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Database Entry



Metasploit


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9779b841a22ca39777f4230bdc3a8b0bc9cfe5a4f34c232c3c22ece2c38cb44b
SHA3-384 hash: 8fae5eae3a14858e49718a4c708705ba31c7d10cce440bfea0572ae0d61c7007029ed123eb513bcfca33d4fc1d078d39
SHA1 hash: e2aeef2b6df9c510970aa422ad9ff33494f52ebc
MD5 hash: 4d56fcd9609e7c2acd345254ad2e3e8b
humanhash: pasta-sodium-winter-nuts
File name:update.doc
Download: download sample
Signature Metasploit
File size:34'650 bytes
First seen:2026-02-22 18:17:04 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file doc
MIME type:application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
ssdeep 768:oAQP+NAiJQucR7gWUU/X10feOL9Pftike1o2H3Crpl:on+WqQuctgd8mfxllikOXCll
TLSH T15AF2E03AEA9A6530C347B77B20466D8DF90B5E07D1FEB66F37A591CC8D128514703A82
TrID 46.5% (.TMDX/TMVX) SoftMaker TextMaker text Document (84519/2/13)
28.6% (.DOCM) Word Microsoft Office Open XML Format document (with Macro) (52000/1/9)
12.9% (.DOCX) Word Microsoft Office Open XML Format document (23500/1/4)
9.6% (.ZIP) Open Packaging Conventions container (17500/1/4)
2.2% (.ZIP) ZIP compressed archive (4000/1)
Magika docx
Reporter juroots
Tags:doc Metasploit

Office OLE Information


This malware samples appears to be an Office document. The following table provides more information about this document using oletools and oledump.

OLE dump

MalwareBazaar was able to identify 7 sections in this file using oledump:

Section IDSection sizeSection name
A1385 bytesPROJECT
A271 bytesPROJECTwm
A35871 bytesVBA/NewMacros
A41073 bytesVBA/ThisDocument
A54400 bytesVBA/_VBA_PROJECT
A6734 bytesVBA/dir

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
99
Origin country :
IL IL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
MSO
Details
MSO
embedded components extracted from core properties of the OOXML document
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
update.doc
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2026-02-22 18:21:16 UTC
Tags:
macros macros-on-open

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
valyria office macro micro
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sending a custom TCP request
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Connection attempt
Creating a process from a recently created file
Launching a file downloaded from the Internet
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
Word File with Macro
Behaviour
BlacklistAPI detected
Label:
Malicious
Suspicious Score:
10/10
Score Malicious:
1%
Score Benign:
0%
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Base64 Encoded Powershell Directives
Detected one or more base64 encoded Powershell directives.
Macro with Startup Hook
Detected macro logic that will automatically execute on document open. Most malware contains some execution hook.
Macro with File System Write
Detected macro logic that can write data to the file system.
Document With Minimal Content
Document contains less than 1 kilobyte of semantic information.
InQuest TF/IDF Classifier
An InQuest machine-learning model classified this macro as potentially malicious.
Base64 Encoded Executable in XML
Detected an Office XML file containing a base64 encoded executable.
Metasploit Macro Exploit IOCs
Detected heuristics indicative of a Metasploit generated macro.
Hidden Powershell
Detected a pivot to Powershell that utilizes commonly nefarious attributes such as '-windowstyle hidden'.
Macro Contains Suspicious String
Detected a macro with a suspicious string. Suspicious strings include privileged function calls, obfuscations, odd registry keys, etc...
Base64 Encoded URL
Detected an ANSI or UNICODE http:// or https:// base64 encoded URL prefix.
Macro with DLL Reference
Detected macro logic that will load additional functionality from Dynamically Linked Libraries (DLLs). While not explicitly malicious, this is a common tactic for accessing APIs that are not otherwised exposed via Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
3 match(es)
Tags:
ATT&CK T1564.007 Base64 Payload Blacklist VBA DeObfuscated Executable Malicious Malicious Document Obfuscated Office Document PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Scripting.FileSystemObject T1059.005 VBA Stomping VBScript WScript.Shell
Threat name:
Document-Word.Backdoor.Meterpreter
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-22 18:18:13 UTC
File Type:
Document
Extracted files:
30
AV detection:
28 of 36 (77.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
metasploit
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
metasploit
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:metasploit backdoor discovery execution trojan
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Executes dropped EXE
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
MetaSploit
Metasploit family
Malware Config
Dropper Extraction:
http://10.127.196.102:8080/rev.ps1
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:Base64_Encoded_Powershell_Directives
Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:vbaproject_bin
Author:CD_R0M_
Description:{76 62 61 50 72 6f 6a 65 63 74 2e 62 69 6e} is hex for vbaproject.bin. Macros are often used by threat actors. Work in progress - Ran out of time

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Metasploit

Word file doc 9779b841a22ca39777f4230bdc3a8b0bc9cfe5a4f34c232c3c22ece2c38cb44b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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