Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5535b538ad461678…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

21.4 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: 3ac649d6e0fe03b3a29b3ea6f719c1b7 SHA-1: 362a8b7c79af30b0e982476dc86ed67e481b4262 SHA-256: 5535b538ad461678b04bf6d326ac3c3e3ad7b252a19f0bc97d1bec85c3488846
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment

The file is identified by ClamAV as 'Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0', strongly indicating it is a Qbot dropper. The detection name suggests it is an Excel document (Xls) that drops a Qbot payload. The file's metadata shows it is an OOXML XLSX file, consistent with a macro-enabled document used for initial infection.

Heuristics 1

  • ClamAV: Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0