MALICIOUS
140
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
The sample is an Excel 4.0 (XLM) macro-enabled spreadsheet. Critical heuristics indicate the presence of an Auto_Open defined name, which is a common technique for automatic execution upon opening the document. The XLM macro sheet contains dangerous formula APIs, specifically the 'RUN' function, suggesting it is designed to execute arbitrary commands. The document body contains heavily obfuscated text, but the presence of the Auto_Open function and the use of dangerous XLM functions strongly indicate a malicious intent to download and execute a second-stage payload.
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.txtd06d71e722a3076b2c6896c36171d1bb4383c6eaf07d203490dfeab8afb47c8e |
xlm-macro | oletools.olevba.extract_all_macros (XLM macro listing) | 6547 bytes |
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