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Database Entry



Quakbot


Vendor detections: 8


Maldoc score: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ab523acae165286b7dbc6819412eb8ec0ceb3918a279a7beef38a698eb47bbf3
SHA3-384 hash: c158d95fe478bf6d9a54339a9576d5e78383761cea67d625ecc11d7048466c3f3a9544aade2aeedc20904c8e1cb26de3
SHA1 hash: 0436ac9461734f0c9e843f519185594c517dee02
MD5 hash: 696ba2d572d39bae76bd91919fad2c61
humanhash: solar-minnesota-alpha-august
File name:SecuriteInfo.com.Heur.10164.7738
Download: download sample
Signature Quakbot
File size:139'264 bytes
First seen:2021-10-13 15:10:53 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Excel file xlsx
MIME type:application/vnd.ms-excel
ssdeep 3072:vk3hOdsylKlgxopeiBNhZFGzE+cL2kdA6c6YehWfGMtUHKGDbpmsiiFGmZyAqgOb:vk3hOdsylKlgxopeiBNhZF+E+W2kdA6u
TLSH T101D38C427797CA4BE54813398EE3CADB3772FC21DE62470336497B0E5E7A6A08C17652
Reporter SecuriteInfoCom
Tags:Quakbot xlsx

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: 8
OLE dump

MalwareBazaar was able to identify 30 sections in this file using oledump:

Section IDSection sizeSection name
1108 bytesCompObj
2244 bytesDocumentSummaryInformation
3184 bytesSummaryInformation
4102027 bytesWorkbook
597 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/Nolert/CompObj
6254 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/Nolert/VBFrame
7307 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/Nolert/f
8280 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/Nolert/o
9787 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/PROJECT
1030 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/PROJECTlk
11179 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/PROJECTwm
122772 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Module1
132958 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Module2
141095 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Module3
151820 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Module5
161178 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Nolert
17991 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Sheet1
183459 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/ThisWorkbook
194937 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/_VBA_PROJECT
202987 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/__SRP_0
21174 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/__SRP_1
22213 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/__SRP_2
23206 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/__SRP_3
24309 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/__SRP_4
25306 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/__SRP_5
26170 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/__SRP_6
27156 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/__SRP_7
28170 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/__SRP_8
29156 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/__SRP_9
301108 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
AutoExecauto_openRuns when the Excel Workbook is opened
AutoExecauto_closeRuns when the Excel Workbook is closed
IOC188.165.62.61IPv4 address
IOC79.141.171.170IPv4 address
IOC185.244.150.138IPv4 address
SuspiciousRunMay run an executable file or a system command
SuspiciousHex StringsHex-encoded strings were detected, may be used to obfuscate strings (option --decode to see all)
SuspiciousBase64 StringsBase64-encoded strings were detected, may be used to obfuscate strings (option --decode to see all)

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
190
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
SecuriteInfo.com.Heur.10164.7738
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2021-10-13 20:25:48 UTC
Tags:
macros macros-on-open macros-on-close

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
Legacy Excel File with Macro
Payload URLs
URL
File name
http://188.165.62.61/
Module5
Document image
Document image
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
macros macros-on-close macros-on-open
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Macro with Startup Hook
Detected macro logic that will automatically execute on document open. Most malware contains some execution hook.
IPv4 Dotted Quad URL
A URL was detected referencing a direct IP address, as opposed to a domain name.
Result
Threat name:
Unknown
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
expl
Score:
64 / 100
Signature
Document exploit detected (process start blacklist hit)
Document exploit detected (UrlDownloadToFile)
Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros)
Sigma detected: Microsoft Office Product Spawning Windows Shell
Sigma detected: Regsvr32 Command Line Without DLL
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Document-Excel.Downloader.Heuristic
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2021-10-13 15:17:14 UTC
AV detection:
6 of 38 (15.79%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
macro macro_on_action
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
Process spawned unexpected child process
Malware Config
Dropper Extraction:
http://188.165.62.61/44482.6330390046.dat
http://79.141.171.170/44482.6330390046.dat
http://185.244.150.138/44482.6330390046.dat
http://188.165.62.61/44482.6332061343.dat
http://79.141.171.170/44482.6332061343.dat
http://185.244.150.138/44482.6332061343.dat
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:buerloader_halo_generated
Author:Halogen Generated Rule, Corsin Camichel
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:zloader_halo_generated
Author:Halogen Generated Rule, Corsin Camichel

File information


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

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