Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 df034598407580d4…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

21.4 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: b8622fd26f58e4cbfded9de4dba30782 SHA-1: b75af372cbe1d925153246a3b47ba29fbb34e91c SHA-256: df034598407580d4e1d4510b0428caacdb91bf129489ff64fba92b920f29bd22
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 85%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious File Execution

The file is identified by ClamAV as 'Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0', strongly suggesting it functions as a dropper for the Qbot banking trojan. While no specific execution scripts or document body content were extracted, the heuristic detection points to a malicious intent to download and execute further stages. The file's metadata indicates it is an older Excel document, potentially leveraging older vulnerabilities or social engineering tactics.

Heuristics 1

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