Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d506d4dc425f2b33…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

23.6 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: 7e962c7588a2bbf9aca0ca27bcf50685 SHA-1: 960c7db39c0330c0f87daae80e78c8fe44f87f7c SHA-256: d506d4dc425f2b335cf87c5c70d526c22b7683e52d6143dd8d5e342ba1d9022d
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment

The file is identified by ClamAV as 'Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0', strongly indicating it is a Qbot dropper. The detection name suggests it is an Excel document (Xls) used to drop malware, and the Qbot family is known for its use of macro-enabled documents for initial infection. The file's metadata shows it is an OOXML Excel file, consistent with this delivery method.

Heuristics 1

  • ClamAV: Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0