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Database Entry



Threat unknown


Vendor detections: 10


Maldoc score: 65


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: cd5a17630edb70cddac4f5f1e8de9aaa104433a2cb863bf810ec2ce226a3d212
SHA3-384 hash: 8f58cd22d35185a52d064acb0b38e1b8a873f6bd3592db63d1fe67199280adaebf2f7ed649885ef44e3775f7f171948a
SHA1 hash: dfd10c456d105b2261bf0ac920608f32eb930ab7
MD5 hash: 67f9b7cf6f6b109db25c354bddf8713f
humanhash: minnesota-burger-football-lemon
File name:VAT3_Return_P051526403Z.xlsm
Download: download sample
File size:617'988 bytes
First seen:2026-08-20 14:22:56 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Excel file xlsm
MIME type:application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
ssdeep 12288:HkdcloLhXmF7HEN8CAAJ47zVnb1zBv9Cz5636LcoDqJa0ry+xU6FWe:EuYc7g8QkzVbBDCzcY30+0We
TLSH T114D4221DE35A8C5FC71F4838A61C09E6324CADE66143F40B34E0F29D96A35E75B4DAAC
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: 65
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
ce962e4c224659f5676af80f1ad42917Ruth12
350cc44640f3636fbd2e4781d8384a04Ruth12
96727a767e41d041e03c4eccf924479eRuth12
d62d83ad6bb9e15044016d0053a3ce69Ruth12
6f49a8fc9937d54e1400d626a514d217Ruth12
79c7f9b4406f754356dd44a2d1b10493Ruth12
68371bea104f7d95d767cf32588fb6b8Ruth12
OLE dump

MalwareBazaar was able to identify 89 sections in this file using oledump:

