Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9ec57bc4ab485a49…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

21.4 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: ca895ac61485571a54889e729a4ef447 SHA-1: 539eb46177d019b17449e07624b094923d120d39 SHA-256: 9ec57bc4ab485a490675d24c3e1b6b271938b9514186b1911ce549eab6d7923a
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 90%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment

The file is identified by ClamAV as Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0, indicating it functions as a dropper for the Qbot malware family. The detection signature suggests the Excel file contains malicious macros or embedded objects intended to download and execute a secondary payload. This aligns with common Qbot distribution tactics.

Heuristics 1

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