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

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7e1a498bb3fa449f…

MALICIOUS

Office (OLE) / .DOC

151.0 KB Created: 2020-04-08 14:30:53 Authoring application: Microsoft Excel
MD5: d9de4c62a19fab29ed8c3ab44918258c SHA-1: 921b95482a8304855e41daf0bee1f898ff7f9133 SHA-256: 7e1a498bb3fa449f76332e4d84a6c6efbf7beba95ea1a6a6e1cbefefa77f0b79
100 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic

The file is an encrypted Excel 4.0 macro sheet, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including OLE_XLM_ENCRYPTED_MACROSHEET and OLE_XLM_AUTOOPEN. The presence of encrypted macros strongly suggests an intent to execute arbitrary code. No document body or script content was available for further analysis, limiting the ability to determine the specific payload or delivery mechanism.

Heuristics 3

  • Encrypted Excel 4.0 macro sheet high OLE_XLM_ENCRYPTED_MACROSHEET
    Workbook contains an Excel 4.0 macro sheet and BIFF FILEPASS encryption. Password-protected XLM macro sheets, especially the default Excel password path, are a common malware evasion pattern because static formula extraction may fail until the workbook is decrypted.
  • OLE metadata lists many Excel 4.0 macro sheets high OLE_XLM_DOCPROPS_MACROSHEET_INVENTORY
    Workbook contains a BIFF Excel 4.0 macro-sheet marker and its clear OLE DocumentSummaryInformation stream lists many MacroN sheet titles. This is a useful static signal when FILEPASS encryption prevents formula extraction from the workbook stream.
  • 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.