Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e12fe3779f746f73…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

21.4 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: 0fb88a55ab1ec88f0c8ef61c9be88f16 SHA-1: 43117ab0bb10c97ab325f0bf3325e9d310b6d0e5 SHA-256: e12fe3779f746f7389de6020dd26129210a4e79f401b67ffb1d18459c7f84f98
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious File Execution: Malicious Script

The file is identified by ClamAV as 'Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0', strongly indicating it is a Qbot dropper. This type of document typically uses macros to download and execute a secondary payload, aiming to infect the user's system with Qbot malware. The primary attack vector is likely spearphishing attachment, leading to malicious script execution.

Heuristics 1

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