Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8046480270cb7c7f…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

21.4 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: e8fd9b2308bb350eb5b2880526cd9c50 SHA-1: 06f79f79114f10786de4d461f9281cd65f603dda SHA-256: 8046480270cb7c7ffda8de059a917b4ac5cccfdfd4f09a9a07669ee6fb581795
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 95%

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

The file is identified by ClamAV as 'Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0', strongly indicating it functions as a dropper for the Qbot banking trojan. The detection name suggests it exploits macro-enabled Excel documents to deliver the initial stage of the Qbot infection chain. Further analysis would be required to confirm the exact execution flow and payload.

Heuristics 1

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