Malicious Office (OLE) — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 96d3b0c82c0305f6…

MALICIOUS

Office (OLE)

31.5 KB Created: 2012-10-15 13:56:30 Authoring application: Microsoft Excel First seen: 2015-09-17
MD5: 2f7e38afa78be3a7193dfd68cd506820 SHA-1: 3dc2ebb382665b829d2793a145d2b3d1f692a101 SHA-256: 96d3b0c82c0305f6341b1cec2d01a28ddbb4cac5bde9f0b540be9a654b544424
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic

The file is identified as a legacy Excel formula macro virus, specifically 'Classic.Poppy by VicodinES' from 'The Narkotic Network'. The document body contains strings related to infecting other workbooks and a 'Simple Payload' section, indicating a malicious intent to spread and potentially execute further malicious code. No specific second-stage payload or network communication was directly observed, but the nature of formula macro viruses implies a high likelihood of further malicious activity.

Heuristics 1

  • Legacy Excel formula macro virus marker critical OLE_XLS_FORMULA_MACRO_VIRUS
    Workbook stream contains self-identifying legacy Excel formula macro virus markers. This indicates the document carries formula macro virus content even when no VBA project or modern XLM macro-sheet structure is present.