Malicious RTF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 68ebf735d4e141f3…

MALICIOUS

RTF

662.3 KB
MD5: 34b36a7344a71079d66d7acf9985e22f SHA-1: 7c4d06e0361ce60a9ded1301c68357b13247cd78 SHA-256: 68ebf735d4e141f39519b5906bcd367f49088532e2591f33ed0a1a4a10584d95
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 and automatic linking, 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' to bypass security warnings, a common lure for macro-enabled malware. The presence of OLE objects and the CVE exploit suggest the file is designed to execute a secondary payload, likely an SCT script, upon user interaction.

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
b31fbc8b8c2fed13cd807c49f1fca12f5f6f729724ea5bfdc450e5f0c52fbb61
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0x965 221081 bytes
objdata_01_off00007114.bin
910bbbbb336e7192aa47169c0b5ff5bbbdaeac720c104e691bd62502b2776a97
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0x7114 221054 bytes
objdata_02_off000775c5.bin
51ef705eef602ac6eb91c2063c8f50d4e54b5e051b60429031d41133bc7df645
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0x775C5 2632 bytes
objdata_03_off00078b68.bin
e8d4fe950caed6dcfde26f4b616825bbe11b93458425974b7d075167f675abf7
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0x78B68 12297 bytes