Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b0aa3273de3da465…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

21.4 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: 6218e6d873b687ebc57f64fcc6805bc0 SHA-1: 7cb4ed819e683f1f18c795d6264d1ee2e1670598 SHA-256: b0aa3273de3da4657a3c8f2caa893cdb13c9c5210baa52ce3f7779933d0caec6
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment

The file is identified by ClamAV as 'Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0', strongly suggesting it is a Qbot variant designed to deliver a malicious payload. The detection name implies a dropper functionality, likely executed via macro code within the Excel file, which is a common Qbot delivery method. The file's nature as a macro-enabled document points towards a phishing or social engineering attack vector.

Heuristics 1

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