File scan report
Verdict Low Risk
Is this Excel spreadsheet safe? Not fully confirmed.
This macro-enabled spreadsheet is undetected by 75 engines and showed no harmful activity in the test run, but its auto-run macro was not examined and the file is rarely seen.
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Why not Safe? Only one source had seen it when we scanned it.
Limited evidence · Nothing points to a problem, but little confirms who made it.
Enable macros only if the workbook came directly from its known author or official site; otherwise keep macros disabled and keep your security software enabled.
Good practice2 tips
Low Risk: no threat found, but we could not fully confirm this file.
Get it from the publisher's own website or app store, not from a re-upload or a link someone sent you.
Keep your security software on, and stop if the file does anything you didn't expect.
Reads the latest antivirus results for this file's hash. Nothing is uploaded.
Antivirus results
0 of 65 flagged
- Flagged 0
- No detection 65
- No result 10
- Code signing Not applicable
- Test run Completed
- First seen 2mo ago
Chapter 02
Why we think so
3 points against it and 2 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
None of the 65 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this macro-enabled workbook, and in the sandbox runs only Excel itself ran. However, it carries an auto-run macro that makes system queries, it has been submitted by one source only, and the macro code was not analysed, so the evidence is too thin for a firm call.
None of the 65 antivirus engines that checked it flagged this spreadsheet, including all major antivirus engines that reported. The file is tagged as containing an auto-run macro that calls Windows management functions, a capability used both by legitimate spreadsheet tools and by malicious documents. The combined sandbox summary shows only Excel and the Windows printing helper running, with no injection target, persistence or new programs, and its network contacts look like Office background activity, although no complete host-reputation result is available. No static analysis of the macro code was available, and the file was first seen on Aug 24, 2026 and submitted by one source, so there is no independent proof that it is legitimate.
What We Detected
This macro-enabled spreadsheet was flagged by none of the 65 antivirus engines that checked it. It contains an auto-run macro that calls Windows management functions. Our static analysis did not examine the macro code, and the file has been submitted by a single source since it was first seen on Aug 24, 2026.
Threat Behavior
In the sandbox runs, only Excel and the Windows printing helper ran. No other programs were started, no processes were injected and no persistence was created. Network traffic went to addresses consistent with Office background services, but a full reputation check of those hosts is not available. One behaviour mapping for process injection appeared without any injected process, which is common for clean files.
What To Do Now
Only enable macros if you obtained the workbook from its known author or official download page. If you are unsure, open it with macros disabled, or ask the author for a checksum before enabling content.
Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
- The workbook looks like a hobbyist fantasy-football tool, where auto-run macros and WMI calls are often used for ordinary automation, and no engine flagged it.
- The runtime trace shows only Excel and its printing helper running, with no new programs started or persistence set.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- None of the 65 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the file.
- In the sandbox runs, only Excel and its printing helper ran, with no injection or persistence.
- The workbook carries an auto-run macro that calls Windows management functions.
- The file is rare, submitted by only one source.
- The macro code was not examined by our static analysis.
6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 partial. See every source
Chapter 03
What it did in our test
It ran in our isolated test environment; no test environment rated what it did as risky.
Test run summary
Capture complete- 22sandbox rule tags
- 3spawned processes
- 6network contacts
- 33filesystem & mutex artifacts
What this file did when executed
This file was run in a sandbox and its runtime behaviour was observed.
Techniques observed in the sandbox
22MITRE ATT&CK techniques the sandbox mapped. Highlighted ones are rare in normal software; the others are common in legitimate programs too.
- T1027· Obfuscated code
- T1033· Reads user info
- T1036
- T1047
- T1055· Process injection
- T1057· Lists programs
- T1059· Runs commands
- T1064
- T1071· Application protocol
- T1082· System recon
- T1083· Scans your files
- T1106
- T1112
- T1129· Loads modules
- T1203
- T1221
- T1497· Sandbox evasion
- T1547· Auto-start
- T1562· Disables security
- T1564· Hides artifacts
- T1573
- T1574· Execution hijack
Observed activity
Processes started
3Programs the file ran, with their command lines.
