Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 566db35847a311b5…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

23.6 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: 59696c01a61c0c93637df48045859c9f SHA-1: e0ba9c5160f73d6e24231db4728cf6fd70cd7f99 SHA-256: 566db35847a311b58776e67579d764b3d3179f3cf6079dc50ac2395a49e375f5
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious File Execution: Malicious File

The file is identified by ClamAV as 'Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0', strongly indicating it functions as a dropper for the Qbot malware family. The detection signature suggests the Excel file contains malicious macros or embedded objects intended to execute a secondary payload. This aligns with common Qbot distribution tactics.

Heuristics 1

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