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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 5

Intelligence 5 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	04a14a477cf1d1d2e5a426b932542d931d6264a101a10da26141be2752db8a72
SHA3-384 hash:	4d1fce14c14d2347b00dd3e3e3b3f830505e119e916122ff4d56d8c2f4a02359641b9d08b5b912bd2ce87d2e28a8b523
SHA1 hash:	f9a5fb2ccdb2baec7f06e8f5b1fd9ebbedb29952
MD5 hash:	5ce724eea4ff6a01fe8e652a23431824
humanhash:	chicken-apart-quebec-six
File name:	emotet_e3_04a14a477cf1d1d2e5a426b932542d931d6264a101a10da26141be2752db8a72_2020-08-20__014052._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	206'322 bytes
First seen:	2020-08-20 01:41:14 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:E4PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlS2TisQKz3wGB/TOk/zt2w0d:ZDRv1m4bnQgIS4/3wGB/TOkh2w0d
TLSH	F014C8A820E97C9ED907323179FA8BBF50804E8E11628979B73D335A3FFB175A271115
Reporter	Cryptolaemus1
Tags:	doc Emotet epoch3 Heodo

Cryptolaemus1

Emotet epoch3 doc

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

n/a

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Detection(s):

TwinWave.EvilDoc.AutoExecSeparateWays.20200818.UNOFFICIAL

SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-101.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.WelcomeBackEmotetThatsWhyTheyCallItWindowPain.2020717.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetCROCryLittleSister.20200720.UNOFFICIAL

Result

Verdict:

Malware

Maliciousness:

Behaviour

Creating a window

Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests

Creating a process with a hidden window

DNS request

Sending an HTTP GET request

Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories

Creating a process from a recently created file

Moving a file to the Windows subdirectory

Creating a service

Connection attempt

Deleting a recently created file

Enabling autorun for a service

Bypassing of proactive protection methods using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)

Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability

Result

Threat name:

Emotet

Detection:

malicious

Classification:

bank.troj.evad

Score:

100 / 100

Link:

https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/440185

Signature

Creates processes via WMI

Document contains an embedded VBA with base64 encoded strings

Document contains an embedded VBA with many string operations indicating source code obfuscation

Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them

Encrypted powershell cmdline option found

Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)

Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found

Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros)

PowerShell case anomaly found

Powershell drops PE file

Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules)

Very long command line found

Yara detected Emotet

Yara detected Emotet Downloader

Behaviour

Behavior Graph:

Download SVG

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/04a14a477cf1d1d2e5a426b932542d931d6264a101a10da26141be2752db8a72/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.SAgent

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-08-20 01:43:04 UTC

AV detection:

30 of 48 (62.50%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Suspicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=asquur346hi5fznee24tevbnsmowezfbagqq3itbig7couw3rjza._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200820-w1qa6zlkwj/

Behaviour

Suspicious Office macro

Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

Threat name:

Legit

Score:

0.00

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/04a14a477cf1d1d2e5a426b932542d931d6264a101a10da26141be2752db8a72

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:	ach_Heodo_doc_20200820 Create hunting rule
Author:	abuse.ch
Description:	Detects Heodo DOC

Rule name:	ach_Heodo_doc_gen_3 Create hunting rule
Author:	abuse.ch
Description:	Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) DOC

Rule name:	Cobalt_functions Create hunting rule
Author:	@j0sm1
Description:	Detect functions coded with ROR edi,D; Detect CobaltStrike used by differents groups APT