Dridex — Office (OOXML) / .XLSM malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b06d587c7f838d81…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSM

797.7 KB Created: 2021-05-10 16:23:30 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 15.0300
MD5: 856ffbfe5018e77d15fa067420910bf3 SHA-1: 540744290b04a9d1c1b9ef35585169358464a98a SHA-256: b06d587c7f838d81494383503b357cdbffa3304f29a4a1ae0af56a1555df7ead
248 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Dridex · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic T1059.003 Windows Command Shell T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer

The sample is an XLSM file containing VBA macros, including a Workbook_Open macro that executes code. Heuristics indicate the use of CreateObject and visible LOLBin command execution, likely to download and execute a second-stage payload from one of the embedded URLs. The ClamAV signature also explicitly identifies this as a Dridex downloader variant.

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Xls.Downloader.TrendMicroDridex0521-9860965-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Xls.Downloader.TrendMicroDridex0521-9860965-0
  • Workbook_Open macro high OLE_VBA_WBOPEN
    Workbook_Open macro
  • CreateObject call high OLE_VBA_CREATEOBJ
    CreateObject call
  • Visible LOLBin command execution instruction high SE_LOLBIN_RUN_COMMAND
    Document contains instructions or visible command text involving Windows script/execution tools such as PowerShell, mshta, cmd, rundll32, or regsvr32
  • Suspicious extracted artifact high 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.
  • VBA project inside OOXML medium OOXML_VBA
    Document contains vbaProject.bin — VBA macros present
  • Environ() call (env variable access) low OLE_VBA_ENVIRON
    Environ() call (env variable access)
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL https://salvajeglamping.com/wp-content/js_composer_/include/params/animation_style/HMYopU9fekIL.php
    • https://archampton.com/wp-content/plugins/kirki/controls/css/Ic6AlDEacA.php
    • https://blockeddraincornwall.com/css/skins/blog/webcomic/css/vEufn1n9YA69Je.php
    • https://greenbelt-mea.com/css/IYQWLc9dokeSK0.php
    • https://wartacitarum.com/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/json-endpoints/jetpack/dP0MPiEN.php
    • https://mbbsinindia.co.in/images/O7iFbbtzF.php
    • https://meskot.org/wp-content/plugins/litespeed-cache/src/cdn/0Rek020ky.php
    • https://sincroniasdelalma-new.srcomputadoras.com/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/template-parts/content/S1tU7zL7RBAfK.php
    • https://plajmarket.com/test/js/masterslider/skins/black-1/jZUAv16TOpcKz.php
    • https://www.rebelda.com/wp-content/plugins/cm-pop-up-banners/package/css/utCERekg51.php

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
macros.bas
8d3f395e8d1ab4554361f3e3414cdb5f9a4c6572bf3d3625aa8257c5f976dea9
vba-macro oletools.olevba.extract_macros (decoded VBA source from OOXML) 430854 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved macro source contains an auto-exec entry point and execution/download terms.
vbaProject_00.bin
0b7cbbee344388d4ff34a443c3a881b026a2b8d07ec17058c5a1abc307d8d971
vba-project OOXML VBA project: xl/vbaProject.bin 932352 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved macro source contains an auto-exec entry point and execution/download terms.