Malicious Office (OLE) / .XLS — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cee6211a1608d1df…

MALICIOUS

Office (OLE) / .XLS

452.0 KB Created: 2020-10-07 01:03:09
MD5: 59e051692b56f9f645bf2b52dceae0d8 SHA-1: bc24c9aad8122a23b9da1d8d958867283a9222d2 SHA-256: cee6211a1608d1dff15afbdaffba33e5f59b569cf7b25610dba90a0db4005ca4
140 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic T1059.003 Windows Command Shell T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer

The Workbook_Open macro is triggered upon opening the XLS file. This macro executes a PowerShell command that downloads a file from 'http://18.196.157.86/T/JFJ-06410.jpg' and saves it as 'C:\Users\Public\Pictures\aczmfeieg.exe'. Subsequently, it executes the downloaded file. This indicates a downloader or droppper functionality.

Heuristics 4

  • Workbook_Open macro high OLE_VBA_WBOPEN
    Workbook_Open macro
  • CreateObject call high OLE_VBA_CREATEOBJ
    CreateObject call
  • Suspicious extracted artifact high 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.
  • VBA macros detected medium OLE_VBA_MACROS
    Document contains VBA macro code

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
macros.bas
26c1ca093b613cbcc7fa1e3b4821b4dddee9cb30250d59c9016a5de6a9399fd0
vba-macro oletools.olevba.extract_macros (decoded VBA source) 1259 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved macro source contains an auto-exec entry point and execution/download terms.