Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ad575a2fe2430b11…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

21.4 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: ec0d410f72ffce3dca6a965e25d10109 SHA-1: 9fa5d64815028203414fa64c75c1f8e33dca504d SHA-256: ad575a2fe2430b111da2b14926a278d4cf1ee13af2c026a7fcdceefc0e1695e9
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious File T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter

The file is detected by ClamAV as Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0, indicating it functions as a dropper for the Qbot malware family. The primary attack vector involves tricking the user into enabling macros within the Excel file. Once enabled, the macro likely executes a secondary payload, commonly a downloader, which is characteristic of Qbot's initial infection stages.

Heuristics 1

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

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