Malicious Office (OLE) / .DOC — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e05c0959ecaefd2f…

MALICIOUS

Office (OLE) / .DOC

162.0 KB Created: 2020-04-08 14:30:53 Authoring application: Microsoft Excel
MD5: 064e90e039dbed4460a9aa9eb4ba7eb3 SHA-1: 136945849c0650043cd189e423d776b8e35a9e04 SHA-256: e05c0959ecaefd2f898c62549ca3db1c9714e57a8fdc910b0965d6de086d5a0e
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.005 Visual Basic T1204.002 Malicious File

The file is identified as an encrypted Excel 4.0 macro sheet, a common delivery mechanism for malware. ClamAV detection confirms its malicious nature, specifically flagging it as 'Xls.Dropper.Agent-7755581-0'. The presence of macro sheets and the encrypted nature strongly suggest it's intended to execute malicious code upon opening, likely downloading a secondary payload.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Xls.Dropper.Agent-7755581-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Xls.Dropper.Agent-7755581-0
  • Encrypted Excel 4.0 macro sheet high OLE_XLM_ENCRYPTED_MACROSHEET
    Workbook 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.
  • OLE metadata lists many Excel 4.0 macro sheets high OLE_XLM_DOCPROPS_MACROSHEET_INVENTORY
    Workbook contains a BIFF Excel 4.0 macro-sheet marker and its clear OLE DocumentSummaryInformation stream lists many MacroN sheet titles. This is a useful static signal when FILEPASS encryption prevents formula extraction from the workbook stream.
  • Excel 4.0 (XLM) macro sheet present medium OLE_XLM_AUTOOPEN
    Workbook 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.