Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ab5b86814ff25eb5…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

21.4 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: 4c83a9c805282d5f95d11680eafa87ff SHA-1: 7efaa28153f3b193e949b93599434b5fc8633539 SHA-256: ab5b86814ff25eb5f15d728abe8f2ee9424ee75a72c3c51a79e41c03440cb360
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 90%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment

The critical ClamAV heuristic identifies this Excel file as a Qbot dropper, indicating its primary function is to deliver a malicious payload. The file's structure and detection name strongly suggest it is part of a phishing campaign, likely using a spearphishing attachment to lure victims into opening the document and triggering the malware.

Heuristics 1

  • ClamAV: Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0