EXCEL.EXE"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\Excel spreadsheet" /ddeEXCEL.EXEC:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" /automation -Embeddingsplwow64.exeC:\Windows\splwow64.exe 12288
Network contacts
66 hosts, listed as 6 addresses. Links show the host and path only.
- IP address
52.110.7.50 - IP address
52.110.7.8 - IP address
52.123.250.176 - IP address
20.184.175.21 - IP address
150.171.109.74 - IP address
23.213.53.136
Files
23Files the file created, changed or deleted.
- Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\{9AC9DA0F-E4DC-40E9-AB14-CA59434B8754} - OProcSessId.dat - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\WebServiceCache\AllUsers\officeclient.microsoft.com\54A1EC3D-8088-43CF-BAD6-0AFD397043BA - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\~$Excel spreadsheet - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\Excel spreadsheet - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\~DF38C9C86B2C703D09.TMP - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\~DF5577A968A4D8218D.TMP
Show all 23 entries for files
- Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\Excel8.0\MSForms.exd - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Office\Recent\index.dat - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Office\Recent\Excel spreadsheet.LNK - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\PowerQuery\52eeb6e8-7d5f-423b-b28c-f9fde7caa0e8\Workspace\My Workspace\Workspace.bin - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\b991da6e-86bd-46c9-a149-849f39290307.tmp - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\PowerQuery\52eeb6e8-7d5f-423b-b28c-f9fde7caa0e8\Workspace\My Workspace\89a6d730-4eb6-4fd5-b6ac-2b4049ab0d1748a480fe-268e-497a-9b45-9e75e39086d4.tmp - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\PowerQuery\52eeb6e8-7d5f-423b-b28c-f9fde7caa0e8\Workspace\My Workspace\89a6d730-4eb6-4fd5-b6ac-2b4049ab0d17.import - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\Application Data\Microsoft\Forms\EXCEL.box - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\~DFCEA2116E11DDCF9A.TMP - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\Excel8.0\MSForms.exd - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Office\Recent\Excel spreadsheet.LNK - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Office\Recent\Cover-letter-writing-guide-Nov-12-2015.docx.LNK - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Schemas\MS Excel_restart.xml - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\Application Data\Microsoft\Forms\EXCEL.box - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\WebServiceCache\AllUsers\officeclient.microsoft.com\34EB40B9-7AD3-461C-B117-2D9469A27090 - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\WebServiceCache\AllUsers\officeclient.microsoft.com\69EFED41-A4B1-4C75-AD8F-F351E4965F9E - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\OTele\excel.exe.db-journal
Registry and auto-start
3Settings the file changed, including ways to start again after a restart.
- Deleted
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Excel\Resiliency - Deleted
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\ClientTelemetry\RulesMetadata\excel.exe - Deleted
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Excel\Resiliency\StartupItems
Mutexes
10Named locks a program uses so only one copy runs; malware families often reuse them.
Local\10MU_ACBPIDS_S-1-5-5-0-146939Local\10MU_ACB10_S-1-5-5-0-146939Global\552FFA80-3393-423d-8671-7BA046BB5906Local\2BF388D5-6F8C-40A0-A7EE-996D005C4E14_Office16Local\F99C425F-9135-43ed-BD7D-396DE488DC53_Office16Global\MTX_MSO_Formal1_S-1-5-21-4005801669-2598574594-602355426-1001
Show all 10 entries for mutexes
Global\MTX_MSO_AdHoc1_S-1-5-21-4005801669-2598574594-602355426-10015CAC3FAB-87F0-4750-984D-D50144543427Office-VER16_!SHMSFTHISTORY!_Local\DataExplorerStorage
Sandbox background — not the file
3The analysis machine's own processes and connections, recorded in every run.
- VM process
services.exeC:\Windows\system32\services.exe - VM process
Explorer.EXEC:\Windows\Explorer.EXE - VM host
162.159.36.2
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 9 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache. 9 have no saved verdict and were not checked; that is missing coverage, not a finding.
