Malware Insights
The RTF document contains an embedded OLE object, indicated by the RTF_OBJDATA heuristic. The RTF_OBJUPDATE heuristic suggests that this object is designed to be activated automatically upon opening, which is a common technique for exploiting vulnerabilities in applications like Microsoft Office. While no specific exploit is identified, the presence of these indicators strongly suggests an attempt to leverage an Office vulnerability to execute arbitrary code, likely for downloading and running a second-stage payload. No document body or script content was available for further analysis.
Heuristics 2
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\objupdate forces OLE activation high RTF_OBJUPDATERTF contains \objupdate — forces automatic OLE object instantiation when the document is opened, bypassing user interaction. Almost exclusively seen in Equation Editor exploit documents.
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OLE object data medium RTF_OBJDATARTF contains 1 \objdata section(s) — embedded OLE objects
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
objdata_00_off0000182a.bin5cea36270e4908117994651be56e23faabd413e1fcc21ccd298f84d77d4ed820 |
rtf-objdata-decoded | RTF \objdata at offset 0x182A | 4228 bytes |
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