f59213b79e20f048af0f34f`	xlm-macrosheet	OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/intlsheet2.xml	3528 bytes
`xlm_sheet_01.xml` `9f930289e13f67da399b0aeb5dc75db9b6d9febed2d1afb324c89cca03dce6a5`	xlm-macrosheet	OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/intlsheet1.xml	205645 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 2 shell/COM execution token(s).

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