Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 db8ae38be23e9231…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

21.4 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: 2cb2909f9ab0f662d3fc9d5ab24b6ce0 SHA-1: d680c4a2dce8dea6017636f3125633f9c315b25c SHA-256: db8ae38be23e9231f5cd593400f4a5c51d41a3dcb33b9111658fdb2145fb2c6e
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 90%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious File T1566 Phishing

The file is identified by ClamAV as 'Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0', strongly suggesting it is a Qbot variant used for dropping additional malware. The Excel file format and its detection as a dropper indicate a likely phishing or social engineering lure to entice execution. The SHA256 hash is provided as a primary IOC.

Heuristics 1

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