Malicious Office (OLE) / .XLS — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6903ecf0196ed2ed…

MALICIOUS

Office (OLE) / .XLS

331.0 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 Authoring application: Microsoft Excel
MD5: 821c283079aecc2dd3cec95edd5e3def SHA-1: 20f7eb37978f6d67b9317aa23800eda63e17f0e5 SHA-256: 6903ecf0196ed2ed82a4291d2fc42af451f7703ae9c471b0aaa360fb744491be
242 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The file contains Excel 4.0 macros that are configured to automatically execute upon opening, indicated by the Auto_Open defined name. These macros utilize dangerous functions such as RUN and CALL, and construct strings like 'Keyl32' and 'Crea' which suggest the execution of system commands or loading of libraries. The embedded URL points to a GIF file, which is likely a lure for a second-stage payload. The ClamAV detection further supports its malicious nature.

Heuristics 6

  • Excel 4.0 Auto_Open defined name critical OLE_XLM_AUTOOPEN_DEFINEDNAME
    oletools recovered an Auto_Open / Auto_Close entry from an Excel 4.0 macro sheet. The raw BIFF name can be tokenized or partially opaque to byte-string checks, but the recovered macro listing confirms the workbook has an XLM auto-execution entry.
  • XLM Auto_Open with dangerous formula APIs critical OLE_XLM_DANGEROUS_FN
    Excel 4.0 macro sheet contains an Auto_Open / Auto_Close entry and dangerous XLM formula APIs that can invoke programs, write files, or transfer control without VBA.
  • ClamAV: Doc.Downloader.Docusign0521-9864805-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Doc.Downloader.Docusign0521-9864805-0
  • Reference to ShellExecute API high SC_STR_SHELLEXEC
    Reference to ShellExecute API
  • Excel 4.0 (XLM) macro sheet present medium OLE_XLM_AUTOOPEN
    Workbook contains an Excel 4.0 macro sheet sub-stream — XLM is rarely seen in modern legitimate workbooks and was a major Office malware vector during 2020-2022.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL https://jpsteel.in/ds/261120.gif
    • https://jpsteel.in/ds/261120.gif�

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
xlm_macros.txt
0d33d3f7accc92fdd60dbf912082de478929da664f047bbfbed4791982921d46		 xlm-macro oletools.olevba.extract_all_macros (XLM macro listing) 6676 bytes

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