Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bcd443b5ae4ee916…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

21.4 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: 333500f0923f3c400891b375b20b4455 SHA-1: fc249654108ed570ec2c609591c4fc4e115a0891 SHA-256: bcd443b5ae4ee916f560b26cfc2871c6dd4db2341abca18d07bba3041df936c2
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious File Execution: Malicious File

The file is identified by ClamAV as 'Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0', strongly indicating its function as a dropper for the Qbot malware family. The primary attack pattern involves delivering a malicious payload via a Microsoft Excel document, likely through a phishing or social engineering lure. The detected heuristic confirms the malicious nature and points towards a known malware family.

Heuristics 1

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