Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 59b5bcff53cee1d4…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

21.4 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: 7f871f955e5f32e567a693f6b8d259ad SHA-1: 8986ab32ba78e5d487ae4e393c044083b8a05df6 SHA-256: 59b5bcff53cee1d4485b15e725883feb775f9e79f0820c3488470feddc3ec6eb
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 95%

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

The file is identified by ClamAV as 'Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0', strongly suggesting it functions as a dropper for the Qbot malware family. The dropper's purpose is to download and execute a malicious payload, which is a common tactic for Qbot infections. The file's metadata indicates it is an Excel document, a typical delivery vector for such malware.

Heuristics 1

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