MALICIOUS
160
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious Link
T1204.002 Malicious Link: Malicious File
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1059.005 Command and Scripting Interpreter: Visual Basic
The RTF document contains an embedded OLE object, specifically targeting the Equation Editor, and uses an \objupdate directive to force its activation. The document body includes a lure instructing the user to 'Enable editing', a common tactic to bypass macro security. This combination strongly suggests an exploit attempt, likely leveraging a known vulnerability in the Equation Editor to execute a malicious payload.
Heuristics 5
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Split hex Equation Editor ProgID + OLE object critical RTF_EQUATION_EDITORRTF embeds the Equation.3 ProgID as hex bytes near OLE object activation and splits the byte stream with whitespace or an ignorable RTF group. This is an Equation Editor OLE activation surface commonly used by CVE-2017-11882 / CVE-2018-0802 exploit documents.
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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
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Embedded OLE object medium RTF_OBJEMBRTF contains \objemb — embedded OLE object
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Macro/content-enable lure medium SE_ENABLE_LUREDocument instructs the user to enable macros or editing — a common technique used by malware droppers to bypass Office macro security settings
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
objdata_00_off0000442d.binbeb9b008227a6df9a56bbc474681d884aba3f90807b14c1b070fccb03e591ad5 |
rtf-objdata-decoded | RTF \objdata at offset 0x442D | 1499 bytes |
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