Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 901ceade855919f3…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

21.4 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: f4a1ccdc4c8649d9ec2611066a452000 SHA-1: 80dc60c281999fc5807bbb7f1c23457fab0b7ea0 SHA-256: 901ceade855919f3602c918e99e9b6c4c201bb2b7983599015c8cbc951723688
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 'Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0', strongly suggesting it is a Qbot variant used for dropping secondary payloads. The nature of an Excel dropper implies a phishing or social engineering vector to trick users into opening the document and enabling macros. The primary function is to execute malicious code, likely leading to further system compromise.

Heuristics 1

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