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Database Entry



Threat unknown


Vendor detections: 12


Maldoc score: 382


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: aa35fc0f401673c49ade59da35761175d5de7cbc1fe3537bbd2c0a5401468920
SHA3-384 hash: 0d3c06fa0f12bc7293f2e47c2c8986ef1695a7b930ead54657399cc5233ca35d397b4735bca5ce95eaf68f934de50992
SHA1 hash: e18c9c4e8078384f260691197d5b9f97b5fcec4a
MD5 hash: ce37733a06f8241a9c154fc6dbbd7961
humanhash: mississippi-timing-carbon-carolina
File name:AKASHA SIMPLIFIED JULY.xlsm
Download: download sample
File size:569'430 bytes
First seen:2026-08-07 09:46:55 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Excel file xlsm
MIME type:application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
ssdeep 12288:8poA8COkjk6+/E1UJxgxqWOr2/28+Eecj9HleuxdYZ0:woBkIj/AGxKqWc2uZEe6F7x20
TLSH T13EC4231AD301FC49CB1358BF941CD5A33E866C995006FB4F3941F6AE07A61CE87EE2A5
TrID 42.4% (.XLAM) Excel Macro-enabled Open XML add-in (83500/1/13)
29.2% (.XLSM) Excel Microsoft Office Open XML Format document (with Macro) (57500/1/12)
17.3% (.XLSX) Excel Microsoft Office Open XML Format document (34000/1/7)
8.9% (.ZIP) Open Packaging Conventions container (17500/1/4)
2.0% (.ZIP) ZIP compressed archive (4000/1)
Magika xlsx
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:xlsm

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 id
Maldoc score: 382
File Format is MS Excel 2007+
Container Format is OpenXML
Office document contains VBA Macros
Embedded Images

MalwareBazaar found the following images embedded in this file:

MD5 hashdc.creator# of relations
ce962e4c224659f5676af80f1ad42917User6
96727a767e41d041e03c4eccf924479eUser6
350cc44640f3636fbd2e4781d8384a04User6
d62d83ad6bb9e15044016d0053a3ce69User6
6f49a8fc9937d54e1400d626a514d217User6
79c7f9b4406f754356dd44a2d1b10493User6
68371bea104f7d95d767cf32588fb6b8User6
OLE dump

MalwareBazaar was able to identify 61 sections in this file using oledump:

Section IDSection sizeSection name
A11434 bytesPROJECT
A2479 bytesPROJECTwm
A344197 bytesVBA/CSHA256
A4623694 bytesVBA/Module1
A522288 bytesVBA/Module2
A688476 bytesVBA/Module3
A71180 bytesVBA/Sheet1
A81181 bytesVBA/Sheet11
A950355 bytesVBA/Sheet14
A105645 bytesVBA/Sheet17
A111180 bytesVBA/Sheet2
A121181 bytesVBA/Sheet20
A131181 bytesVBA/Sheet21
A145611 bytesVBA/Sheet221
A155611 bytesVBA/Sheet222
A161180 bytesVBA/Sheet3
A171180 bytesVBA/Sheet4
A181180 bytesVBA/Sheet6
A1937820 bytesVBA/Sheet7
A206609 bytesVBA/Sheet8
A2139961 bytesVBA/Sheet9
A2211928 bytesVBA/ThisWorkbook
A2329572 bytesVBA/_VBA_PROJECT
A2428556 bytesVBA/__SRP_0
A254478 bytesVBA/__SRP_1
A26464 bytesVBA/__SRP_10
A27106 bytesVBA/__SRP_11
A28464 bytesVBA/__SRP_12
A29106 bytesVBA/__SRP_13
A30464 bytesVBA/__SRP_14
A31106 bytesVBA/__SRP_15
A32464 bytesVBA/__SRP_16
A33106 bytesVBA/__SRP_17
A34464 bytesVBA/__SRP_18
A35106 bytesVBA/__SRP_19
A3615340 bytesVBA/__SRP_1a
A37182 bytesVBA/__SRP_1b
A38464 bytesVBA/__SRP_1c
A39106 bytesVBA/__SRP_1d
A40464 bytesVBA/__SRP_1e
A41106 bytesVBA/__SRP_1f
A42419 bytesVBA/__SRP_2
A43836 bytesVBA/__SRP_20
A44258 bytesVBA/__SRP_21
A45464 bytesVBA/__SRP_22
A46106 bytesVBA/__SRP_23
A47720 bytesVBA/__SRP_3
A4850356 bytesVBA/__SRP_4
A4917486 bytesVBA/__SRP_5
A503452 bytesVBA/__SRP_6
A512018 bytesVBA/__SRP_7
A52796 bytesVBA/__SRP_8
A53232 bytesVBA/__SRP_9
A541096 bytesVBA/__SRP_a
A55332 bytesVBA/__SRP_b
A5619040 bytesVBA/__SRP_c
A57232 bytesVBA/__SRP_d
A586700 bytesVBA/__SRP_e
A59682 bytesVBA/__SRP_f
A601026 bytesVBA/dir
OLE vba

