MALICIOUS
280
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
The RTF document contains multiple indicators of malicious OLE object embedding, including Composite Monikers and automatic linking, which are associated with CVE-2017-8570. The document body explicitly instructs the user to 'download the document and click Enable Editing', a common lure to bypass security measures. The presence of large amounts of hex-encoded data within OLE objects suggests a hidden payload, likely an SCT script dropped by the CVE-2017-8570 exploit.
Heuristics 8
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Composite Moniker — CVE-2017-8570 (drops SCT script) critical CVE_2017_8570RTF \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.
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Composite Moniker in RTF OLE object high RTF_COMPOSITE_MONIKER_RELATEDRTF 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.
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Automatically linked OLE object high RTF_OBJAUTLINKRTF contains \objautlink — an automatically linked OLE object surface that can be updated or activated when Word opens the document.
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\objupdate forces OLE activation high RTF_OBJUPDATERTF contains \objupdate — forces automatic OLE object instantiation when the document is opened, bypassing user interaction. Almost exclusively seen in Equation Editor exploit documents.
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Large hex data blocks in OLE object high RTF_EXCESSIVE_HEXRTF contains ~1037KB of hex-encoded data inside \objdata sections — may hide a payload
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OLE object data medium RTF_OBJDATARTF contains 4 \objdata section(s) — embedded OLE objects
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Embedded OLE object medium RTF_OBJEMBRTF contains \objemb — embedded OLE object
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Macro/content-enable lure medium SE_ENABLE_LUREDocument 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.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
objdata_00_off00000966.bind16b4f21eb8153be912bfca292ffbb72c588334a472443ab21a6707554b582af |
rtf-objdata-decoded | RTF \objdata at offset 0x966 | 408272 bytes |
objdata_01_off00007115.bin539c66cb90dab275ac0efb21b0d4bcb2dbf887199067203e1eed669324a170e0 |
rtf-objdata-decoded | RTF \objdata at offset 0x7115 | 408245 bytes |
objdata_02_off000d66b4.bin51ef705eef602ac6eb91c2063c8f50d4e54b5e051b60429031d41133bc7df645 |
rtf-objdata-decoded | RTF \objdata at offset 0xD66B4 | 2632 bytes |
objdata_03_off000d7c57.bine8d4fe950caed6dcfde26f4b616825bbe11b93458425974b7d075167f675abf7 |
rtf-objdata-decoded | RTF \objdata at offset 0xD7C57 | 12297 bytes |
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