MALICIOUS
120
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic for Applications
T1204.002 Malicious File
The sample contains Excel 4.0 macros with an Auto_Open entry, indicating it will execute automatically upon opening. It also contains a lure to enable macros, impersonating a document signing service. The embedded URL 'hotelstarpacific.com/netgteq.dll' is likely used to download and execute a second-stage payload. The presence of XLM macros and the lure suggest a downloader or initial access stage.
Heuristics 4
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Excel 4.0 Auto_Open defined name critical OLE_XLM_AUTOOPEN_DEFINEDNAMEoletools recovered an Auto_Open / Auto_Close entry from an Excel 4.0 macro sheet. The raw BIFF name can be tokenized or partially opaque to byte-string checks, but the recovered macro listing confirms the workbook has an XLM auto-execution entry.
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Excel 4.0 (XLM) macro sheet present medium OLE_XLM_AUTOOPENWorkbook contains an Excel 4.0 macro sheet sub-stream — XLM is rarely seen in modern legitimate workbooks and was a major Office malware vector during 2020-2022.
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Macro/content-enable lure medium SE_ENABLE_LUREDocument instructs the user to enable macros or editing — a common technique used by malware droppers to bypass Office macro security settings
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Document signing service impersonation lure medium SE_DOCUSIGN_LUREDocument impersonates DocuSign, Adobe Sign, or a similar signing service in a signing-request context
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
xlm_macros.txt2acc40593deff0c34d67182765876672f026f8c9c5e7440b3c57c2eef485a4a2 |
xlm-macro | oletools.olevba.extract_all_macros (XLM macro listing) | 3778 bytes |
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