Malicious Office (OLE) — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c5b44a1ea74ad031…

MALICIOUS

Office (OLE)

37.0 KB Created: 2001-04-28 09:42:00 Authoring application: Microsoft Word 8.0 First seen: 2012-06-14
MD5: 56a74ad313a2d8bada936111793eaf19 SHA-1: a9df7b2c65fee6f5b756a9452764e1b9f952292f SHA-256: c5b44a1ea74ad03128b1898fb1a193b4d3a86ccd8f416c5526c37d1ca51e3f3e
180 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file contains VBA macros, including a Document_Open macro, which is a common technique for executing malicious code upon opening the document. The ClamAV detection 'Doc.Trojan.Hope-4' strongly suggests malicious intent. While the specific payload is not visible, the presence of the Document_Open macro indicates an attempt to download and execute a secondary stage. The file's metadata and truncated document body do not provide further context on the lure.

Heuristics 3

  • ClamAV: Doc.Trojan.Hope-4 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Doc.Trojan.Hope-4
  • VBA macros detected medium 1 related finding OLE_VBA_MACROS
    Document contains VBA macro code
  • Document_Open macro high OLE_VBA_DOCOPEN
    Document_Open macro

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
macros.bas vba-macro oletools.olevba.extract_macros (decoded VBA source) 9182 bytes
SHA-256: 8077e249ec485350b6923d097ede9b1dd262c9349c4a054e825be60dcf347fb2
Detection
ClamAV: Doc.Trojan.Hope-4
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
Attribute VB_Name = "ThisDocument"
Attribute VB_Base = "1Normal.ThisDocument"
Attribute VB_Creatable = False
Attribute VB_PredeclaredId = True
Attribute VB_Exposed = True
Attribute VB_TemplateDerived = True
Attribute VB_Customizable = True

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'Authorised User28/02/2000 17:08:31HP DeskJet 660C on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1].doc
'Adams14/02/00 19:08:52HP DeskJet 880C Series Printer on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1]
'Authorised User28/02/2000 17:08:31HP DeskJet 660C on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1].doc
'Adams14/02/00 19:08:52HP DeskJet 880C Series Printer on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1]
'Authorised User28/02/2000 17:08:31HP DeskJet 660C on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1].doc
'Adams14/02/00 19:08:52HP DeskJet 880C Series Printer on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1]
'Authorised User28/02/2000 17:08:31HP DeskJet 660C on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1].doc
'Adams14/02/00 19:08:52HP DeskJet 880C Series Printer on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1]
'Authorised User28/02/2000 17:08:31HP DeskJet 660C on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1].doc
'Adams14/02/00 19:08:52HP DeskJet 880C Series Printer on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1]
'Authorised User28/02/2000 17:08:31HP DeskJet 660C on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1].doc
'Adams14/02/00 19:08:52HP DeskJet 880C Series Printer on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1]
'Authorised User28/02/2000 17:08:31HP DeskJet 660C on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1].doc
'Adams14/02/00 19:08:52HP DeskJet 880C Series Printer on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1]
'Authorised User28/02/2000 17:08:31HP DeskJet 660C on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1].doc
'Adams14/02/00 19:08:52HP DeskJet 880C Series Printer on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1]
'Authorised User28/02/2000 17:08:31HP DeskJet 660C on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1].doc
'Adams14/02/00 19:08:52HP DeskJet 880C Series Printer on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1]
'Authorised User28/02/2000 17:08:31HP DeskJet 660C on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1].doc
'Adams14/02/00 19:08:52HP DeskJet 880C Series Printer on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1]
'Authorised User28/02/2000 17:08:31HP DeskJet 660C on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1].doc
'Adams14/02/00 19:08:52HP DeskJet 880C Series Printer on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1]
'Authorised User28/02/2000 17:08:31HP DeskJet 660C on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1].doc
'Adams14/02/00 19:08:52HP DeskJet 880C Series Printer on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1]
'Authorised User28/02/2000 17:08:31HP DeskJet 660C on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1].doc
'Adams14/02/00 19:08:52HP DeskJet 880C Series Printer on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1]
'Authorised User28/02/2000 17:08:31HP DeskJet 660C on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1].doc
'Adams14/02/00 19:08:52HP DeskJet 880C Series Printer on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1]
'Authorised User28/02/2000 17:08:31HP DeskJet 660C on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1].doc
'Adams14/02/00 19:08:52HP DeskJet 880C Series Printer on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1]
'Authorised User28/02/2000 17:08:31HP DeskJet 660C on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1].doc
'Authorised User28/02/2000 17:08:31HP DeskJet 660C on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1].doc
'Adams14/02/00 19:08:52HP DeskJet 880C Series Printer on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1]
'Authorised User28/02/2000 17:08:31HP DeskJet 660C on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1].doc
'Adams14/02/00 19:08:52HP DeskJet 880C Series Printer on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1]
'Authorised User28/02/2000 17:08:31HP DeskJet 660C on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1].doc
'Adams14/02/00 19:08:53HP DeskJet 880C Series Printer on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1]
'Authorised User28/02/2000 17:08:31HP DeskJet 660C on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1].doc
'Adams14/02/00 19:08:53HP DeskJet 880C Series Printer on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1]
'Authorised User28/02/2000 17:08:31HP DeskJet 660C on LPT1:Linden D & D Flyer Jun00[1].doc
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