Malicious Office (OLE) — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 da2ee484699a4bf0…

MALICIOUS

Office (OLE)

73.0 KB Created: 2003-12-31 08:46:19 Authoring application: Microsoft Excel First seen: 2015-10-03
MD5: d9614981e84cf8b0b44e1d01420a8460 SHA-1: 4e0ca9717e3df6458bc8260b58c575da23873da3 SHA-256: da2ee484699a4bf00bd8db8d1f6c05ed1e2a6f66ed5d3db3dc9222a6569c6c33
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic

The critical heuristic firing indicates this is a legacy Excel formula macro virus, specifically identified as 'Classic.Poppy by VicodinES' and associated with 'The Narkotic Network'. The embedded text confirms its nature as an 'Excel Formula Macro Virus (XF.Classic)' and mentions 'Hydrocodone/APAP 10-650 For Your Computer', suggesting a potential lure or payload component. The virus's stated goal is to 'Infect Workbook, Save It As Book1.xls', indicating it spreads by infecting other Excel files.

Heuristics 1

  • Legacy Excel formula macro virus marker critical OLE_XLS_FORMULA_MACRO_VIRUS
    Workbook stream contains self-identifying legacy Excel formula macro virus markers. This indicates the document carries formula macro virus content even when no VBA project or modern XLM macro-sheet structure is present.