Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b6aee6727fb1dc0c…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

21.4 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: 16f43d0a993a44885634b00d858b7eba SHA-1: f99132e3c295af30865bcf2ea7db97f440570056 SHA-256: b6aee6727fb1dc0ccd20949976ca410f987b961f8100d4ddc201d6923b41cc07
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 85%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment

Static analysis identified the file as an Excel spreadsheet with a critical ClamAV detection signature indicating it is a Qbot dropper. The file's metadata and heuristics strongly suggest it is part of a Qbot distribution campaign, likely delivered via a phishing email.

Heuristics 1

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