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XLSB Files: Because Binary is Stealthier Than XML, (Fri, Mar 25th)

published on 2022-03-25 08:16:51 UTC by
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In one of his last diaries[1], Brad mentioned an Excel sheet named with a .xlsb extension. Now, it was my turn to find one... What's the magic behind this file extension? "XLS" means that we are facing an Excel sheet and "B" means that we have a binary workbook file. Within the current Microsoft office files format, data are stored in XML. In this case, they are stored in binary. For Microsoft Office, to open a normal or binary file is the same... but for an attacker, the plus-value is the increased level of obfuscation! Indeed, it's more difficult to extract interesting information like... strings!
Article: XLSB Files: Because Binary is Stealthier Than XML, (Fri, Mar 25th) - published over 2 years ago.

https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/28476   
Published: 2022 03 25 08:16:51
Received: 2022 03 25 09:22:35
Feed: SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green
Source: SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green
Category: Alerts
Topic: Vulnerabilities
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