MALICIOUS
140
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 User Execution
T1204.002 Malicious File
T1566 Phishing
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
The file is an RTF document that exploits the Equation Editor vulnerability. It contains an OLE object and uses an objupdate directive to force activation, indicating an attempt to execute embedded malicious content. The document body explicitly instructs the user to 'Enable editing' and mentions it was created in an 'earlier version microsoft office word', serving as a lure to bypass security measures.
Heuristics 4
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Split hex Equation Editor ProgID + OLE object critical RTF_EQUATION_EDITORRTF embeds the Equation.3 ProgID as hex bytes near OLE object activation and splits the byte stream with whitespace or an ignorable RTF group. This is an Equation Editor OLE activation surface commonly used by CVE-2017-11882 / CVE-2018-0802 exploit documents.
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\objupdate forces OLE activation high RTF_OBJUPDATERTF contains \objupdate — forces automatic OLE object instantiation when the document is opened, bypassing user interaction. Almost exclusively seen in Equation Editor exploit documents.
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OLE object data medium RTF_OBJDATARTF contains 1 \objdata section(s) — embedded OLE objects
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Macro/content-enable lure medium SE_ENABLE_LUREDocument instructs the user to enable macros or editing — a common technique used by malware droppers to bypass Office macro security settings
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
objdata_00_off00001d90.bin42d6121ee35ff5248beef243bbd82657ad02bd8f3b6b99f3aabb417345917bb0 |
rtf-objdata-decoded | RTF \objdata at offset 0x1D90 | 1852 bytes |
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