MALICIOUS
120
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
The sample contains Excel 4.0 macros that are designed to reassemble and execute a payload. Specifically, the macros use `certutil -decode` to decode a payload and save it as `Kernel32WinExecJCJcmd.exe` in the public user directory. This indicates a downloader or dropper functionality.
Heuristics 2
-
Excel 4.0 macro sheet (1 sheet(s)) critical 1 related finding OOXML_XLM_MACROSHEETSpreadsheet contains an Excel 4.0 (XLM) macro sheet — XLM was a major Office malware vector during 2020-2022 and evaded many VBA-focused controls before Microsoft tightened XLM defaults. Even legitimate XLM use is rare in modern workbooks. The macro sheet is stored as XLSB/BIFF12 binary content, which many XML-only OOXML scanners miss.
-
XLM payload reassembled from CHAR()/split formulas critical OOXML_XLM_REASSEMBLED_PAYLOADAn Excel 4.0 macro sheet builds its payload inside the formula token stream by concatenating per-character CHAR() calls and string fragments, so no WinAPI name, shell command, or URL is ever contiguous in the .bin for a literal-bytes scan to find. Reassembling the formulas recovered download/execute API names, LOLBin commands (regsvr32/rundll32/mshta/wmic/powershell), or a payload URL — the de-obfuscated download-and-run kill chain.
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
xlm_sheet_00.bin |
xlm-macrosheet | OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/sheet1.bin | 2411 bytes |
SHA-256: ca340cc9cdd68012fc2ece04eaf439a02170ea63ba1979519bba447977a9bd9c |
|||
Preview scriptFirst 1,000 lines of the extracted script
� � � @ �������� � E � % �� & � � @ d � $ � � % �� & � ���� , � < % < $ < �
� � % �� & , , �? B % �� & , e C : \ U s e r s \ P u b l i c \ 1 4 1 1 8 % Z �Z & � Z 0 � D � % �� & , # ��@ Z ( � ) . x l s b Z 0 � % �� & ,
I 6 Z �Z & � Z 0 � D � Z < � B � % �� & , ' . d o y Z < � % �� & , ' . b i y Z G � % �� & ,
F 3 Z �Z & � Z 0 � D � Z 0 � B � % �� & ,
" F o r m B �� % �� & ,
D � B � % �� & ,
2 AJ 0 0 : 0 0 : 0 3 B �� % �� & * ,
� u K Ao e Ao r Ao n Ao e Ao l Ao 3 Ao 2 Ao W Ao i Ao n Ao E Ao x Ao e Ao c Ao J Ao C Ao J Ao c Ao m Ao d Ao . Ao e Ao x Ao e Ao Ao / Ao c Ao Ao c Ao e Ao r Ao t Ao u Ao t Ao i Ao l Ao Ao - Ao d Ao e Ao c Ao o Ao d Ao e Ao Ao % Ao P Ao U Ao B Ao L Ao I Ao C Ao % Ao \ Ao D � Z < � Ao % Ao P Ao U Ao B Ao L Ao I Ao C Ao % Ao \ Ao D � Z G � Z X � Z m � Z e � Z o � % Ao P Ao U Ao B Ao L Ao I Ao C Ao % Ao \ Ao D � Z G � Z � � B � % �� & + , @% �� & E ,
B 6 � � � �� @ [� ��_閂T�s>|ZJ� ���Y� �O���@�@��=� �� ��<��?���� ���ɡ� ��)� � ���7r ��| S H A - 5 1 2 � B � 0t� 0ffffff�?ffffff�? �? �?333333�?333333�?% �� ��tI L-C�b ͈�N�& �
|
|||
Open this report in the interactive analyzer, or submit your own file for analysis.