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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 7

Maldoc score: 9

Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	166f3880aa773ce0e75712aa20839d2b0f37315533364e3794401b389579ab2a
SHA3-384 hash:	1d1d8f9022b765c9626ee35042da915e0fee2dbf554ca0c70cc4ffac618183ba6b239c4e007bc133dc2cbe6e5a2ff468
SHA1 hash:	d7f3954aa7ae0ac814d3b4690b49582c918e024a
MD5 hash:	7deff933cd6c393350effa7bcdc788ce
humanhash:	saturn-butter-cardinal-nevada
File name:	emotet_e2_166f3880aa773ce0e75712aa20839d2b0f37315533364e3794401b389579ab2a_2020-10-30__182015222140._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	178'811 bytes
First seen:	2020-10-30 18:24:39 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	1536:7G/QO0TGzLKC5MzdH6iKV9w2yiLaTz6ufw2MPRdwqXdrB94CYNy5U7sMGi1XuJ:7DJivKie6B/w2yiWydwQrj4X/6J
TLSH	8304D405A198FD0EFAD860F10ADBEB796210BC45691EE18E7C0E77395AFB31C9797240
Reporter	Cryptolaemus1
Tags:	doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo

Cryptolaemus1

Emotet epoch2 doc

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: 9

Application name is Microsoft Office Word

Office document is in OLE format

Office document contains VBA Macros

OLE vba

MalwareBazaar was able to extract and deobfuscate VBA script(s) the following information from OLE objects embedded in this file using olevba:

Type	Keyword	Description
AutoExec	Document_open	Runs when the Word or Publisher document is opened
Suspicious	Create	May execute file or a system command through WMI
Suspicious	CreateObject	May create an OLE object
Suspicious	ChrW	May attempt to obfuscate specific strings (use option --deobf to deobfuscate)
Suspicious	Hex Strings	Hex-encoded strings were detected, may be used to obfuscate strings (option --decode to see all)

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

110

Origin country :

n/a

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Detection(s):

SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-155.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EMOCROCreateRomanticWarrior.20200916.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetKillerQueen.20201026.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EMOCROSelfRefDontUseJelly.202000929.UNOFFICIAL

Doc.Dropper.EmotetiBlueUpdate1020-9780531-0

Result

Verdict:

Malware

Maliciousness:

Behaviour

Creating a window

Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests

DNS request

Creating a file

Creating a process from a recently created file

Launching a service

Moving a file to the Windows subdirectory

Creating a service

Connection attempt

Deleting a recently created file

Possible injection to a system process

Enabling autorun for a service

Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability

Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source

Result

Verdict:

MALICIOUS

Details

Suspicious Document Variables

Detected a macro that references a suspicious number of tersely named variables.

Macro with Startup Hook

Detected macro logic that will automatically execute on document open. Most malware contains some execution hook.

Document With Few Pages

Document contains between one and three pages of content. Most malicious documents are sparse in page count.

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/166f3880aa773ce0e75712aa20839d2b0f37315533364e3794401b389579ab2a/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-10-30 18:26:05 UTC

AV detection:

22 of 29 (75.86%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=czxtrafko46obz2xckvcba45fmhtomkvgm3e4n4uiantrflzvmva._file

Result

Malware family:

emotet

Score:

10/10

Tags:

family:emotet botnet:epoch2 banker trojan

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/201030-8h44tdv876/

Behaviour

Modifies Internet Explorer settings

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Checks processor information in registry

Enumerates system info in registry

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present

Drops file in System32 directory

Blacklisted process makes network request

Executes dropped EXE

Emotet Payload

Emotet

Process spawned unexpected child process

Malware Config

C2 Extraction:

