Malicious RTF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 583fd622a287ef08…

MALICIOUS

RTF

662.3 KB
MD5: 26b21482bd474a50f0a9d233bff47ec1 SHA-1: d0d8138c8039e4f4b60991fd02a278824b4fd8ba SHA-256: 583fd622a287ef089deec389eb62c74129afa2dfe8496eff68267d3e1a5631f9
240 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The RTF file contains multiple indicators of malicious OLE object embedding, specifically related to CVE-2017-8570 which is known to drop SCT scripts. The document body explicitly instructs the user to 'click Enable Editing when opening', a common lure to bypass macro security. This suggests the file is designed to exploit this vulnerability to execute a secondary payload.

Heuristics 7

  • Composite Moniker — CVE-2017-8570 (drops SCT script) critical CVE related CVE_2017_8570
    RTF \objdata decodes to OLE data containing the Composite Moniker — CVE-2017-8570 (drops SCT script) CLSID — the vulnerable control/moniker is embedded directly in the document's object stream, the delivery shape of this exploit. RTF objects auto-render when Word opens the file.
  • Composite Moniker in RTF OLE object high CVE related RTF_COMPOSITE_MONIKER_RELATED
    RTF contains Composite Moniker CLSID in OLE object context, but no nearby scriptlet/SCT payload was confirmed. Treat as related moniker attack-surface evidence rather than proof of CVE-2017-8570 exploitation.
  • Automatically linked OLE object high RTF_OBJAUTLINK
    RTF contains \objautlink — an automatically linked OLE object surface that can be updated or activated when Word opens the document.
  • \objupdate forces OLE activation high RTF_OBJUPDATE
    RTF contains \objupdate — forces automatic OLE object instantiation when the document is opened, bypassing user interaction. Almost exclusively seen in Equation Editor exploit documents.
  • OLE object data medium RTF_OBJDATA
    RTF contains 4 \objdata section(s) — embedded OLE objects
  • Embedded OLE object medium RTF_OBJEMB
    RTF contains \objemb — embedded OLE object
  • Macro/content-enable lure medium SE_ENABLE_LURE
    Document instructs the user to enable macros or editing — a common technique used by malware droppers to bypass Office macro security settings

Extracted artifacts 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
objdata_00_off00000965.bin
13a11da35ec4018dca50f5e12357516adb727453e15b202d32ac6bbc0bffac7b
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0x965 221065 bytes
objdata_01_off00007114.bin
60f371d7d4af40f947000b60c2dec6debaea6676ae91bcf9fa4417500d3ac4d5
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0x7114 221038 bytes
objdata_02_off000775a3.bin
51ef705eef602ac6eb91c2063c8f50d4e54b5e051b60429031d41133bc7df645
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0x775A3 2632 bytes
objdata_03_off00078b46.bin
e8d4fe950caed6dcfde26f4b616825bbe11b93458425974b7d075167f675abf7
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0x78B46 12297 bytes