Malicious RTF / .DOC — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a7c4e1af232131fc…

MALICIOUS

RTF / .DOC

229.2 KB
MD5: 9101cb7d395507cb7e67cbab4e6abb1a SHA-1: 470f8dfb876921d77ff7ac02bdd29c12054b3c77 SHA-256: a7c4e1af232131fcab153968f3affced2544bcdd1e928e9bbefe7b05a3122afb
180 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious File T1059.005 Visual Basic

The RTF document contains multiple OLE objects, with one being automatically linked and triggered for update. This mechanism is commonly used to execute embedded malicious content, such as macros or exploits, to bypass security measures and deliver a secondary payload. The 'SE_ENABLE_LURE' heuristic further indicates the document attempts to trick the user into enabling content execution.

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • Automatically linked OLE object high RTF_OBJAUTLINK
    RTF contains \objautlink — an automatically linked OLE object surface that can be updated or activated when Word opens the document.
  • \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.
  • OLE object data medium RTF_OBJDATA
    RTF contains 3 \objdata section(s) — embedded OLE objects
  • Embedded OLE object medium RTF_OBJEMB
    RTF contains \objemb — embedded OLE object
  • 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

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
objdata_00_off00000965.bin
961557cec3c79ea8c067397aeefe8045396dce09df059f7a2656e6277d38ba46
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0x965 20571 bytes
objdata_01_off0000b12a.bin
1af484323aa51f0bc067b498458ed2106db428c7b743185ac9a6e18e7b648e31
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0xB12A 2632 bytes
objdata_02_off0000c6cd.bin
44deae4627fee3c44f54d5bd10477ec2e17f4c08135f08e2417832e36d10d037
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0xC6CD 12297 bytes