MALICIOUS
140
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Service Execution: Visual Basic
T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution: Malicious File
The critical heuristics OLE_XLM_AUTOOPEN and OLE_XLM_DANGEROUS_FN indicate the presence of Excel 4.0 macros designed to execute automatically upon opening. The Auto_Open function is configured to call dangerous formula APIs, specifically the RUN function, which is used to execute external commands. The extracted URLs are likely used to download and execute a second-stage payload, a common technique for initial access.
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.txt8530ce57f2115827ea23c5c95d01d856452a8f9ec319f9a971de39914dabeda2 |
xlm-macro | oletools.olevba.extract_all_macros (XLM macro listing) | 7802 bytes |
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