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

Static analysis result for SHA-256 523fa81255fdb2a9…

MALICIOUS

Office (OLE) / .DOC

192.5 KB Created: 2020-04-05 20:32:27 Authoring application: Microsoft Excel
MD5: 0990ef3572a1fae9733dbdafb23cf624 SHA-1: bce2a9413344b3de7e079a1bc931dc286bbdc2e2 SHA-256: 523fa81255fdb2a9653295824aedc0a32344a159635e568935a9e76bdaa3d411
100 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic

The sample is an encrypted Excel 4.0 macro sheet, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including OLE_XLM_ENCRYPTED_MACROSHEET and OLE_XLM_AUTOOPEN. The presence of encrypted macros strongly suggests the document is intended to deliver and execute malicious code. No document body or script content was available for further analysis, limiting the ability to determine the specific payload or delivery mechanism.

Heuristics 3

  • Encrypted Excel 4.0 macro sheet high OLE_XLM_ENCRYPTED_MACROSHEET
    Workbook contains an Excel 4.0 macro sheet and BIFF FILEPASS encryption. Password-protected XLM macro sheets, especially the default Excel password path, are a common malware evasion pattern because static formula extraction may fail until the workbook is decrypted.
  • OLE metadata lists many Excel 4.0 macro sheets high OLE_XLM_DOCPROPS_MACROSHEET_INVENTORY
    Workbook contains a BIFF Excel 4.0 macro-sheet marker and its clear OLE DocumentSummaryInformation stream lists many MacroN sheet titles. This is a useful static signal when FILEPASS encryption prevents formula extraction from the workbook stream.
  • Excel 4.0 (XLM) macro sheet present medium OLE_XLM_AUTOOPEN
    Workbook 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.