MALICIOUS
140
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic for Applications
T1059.001 PowerShell
The file contains critical heuristics indicating an obfuscated Excel 4.0 macro execution chain, specifically an Auto_Open defined name. The macro code itself is heavily obfuscated using CHAR and arithmetic operations, making it difficult to determine the exact payload. However, the presence of an Auto_Open entry strongly suggests an attempt to automatically execute malicious code upon opening the spreadsheet, likely to download and run a second-stage payload.
Heuristics 3
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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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Obfuscated XLM Auto_Open execution chain critical OLE_XLM_OBFUSCATED_AUTOEXEC_CHAINExcel 4.0 macro sheet contains an Auto_Open / Auto_Close entry and an obfuscated formula execution chain. The macro builds strings through FORMULA(CHAR(...)), primes state with SET.VALUE / GET.CELL / GOTO, and transfers control through RUN(). This is a high-confidence XLM malware pattern.
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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.
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
xlm_macros.txtc0a9634b9125031155b70889f37ce5b19f29676b51934a992de284354faeba1d |
xlm-macro | oletools.olevba.extract_all_macros (XLM macro listing) | 125988 bytes |
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