MALICIOUS
180
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
T1059.001 PowerShell
The file is an RTF document containing embedded OLE object data, specifically triggering heuristics related to the Equation Editor vulnerability (CVE-2017-11882). This vulnerability is known to allow for arbitrary code execution. The ClamAV detection name directly confirms this exploit. The embedded OLE object data is likely used to deliver and execute a malicious payload.
Heuristics 4
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Equation Editor CLSID critical RTF_EQUATION_EDITOREquation Editor OLE CLSID found inside an OLE object — exploited by CVE-2017-11882 / CVE-2018-0802 / CVE-2018-0798
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ClamAV: Rtf.Exploit.CVE_2017_11882-6584355-1 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Rtf.Exploit.CVE_2017_11882-6584355-1
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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
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
objdata_00_off0000077d.bin3fac84a36c3fa03bb96481bcb6ff8a185949097232e5fcc24a23ee0a48b816b3 |
rtf-objdata-decoded | RTF \objdata at offset 0x77D | 4173 bytes |
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