MALICIOUS
140
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic for Applications
T1204.002 Malicious File
The sample is an Excel 4.0 macro sheet that uses an Auto_Open macro, a common technique for executing malicious code upon opening the workbook. The document body displays a fake protection message, instructing the user to 'Enable Editing' and 'Enable Content', which is a social engineering tactic to bypass security warnings and trick users into enabling the macro. The presence of dangerous formula APIs in the XLM macro further indicates malicious intent, likely to download and execute 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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XLM Auto_Open with dangerous formula APIs critical OLE_XLM_DANGEROUS_FNExcel 4.0 macro sheet contains an Auto_Open / Auto_Close entry and dangerous XLM formula APIs that can invoke programs, write files, or transfer control without VBA.
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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.txt5d49bb331a99dc14529975f2a9d24fba75b6bb57da1ef82f7fb8a3638acf8146 |
xlm-macro | oletools.olevba.extract_all_macros (XLM macro listing) | 226169 bytes |
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