Malicious RTF / .DOC — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a793a7fdc6c2f2d0…

MALICIOUS

RTF / .DOC

3.94 MB
MD5: 7a9ba59875ee18b9c0717a0b9a8e30ac SHA-1: b2abeb1142b13052f9b3330929d2ff3f31973adf SHA-256: a793a7fdc6c2f2d04ee4057f1500be292d9c78dae0a94896177f55728de62412
262 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious File

The RTF file contains OLE object data and specifically triggers heuristics related to Equation Editor exploits, including CVE-2017-11882. The presence of excessive hex data within the OLE object suggests a hidden payload. This indicates the file is designed to exploit the Equation Editor vulnerability to deliver a malicious payload.

Heuristics 7

  • Composite Moniker in RTF OLE object high CVE related RTF_COMPOSITE_MONIKER_RELATED
    RTF contains Composite Moniker CLSID in OLE object context, but no nearby scriptlet/SCT payload was confirmed. Treat as related moniker attack-surface evidence rather than proof of CVE-2017-8570 exploitation.
  • Equation Editor CLSID critical RTF_EQUATION_EDITOR
    Equation Editor OLE CLSID found inside an OLE object — exploited by CVE-2017-11882 / CVE-2018-0802 / CVE-2018-0798
  • ClamAV: Rtf.Exploit.CVE_2017_11882-6584355-1 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Rtf.Exploit.CVE_2017_11882-6584355-1
  • \objupdate forces OLE activation high RTF_OBJUPDATE
    RTF contains \objupdate — forces automatic OLE object instantiation when the document is opened, bypassing user interaction. Almost exclusively seen in Equation Editor exploit documents.
  • Large hex data blocks in OLE object high RTF_EXCESSIVE_HEX
    RTF contains ~4128KB of hex-encoded data inside \objdata sections — may hide a payload
  • OLE object data medium RTF_OBJDATA
    RTF contains 1 \objdata section(s) — embedded OLE objects
  • Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE
    One or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
objdata_00_off00000044.bin
fd2703117a5c8cdaa62e369e0d471a09f1c37095ff52e965b81a128964992f29
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0x44 2064459 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.98, consistent with packed or encrypted content.