102.182.145.130:80
173.173.254.105:80
64.207.182.168:8080
51.89.199.141:8080
167.114.153.111:8080
173.63.222.65:80
218.147.193.146:80
59.125.219.109:443
172.104.97.173:8080
190.162.215.233:80
68.115.186.26:80
78.188.106.53:443
190.240.194.77:443
24.133.106.23:80
80.227.52.78:80
79.137.83.50:443
120.150.218.241:443
62.171.142.179:8080
194.4.58.192:7080
62.30.7.67:443
134.209.144.106:443
24.230.141.169:80
194.190.67.75:80
172.91.208.86:80
201.241.127.190:80
185.94.252.104:443
104.131.11.150:443
71.15.245.148:8080
176.111.60.55:8080
172.86.188.251:8080
194.187.133.160:443
113.61.66.94:80
91.211.88.52:7080
202.134.4.216:8080
154.91.33.137:443
74.40.205.197:443
87.106.139.101:8080
66.76.12.94:8080
139.59.60.244:8080
112.185.64.233:80
85.105.111.166:80
74.208.45.104:8080
94.230.70.6:80
49.3.224.99:8080
119.59.116.21:8080
182.208.30.18:443
184.180.181.202:80
47.36.140.164:80
186.70.56.94:443
187.161.206.24:80
102.182.93.220:80
201.171.244.130:80
190.12.119.180:443
89.121.205.18:80
110.145.77.103:80
172.105.13.66:443
190.29.166.0:80
108.46.29.236:80
49.50.209.131:80
75.143.247.51:80
137.59.187.107:8080
188.219.31.12:80
61.33.119.226:443
209.141.54.221:7080
95.213.236.64:8080
120.150.60.189:80
190.164.104.62:80
186.74.215.34:80
139.99.158.11:443
76.27.179.47:80
142.112.10.95:20
61.19.246.238:443
121.7.31.214:80
88.153.35.32:80
5.39.91.110:7080
123.142.37.166:80
50.245.107.73:443
95.9.5.93:80
37.139.21.175:8080
157.245.99.39:8080
217.123.207.149:80
72.186.136.247:443
115.94.207.99:443
202.141.243.254:443
78.24.219.147:8080
97.82.79.83:80
217.20.166.178:7080
203.153.216.189:7080
220.245.198.194:80
168.235.67.138:7080
110.142.236.207:80
162.241.140.129:8080
76.175.162.101:80
27.114.9.93:80
24.178.90.49:80
202.134.4.211:8080
123.176.25.234:80
61.76.222.210:80
109.116.245.80:80
139.162.60.124:8080
190.108.228.27:443
94.23.237.171:443
2.58.16.89:8080
37.179.204.33:80
96.245.227.43:80
216.139.123.119:80
89.216.122.92:80
37.187.72.193:8080
74.214.230.200:80
93.147.212.206:80
103.86.49.11:8080
174.106.122.139:80
138.68.87.218:443
118.83.154.64:443
200.116.145.225:443
94.200.114.161:80
62.75.141.82:80
121.124.124.40:7080
176.113.52.6:443
24.137.76.62:80
41.185.28.84:8080
50.91.114.38:80
46.105.131.79:8080
109.74.5.95:8080
67.170.250.203:443
100.37.240.62:80

Dropper Extraction:

http://da-industrial.com/js/9IdLP/
http://daprofesional.com/data4/hWgWjTV/
https://dagranitegiare.com/wp-admin/tV/
http://www.outspokenvisions.com/wp-includes/aWoM/
http://mobsouk.com/wp-includes/UY30R/
http://biglaughs.org/smallpotatoes/Y/
https://ngllogistics.africa/adminer/W3mkB/

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

Threat name:

Emotet

Score:

1.00

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/166f3880aa773ce0e75712aa20839d2b0f37315533364e3794401b389579ab2a

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:	ach_Heodo_doc_20200916 Create hunting rule
Author:	abuse.ch
Description:	Detects Heodo 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

Rule name:	Win32_Trojan_Emotet Create hunting rule
Author:	ReversingLabs
Description:	Yara rule that detects Emotet trojan.

Rule name:	win_sisfader_auto Create hunting rule
Author:	Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:	autogenerated rule brought to you by yara-signator