Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b94bf7e381a774c9…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

21.4 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: 127dfdd7e5cd5153174cd04a501e1c69 SHA-1: a43c2d2753683f5bb90e74e161dcb5f418e8a80f SHA-256: b94bf7e381a774c921b1eefa9f5b62bfbeddb401c42ce8c98a809e43ed7563ed
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment

The file is identified by ClamAV as a Qbot dropper, indicating its primary function is to deliver the Qbot malware. The detection signature 'Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0' strongly suggests a Qbot family infection. The file's nature as an Excel document points towards a phishing or social engineering vector, likely spearphishing, to trick users into enabling macros and initiating the payload execution.

Heuristics 1

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