Malicious RTF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c8c027d89dffe9c3…

MALICIOUS

RTF

662.3 KB
MD5: 1f5d7335c8fb08f1685c0a03bef319c7 SHA-1: c437b8bd154196fbb466b3380010c00931888df3 SHA-256: c8c027d89dffe9c38eeca218fe9400bb6a28970c22dce6f7b05ceb72bf5d221d
240 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The RTF file contains multiple indicators of malicious OLE object embedding, specifically related to CVE-2017-8570 which is known to drop SCT scripts. The document body instructs the user to 'Enable Editing', a common lure to bypass security measures. The embedded OLE object data likely contains the mechanism for executing a secondary payload, potentially via an SCT script, which is then executed by the system.

Heuristics 7

  • Composite Moniker — CVE-2017-8570 (drops SCT script) critical CVE related CVE_2017_8570
    RTF \objdata decodes to OLE data containing the Composite Moniker — CVE-2017-8570 (drops SCT script) CLSID — the vulnerable control/moniker is embedded directly in the document's object stream, the delivery shape of this exploit. RTF objects auto-render when Word opens the file.
  • Composite Moniker in RTF OLE object high CVE related RTF_COMPOSITE_MONIKER_RELATED
    RTF contains Composite Moniker CLSID in OLE object context, but no nearby scriptlet/SCT payload was confirmed. Treat as related moniker attack-surface evidence rather than proof of CVE-2017-8570 exploitation.
  • Automatically linked OLE object high RTF_OBJAUTLINK
    RTF contains \objautlink — an automatically linked OLE object surface that can be updated or activated when Word opens the document.
  • \objupdate forces OLE activation high RTF_OBJUPDATE
    RTF contains \objupdate — forces automatic OLE object instantiation when the document is opened, bypassing user interaction. Almost exclusively seen in Equation Editor exploit documents.
  • OLE object data medium RTF_OBJDATA
    RTF contains 4 \objdata section(s) — embedded OLE objects
  • Embedded OLE object medium RTF_OBJEMB
    RTF contains \objemb — embedded OLE object
  • Macro/content-enable lure medium SE_ENABLE_LURE
    Document instructs the user to enable macros or editing — a common technique used by malware droppers to bypass Office macro security settings

Extracted artifacts 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
objdata_00_off00000965.bin
3d3e27ba043f3715d2ea8adbfc86f0d412197589d4256b461e1064736fdfd0f1
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0x965 221081 bytes
objdata_01_off00007114.bin
66c1d8d4c7d461350b225c4b48c1acac7d8bdd84d2824398a58f3af8c394ac2e
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0x7114 221054 bytes
objdata_02_off000775c5.bin
51ef705eef602ac6eb91c2063c8f50d4e54b5e051b60429031d41133bc7df645
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0x775C5 2632 bytes
objdata_03_off00078b68.bin
e8d4fe950caed6dcfde26f4b616825bbe11b93458425974b7d075167f675abf7
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0x78B68 12297 bytes