MALICIOUS
140
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
The sample is an Excel file containing Excel 4.0 macros, specifically an Auto_Open macro. This macro is designed to execute arbitrary commands, indicated by the 'RUN=0' heuristic firing. The document body's instructions to 'Enable Editing' and 'Enable Content' are typical social engineering lures to trick users into activating macros. The presence of an Auto_Open macro strongly suggests the intent to download and execute a second-stage payload.
Heuristics 3
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Excel 4.0 Auto_Open defined name critical OLE_XLM_AUTOOPEN_DEFINEDNAMEoletools recovered an Auto_Open / Auto_Close entry from an Excel 4.0 macro sheet. The raw BIFF name can be tokenized or partially opaque to byte-string checks, but the recovered macro listing confirms the workbook has an XLM auto-execution entry.
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XLM Auto_Open with dangerous formula APIs critical OLE_XLM_DANGEROUS_FNExcel 4.0 macro sheet contains an Auto_Open / Auto_Close entry and dangerous XLM formula APIs that can invoke programs, write files, or transfer control without VBA.
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Excel 4.0 (XLM) macro sheet present medium OLE_XLM_AUTOOPENWorkbook contains an Excel 4.0 macro sheet sub-stream — XLM is rarely seen in modern legitimate workbooks and was a major Office malware vector during 2020-2022.
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
xlm_macros.txt7136517e57e8f0ff4c6b873084c528c9bfd17f6eb216b1072b6161393f5f8fba |
xlm-macro | oletools.olevba.extract_all_macros (XLM macro listing) | 260386 bytes |
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