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Database Entry


Threat unknown


Vendor detections: 13


Maldoc score: 667


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: aaa252d9ddcd8c962f90bffe584c722fa38834e5b8051a4b7ac6ce043392cf4e
SHA3-384 hash: a41ee06e4a688591e455d4a1a7167d02531c8f1dbc27bec928b4cf95763a31af66a7a56323fd762359aa3c23f9d5f4df
SHA1 hash: cf6701d46414e9ddb7e09df4bc0ad6a5b72b3a4a
MD5 hash: 9330f27eaa3e457b2b1ec4cc34dfcfd5
humanhash: michigan-quiet-black-green
File name:PrestonXHydraulicsORDER.xls
Download: download sample
File size:889'344 bytes
First seen:2026-07-30 07:01:07 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Excel file xls
MIME type:application/vnd.ms-excel
ssdeep 12288:o9YomKc2uOi9ckWP5Eg9oEh6+NWk2lU9gfS9nOlktp6vhY96lC64kd5MVz7sLPoB:UU19oqil9h9OlkGvy96lhd+VHs
TLSH T14115231ABC858E2BE1335E32C8DFD45B4E06BE071E20DCF71A90BB099A3D5E046DB519
TrID 34.9% (.XLS) Microsoft Excel sheet (32500/1/3)
30.1% (.XLS) Microsoft Excel sheet (alternate) (28000/1/3)
26.3% (.XLS) Microsoft Excel sheet (alternate) (24500/1/2)
8.6% (.) Generic OLE2 / Multistream Compound (8000/1)
Magika xls
Reporter lowmal3
Tags:cve-2017-0199 xls

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: 667
Application name is Microsoft Excel
File Format is MS Excel 97-2003
Container Format is OLE
Office document is in encrypted
Office document contains VBA Macros
OLE dump

MalwareBazaar was able to identify 17 sections in this file using oledump:

Section IDSection sizeSection name
1114 bytesCompObj
2244 bytesDocumentSummaryInformation
3200 bytesSummaryInformation
499 bytesMBD0025A832/CompObj
5172419 bytesMBD0025A832/Package
699 bytesMBD0025A833/CompObj
7262815 bytesMBD0025A833/Package
8922 bytesMBD0025A834/Ole
9431175 bytesWorkbook
10525 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/PROJECT
11104 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/PROJECTwm
12977 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Sheet1
13977 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Sheet2
14977 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Sheet3
15985 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/ThisWorkbook
162644 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/_VBA_PROJECT
17553 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/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
SuspiciousHex StringsHex-encoded strings were detected, may beused to obfuscate strings (option --decode tosee all)

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
157
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
MSO
Details
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/44b4d841-ab92-4b36-9a68-d33227e50a11/
Verdict:
Legit
File type:
application/vnd.ms-excel
Has a screenshot:
False
Contains macros:
False
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/76793/
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.Exploit.CVE-2017-0199-3.UNOFFICIAL
Create hunting rule

Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Possible injection to a system process
Creating a window
Connection attempt to an infection source by exploiting the app vulnerability
Сreating synchronization primitives
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a process with a hidden window
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Launching a process
Connection attempt by exploiting the app vulnerability
Sending an HTTP GET request
Query of malicious DNS domain
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process by context flags manipulation
Bypassing of proactive protection methods using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Sending a TCP request to an infection source by exploiting the app vulnerability
Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
Legacy Excel File with Macro
Link:
https://app.docguard.net/aaa252d9ddcd8c962f90bffe584c722fa38834e5b8051a4b7ac6ce043392cf4e/results/dashboard
Payload URLs
URL
File name
http://0000000015353307416/www.udemy.comtopicamazon-awsutm_campaign=BG-Search_Keyword_Alpha_Prof_la.EN_cc.India&utm_source=tactic=nb&utm_term=._ag_13205158532065us9dwefo0sp9q.phP?id=1320515853206567_._ad__._kw_aws
Embedded Ole
Behaviour
SuspiciousRTF detected
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
CVE-2017-0199 downloader evasive exploit macros
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6a6af6d1e0bf5fb264d652d3/reports/b0947efb-4d90-4149-9567-8cd0391e68e5/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
CVE-2017-0199
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/aaa252d9ddcd8c962f90bffe584c722fa38834e5b8051a4b7ac6ce043392cf4e
Label:
Malicious
Suspicious Score:
10/10
Score Malicious:
1%
Score Benign:
0%
Link:
https://www.malware.ai/gui/files/?id=529bf831-31e3-4ecc-b61d-e71ad935391f
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
xls
First seen:
2026-07-30T01:34:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-01T03:07:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/aaa252d9ddcd8c962f90bffe584c722fa38834e5b8051a4b7ac6ce043392cf4e/results?tab=lookup
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
expl
Score:
56 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1949956
Signature
Document exploit detected (process start blacklist hit)
Excel sheet contains many unusual embedded objects
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1949956 Sample: PrestonXHydraulicsORDER.xls Startdate: 30/07/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 56 46 yamantap.me 2->46 48 www.google.com 2->48 50 22 other IPs or domains 2->50 62 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->62 64 Excel sheet contains many unusual embedded objects 2->64 66 Document exploit detected (process start blacklist hit) 2->66 11 EXCEL.EXE 505 96 2->11         started        15 EXCEL.EXE 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 54 mr-z01.tm-azurefd.net 150.171.109.77, 443, 64156, 64157 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK-MicrosoftCorporationUS South Africa 11->54 56 52.110.8.128, 443, 64139 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK-MicrosoftCorporationUS Singapore 11->56 60 3 other IPs or domains 11->60 44 C:\...\PrestonXHydraulicsORDER.xls (copy), Composite 11->44 dropped 17 Acrobat.exe 11->17         started        19 Acrobat.exe 82 11->19         started        21 splwow64.exe 11->21         started        58 prod.officeenrichment.osi.office.net.akadns.net 52.111.229.114, 443, 64170 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK-MicrosoftCorporationUS United States 15->58 file6 process7 process8 23 AdobeCollabSync.exe 17->23         started        25 AcroCEF.exe 166 19->25         started        process9 27 Acrobat.exe 23->27         started        29 AdobeCollabSync.exe 23->29         started        31 Acrobat.exe 23->31         started        35 8 other processes 23->35 33 AcroCEF.exe 25->33         started        process10 37 AcroCEF.exe 27->37         started        39 FullTrustNotifier.exe 29->39         started        process11 41 AcroCEF.exe 37->41         started        dnsIp12 52 23.219.4.134, 443, 64183, 64184 AKAMAI-AS-AkamaiTechnologiesIncUS United States 41->52
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
OFFICE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/aaa252d9ddcd8c962f90bffe584c722fa38834e5b8051a4b7ac6ce043392cf4e
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
Office Document
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/9330f27eaa3e457b2b1ec4cc34dfcfd5
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/aaa252d9ddcd8c962f90bffe584c722fa38834e5b8051a4b7ac6ce043392cf4e/
Threat name:
Win32.Exploit.CVE-2017-0199
Create hunting rule
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-07-30 07:01:40 UTC
File Type:
Document
Extracted files:
92
AV detection:
14 of 38 (36.84%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vkrffwo5zwgjml4qx77fqtdsf6ryqnhfxacrus32y3haim4sz5ha._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
persistence ransomware
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260730-htjl3ade32/
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Process spawned unexpected child process
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/aaa252d9ddcd8c962f90bffe584c722fa38834e5b8051a4b7ac6ce043392cf4e

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:informational_win_ole_protected
Create hunting rule
Author:Jeff White (karttoon@gmail.com) @noottrak
Description:Identify OLE Project protection within documents.
Rule name:XLS_STRINGS
Create hunting rule
Author:somedieyoungZZ
Description:Detect Strings targeting Bangladesh

File information

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

Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/76793/

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