- 97da3c982874ec87dcba…014346Not checkedno saved verdict
- f1335823e034e91f4015…d79b94Not checkedno saved verdict
- 969869cc89b28ef41f1c…2a9a6cNot checkedno saved verdict
- 205d000aa762f3a96ac3…b9fd21Not checkedno saved verdict
- ce98788a09a0a6edd8c9…3873d7Not checkedno saved verdict
- d887f59dc6515ce09c3e…819b1bNot checkedno saved verdict
- 5758712179de6bcc76e4…f30917Not checkedno saved verdict
- 8739c76e681f900923b9…a76d85Not checkedno saved verdict
- c88a0b907419a70c27ab…94aecfNot checkedno saved verdict
Chapter 04
Technical details
None of the 65 antivirus engines that checked it flag it.
Sources checked
Every check behind this verdict
6 sources checked · 5 complete · 1 partial. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.
File fingerprint
- File name
- Excel spreadsheet
- Format
- Office Open XML Spreadsheet
- Size
- 4.2 MB
- Code signing
- Not applicable to this file type
- Last analyzed
- Aug 30, 2026, 1:46 PM UTC
- SHA-256
1bcc06cc332314318dfce91c7682042491db8775f123e65b14d20898b06579d2- SHA-1
7b460bf45492db72b33c5d6bf511ae260df2fb21- MD5
2ae9d691c91d975052aa8e2c366e45df
First scanned Updated
Verdict history
- Safe
- Low Riskafter a re-check of the saved evidence
Ratings change when antivirus engines, our checks or MalwareTips staff learn more about a file.
Antivirus consensus
0 of 65 engines flagged this file
10 of the 75 engines returned no result for this file (file type not supported, or the scan did not finish), so they did not check it.
- Tier-117 engines0flagged
- Tier-235 engines0flagged
- Low-trust13 engines0flagged
View all 75 engine results
- AcronisClean
- AhnLab-V3Clean
- AlibabaClean
- alibabacloudClean
- ALYacClean
- Antiy-AVLClean
- APEXNo result
- ArcabitClean
- AvastClean
- Avast-MobileClean
- AVGClean
- AviraClean
- BitDefenderClean
- BitDefenderFalxNo result
- BkavClean
- CAT-QuickHealClean
- ClamAVClean
- CMCClean
- CrowdStrikeClean
- CTXClean
- CylanceNo result
- CynetClean
- DeepInstinctNo result
- DrWebClean
- ElasticNo result
- EmsisoftClean
- ESET-NOD32Clean
- F-SecureClean
- FortinetClean
- GDataClean
- GoogleClean
- GridinsoftClean
- huorongClean
- IkarusNo result
- JiangminClean
- K7AntiVirusClean
- K7GWClean
- KasperskyClean
- KingsoftClean
- LionicClean
- MalwarebytesClean
- MaxSecureClean
- McAfeeDClean
- MicrosoftClean
- MicroWorld-eScanClean
- NANO-AntivirusClean
- PaloaltoNo result
- PandaClean
- RisingClean
- SangforClean
- SentinelOneClean
- SkyhighClean
- SophosClean
- SUPERAntiSpywareClean
- SymantecClean
- SymantecMobileInsightNo result
- TACHYONClean
- tehtrisNo result
- TencentClean
- TrapmineNo result
- TrellixENSClean
- TrendMicroClean
- TrendMicro-HouseCallClean
- TrustlookClean
- VaristClean
- VBA32Clean
- VIPREClean
- VirITClean
- ViRobotClean
- WebrootClean
- XcitiumClean
- YandexClean
- ZillyaClean
- ZoneAlarmClean
- ZonerClean
Signatures and behavior heuristics
Low-severity pattern matches — worth noting but not on their own cause for alarm.
VirusTotal's sandbox summary maps this run to MITRE T1055 (Process Injection), but no injected process of the sample's own was recorded (the analysis VM's own WMI adapter, crash handlers and Chrome updater are not counted). VirusTotal maps T1055 on about half of all files no engine flags, so the mapping alone is not evidence of injection.
EvidenceT1055 (sandbox MITRE mapping)
How widely this file has been seen
Rarely uploaded, and first seen more than two weeks ago. Often niche legitimate software or internal tooling; not a strong malware signal on its own.
Chapter 05
Questions & answers
Short answers to the 5 questions people ask most about this file.
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