Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8dabc379903bb97c…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

23.6 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: 2055f2e643d8dde32b64cc3005235a8b SHA-1: 9efb2d85338ca6cda9bd9ce625f3e983c5fa85ca SHA-256: 8dabc379903bb97ca648b0e3f62dfeb602df96faec114bdd6076b19ac03e1d50
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 95%

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

The file is identified by ClamAV as a Qbot dropper, indicating its primary function is to deliver the Qbot malware. The heuristic firing strongly suggests a malicious intent to execute further stages of the attack. The file type and detection name point towards a common Qbot distribution method.

Heuristics 1

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