Section IDSection sizeSection name
A11938 bytesPROJECT
A2662 bytesPROJECTwm
A344197 bytesVBA/CSHA256
A4365837 bytesVBA/Module1
A522392 bytesVBA/Module2
A6124966 bytesVBA/Module3
A71180 bytesVBA/Sheet1
A818017 bytesVBA/Sheet10
A919438 bytesVBA/Sheet11
A1011646 bytesVBA/Sheet12
A1122145 bytesVBA/Sheet13
A1220805 bytesVBA/Sheet14
A1315558 bytesVBA/Sheet15
A148833 bytesVBA/Sheet16
A151181 bytesVBA/Sheet17
A1614104 bytesVBA/Sheet18
A171181 bytesVBA/Sheet19
A181180 bytesVBA/Sheet2
A1918508 bytesVBA/Sheet20
A2023226 bytesVBA/Sheet21
A211181 bytesVBA/Sheet22
A221180 bytesVBA/Sheet3
A237567 bytesVBA/Sheet36
A241180 bytesVBA/Sheet4
A251180 bytesVBA/Sheet5
A2649175 bytesVBA/Sheet6
A272880 bytesVBA/Sheet7
A283683 bytesVBA/Sheet8
A2920097 bytesVBA/Sheet9
A309786 bytesVBA/ThisWorkbook
A3126332 bytesVBA/_VBA_PROJECT
A3231811 bytesVBA/__SRP_0
A333708 bytesVBA/__SRP_1
A341428 bytesVBA/__SRP_10
A35332 bytesVBA/__SRP_11
A361302 bytesVBA/__SRP_12
A37332 bytesVBA/__SRP_13
A381428 bytesVBA/__SRP_14
A39332 bytesVBA/__SRP_15
A401602 bytesVBA/__SRP_16
A41432 bytesVBA/__SRP_17
A421676 bytesVBA/__SRP_18
A43332 bytesVBA/__SRP_19
A44796 bytesVBA/__SRP_1a
A45232 bytesVBA/__SRP_1b
A4624124 bytesVBA/__SRP_1c
A47232 bytesVBA/__SRP_1d
A481282 bytesVBA/__SRP_1e
A49282 bytesVBA/__SRP_1f
A50116648 bytesVBA/__SRP_2
A51796 bytesVBA/__SRP_20
A52232 bytesVBA/__SRP_21
A531428 bytesVBA/__SRP_22
A54332 bytesVBA/__SRP_23
A555072 bytesVBA/__SRP_24
A56682 bytesVBA/__SRP_25
A57464 bytesVBA/__SRP_26
A58106 bytesVBA/__SRP_27
A59464 bytesVBA/__SRP_28
A60106 bytesVBA/__SRP_29
A61464 bytesVBA/__SRP_2a
A62106 bytesVBA/__SRP_2b
A63464 bytesVBA/__SRP_2c
A64106 bytesVBA/__SRP_2d
A65464 bytesVBA/__SRP_2e
A66106 bytesVBA/__SRP_2f
A6711774 bytesVBA/__SRP_3
A68464 bytesVBA/__SRP_30
A69106 bytesVBA/__SRP_31
A70464 bytesVBA/__SRP_32
A71106 bytesVBA/__SRP_33
A72950 bytesVBA/__SRP_34
A73282 bytesVBA/__SRP_35
A74464 bytesVBA/__SRP_36
A75106 bytesVBA/__SRP_37
A76471 bytesVBA/__SRP_4
A77784 bytesVBA/__SRP_5
A7832833 bytesVBA/__SRP_6
A791722 bytesVBA/__SRP_7
A801428 bytesVBA/__SRP_8
A81332 bytesVBA/__SRP_9
A821582 bytesVBA/__SRP_a
A83382 bytesVBA/__SRP_b
A841428 bytesVBA/__SRP_c
A85332 bytesVBA/__SRP_d
A861428 bytesVBA/__SRP_e
A87332 bytesVBA/__SRP_f
A881215 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 StringesT650A7354code and P-code are different, this may havebeen used to hide malicious code
IOChttp://www.frez.co.ukURL
IOC7z.exeExecutable file name
IOCnotepad.exeExecutable file name
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
SuspiciousvbNormalFocusMay 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 :
149
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Legit
File type:
text/xml
Has a screenshot:
False
Contains macros:
False
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Launching a service
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:
anti-vm evasive macros macros-on-close macros-on-event macros-on-open obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Msoffice/malicious_confidence_90%
Label:
Benign
Suspicious Score:
/10
Score Malicious:
%
Score Benign:
1%
Result
Threat name:
Hidden Macro 4.0
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
expl.evad
Score:
84 / 100
Signature
Detected evasive VBA macro (filename check)
Document contains a stream with embedded javascript code
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 VBA stomped code (only p-code) potentially bypassing AV detection
Document exploit detected (process start blacklist hit)
Yara detected hidden Macro 4.0 in Excel
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1961222 Sample: VAT3_Return_P051526403Z.xlsm Startdate: 20/08/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 84 33 us1.roaming1.live.com.akadns.net 2->33 35 shed.s-0005.dual-s-dc-msedge.net 2->35 37 18 other IPs or domains 2->37 47 Detected evasive VBA macro (filename check) 2->47 49 Document contains a stream with embedded javascript code 2->49 51 Document contains VBA stomped code (only p-code) potentially bypassing AV detection 2->51 53 7 other signatures 2->53 9 EXCEL.EXE 504 67 2->9         started        13 EXCEL.EXE 2->13         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 41 mr-z01.tm-azurefd.net 150.171.109.73, 443, 49710, 49711 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK-MicrosoftCorporationUS South Africa 9->41 43 mr-b01.tm-azurefd.net 150.171.109.74, 443, 49699 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK-MicrosoftCorporationUS South Africa 9->43 45 2 other IPs or domains 9->45 29 C:\Users\...\~$VAT3_Return_P051526403Z.xlsm, data 9->29 dropped 31 C:\Users\user\...\~DF1BDCB7E49ECDB119.TMP, Composite 9->31 dropped 15 WerFault.exe 20 13 9->15         started        17 splwow64.exe 1 9->17         started        19 WerFault.exe 2 9->19         started        file6 process7 process8 21 EXCEL.EXE 20 55 15->21         started        dnsIp9 39 prod.officeenrichment.osi.office.net.akadns.net 52.111.229.127, 443, 49716 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK-MicrosoftCorporationUS United States 21->39 27 C:\Users\user\...\~DFF54E817FA9FA12E9.TMP, Composite 21->27 dropped 25 splwow64.exe 21->25         started        file10 process11
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
n/a
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
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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