MALICIOUS
60
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic
The sample is an encrypted Excel 4.0 macro sheet, indicated by the OLE_XLM_ENCRYPTED_MACROSHEET heuristic. The OLE_XLM_AUTOOPEN heuristic suggests that macros are present and likely intended to execute automatically upon opening. The document body is heavily obfuscated and unreadable, providing no further context on the specific lure or payload. Due to the encryption and lack of readable content, the exact attack pattern and family cannot be definitively determined, but the presence of encrypted XLM macros strongly suggests malicious intent for payload delivery.
Heuristics 2
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Encrypted Excel 4.0 macro sheet high OLE_XLM_ENCRYPTED_MACROSHEETWorkbook contains an Excel 4.0 macro sheet and BIFF FILEPASS encryption. Password-protected XLM macro sheets, especially the default Excel password path, are a common malware evasion pattern because static formula extraction may fail until the workbook is decrypted.
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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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