MALICIOUS
140
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic for Applications
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
The critical heuristics OLE_XLM_AUTOOPEN and OLE_XLM_DANGEROUS_FN indicate the presence of Excel 4.0 macros with an Auto_Open entry, specifically utilizing the RUN function. This strongly suggests the macro is intended to execute a secondary payload. The presence of an Auto_Open macro in an Excel file is a common delivery mechanism for malware. The document body content is not human-readable and appears to be obfuscated or random data, providing no further context on the lure.
Heuristics 3
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Excel 4.0 Auto_Open defined name critical OLE_XLM_AUTOOPEN_DEFINEDNAMEoletools recovered an Auto_Open / Auto_Close entry from an Excel 4.0 macro sheet. The raw BIFF name can be tokenized or partially opaque to byte-string checks, but the recovered macro listing confirms the workbook has an XLM auto-execution entry.
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XLM Auto_Open with dangerous formula APIs critical OLE_XLM_DANGEROUS_FNExcel 4.0 macro sheet contains an Auto_Open / Auto_Close entry and dangerous XLM formula APIs that can invoke programs, write files, or transfer control without VBA.
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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.
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
xlm_macros.txt12c2ae25c750a158e5312c6b698ce1926552a8143478ad0d7b10ebbee81cf759 |
xlm-macro | oletools.olevba.extract_all_macros (XLM macro listing) | 77890 bytes |
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