MalwareBazaar was able to extract and deobfuscate VBA script(s) the following information from OLE objects embedded in this file using olevba:

TypeKeywordDescription
AutoExecWorkbook_OpenRuns when the Excel Workbook is opened
AutoExecWorkbook_ActivateRuns when the Excel Workbook is opened
AutoExecWorkbook_BeforeCloseRuns when the Excel Workbook is closed
AutoExecWorksheet_ChangeRuns when the file is opened and ActiveXobjects trigger events
Hex String3UD133554431
Hex String3UD233554432
Hex StringesT650A7354
IOChttp://www.frez.co.ukURL
IOC7z.exeExecutable file name
Stringcode and P-code are different, this may havebeen used to hide malicious code
SuspiciousOpenMay open a file
SuspiciousWriteMay write to a file (if combined with Open)
SuspiciousputMay write to a file (if combined with Open)
SuspiciousOutputMay write to a file (if combined with Open)
SuspiciousbinaryMay read or write a binary file (if combinedwith Open)
SuspiciousFileCopyMay copy a file
SuspiciousCopyHereMay copy a file
SuspiciousKillMay delete a file
SuspiciousCreateTextFileMay create a text file
SuspiciousShellMay run an executable file or a systemcommand
SuspiciousvbNormalMay run an executable file or a systemcommand
SuspiciousvbHideMay run an executable file or a systemcommand
SuspiciousWScript.ShellMay run an executable file or a systemcommand
SuspiciousCreateMay execute file or a system command throughWMI
SuspiciousMkDirMay create a directory
SuspiciousActiveWorkbook.SaveAsMay save the current workbook
SuspiciousCreateObjectMay create an OLE object
SuspiciousGetObjectMay get an OLE object with a running instance
SuspiciousShell.ApplicationMay run an application (if combined withCreateObject)
SuspiciousWindowsMay enumerate application windows (ifcombined with Shell.Application object)
SuspiciousLibMay run code from a DLL
SuspiciousChrMay attempt to obfuscate specific strings(use option --deobf to deobfuscate)
SuspiciousXorMay attempt to obfuscate specific strings(use option --deobf to deobfuscate)
SuspiciousRegReadMay read registry keys
SuspiciousSystemMay run an executable file or a systemcommand on a Mac (if combined withlibc.dylib)
SuspiciousHex StringsHex-encoded strings were detected, may beused to obfuscate strings (option --decode tosee all)
SuspiciousBase64 StringsBase64-encoded strings were detected, may beused to obfuscate strings (option --decode tosee all)

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
156
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
xlsm
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2026-08-07 09:56:46 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
File type:
application/octet-stream
Has a screenshot:
False
Contains macros:
False
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Launching a service
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
Excel File with Macro
Behaviour
BlacklistAPI detected
Document image
Document image
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
evasive macros macros-on-close macros-on-event macros-on-open obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Msoffice/malicious_confidence_60%
Label:
Benign
Suspicious Score:
/10
Score Malicious:
%
Score Benign:
1%
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
expl.evad
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Detected evasive VBA macro (filename check)
Document contains an embedded VBA macro which may execute processes
Document contains an embedded VBA macro with suspicious strings
Document contains an embedded VBA with functions possibly related to ADO stream file operations
Document contains an embedded VBA with hexadecimal encoded strings
Document contains an embedded VBA with many string operations indicating source code obfuscation
Document contains OLE streams with suspicious strings
Document contains VBA stomped code (only p-code) potentially bypassing AV detection
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
3 match(es)
Tags:
ATT&CK T1564.007 Blacklist VBA DeObfuscated Excel.sheet Malicious Malicious Document Obfuscated Office Document Scripting.FileSystemObject Shell.Application T1027 T1059.005 VBA Stomping VBScript
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  6/10
Tags:
n/a
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Process spawned suspicious child process
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: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:detect_tiny_vbs
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects tiny VBS delivery technique
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:informational_win_ole_protected
Author:Jeff White (karttoon@gmail.com) @noottrak
Description:Identify OLE Project protection within documents.
Rule name:TA505_Maldoc_21Nov_2
Author:Arkbird_SOLG
Description:invitation (1).xls
Reference:https://twitter.com/58_158_177_102/status/1197432303057637377
Rule name:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Detects Windows malware employing anti-VM / anti-sandbox evasion techniques across VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, QEMU, Xen, and generic sandbox environments
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
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
Rule name:VECT_Ransomware
Author:Mustafa Bakhit
Description:Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.

File information


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