Qbot — Office (OOXML) / .XLSX malware analysis

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f4c3f456c4e8610a…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .XLSX

21.4 KB Created: 2006-09-16 00:00:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Excel 14.0300
MD5: a461564ebc665167dd5d98069fd04657 SHA-1: 648b554c687127d88602acda435045d649dd415d SHA-256: f4c3f456c4e8610a7463e96f24ee24acb6362e824558f236673ce62545460c06
60 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Qbot · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.002 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious File Execution: Malicious File

The file is identified by ClamAV as a Qbot dropper, indicating its primary function is to deliver the Qbot malware. The detection name 'Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0' strongly suggests a macro-enabled Excel file used for initial infection. This aligns with common Qbot distribution methods.

Heuristics 1

  • ClamAV: Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Xls.Dropper.QbotDocu12020-9818439-0