MALICIOUS
128
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File
T1059.005 Visual Basic
The critical heuristic firing for CVE-2017-0199 indicates that the OLE object within this XLS file attempts to load a remote resource via a URL Moniker. This is a common technique for downloading and executing a second-stage payload. The extracted URL is the primary indicator of compromise. No VBA macros were found to contain executable statements, but the core exploit mechanism is present.
Heuristics 3
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OLE2Link / URL Moniker → remote loader — CVE-2017-0199 critical CVE likely CVE_2017_0199Document contains an embedded OLE link object whose URL Moniker points to a remote URL. When the host file is opened, Office follows the link, downloads the URL, and processes the response based on its Content-Type (HTA -> mshta.exe, RTF → Word, etc.) — the documented CVE-2017-0199 primitive. The URL extension is not a reliable filter; servers can return different payloads to Office's user agent.
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ClamAV: Xls.Downloader.Trojan-aa0b8f388d8573cd-aa0b8f388d8573cd-9950439-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Xls.Downloader.Trojan-aa0b8f388d8573cd-aa0b8f388d8573cd-9950439-0
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VBA project contains no executable statements low OLE_VBA_MACROSDocument contains a VBA project, but extracted modules only contain attributes/options/comments and no executable statements.
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
macros.bas382fc1344a2f0cf6eda18645d41def8d571debc6637bc7fe02a5c83715a51bef |
vba-macro | oletools.olevba.extract_macros (decoded VBA source) | 2112 bytes |
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