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Database Entry


Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 1a8338ce58968c06c39840166a05ea98b8b9192dc1cce7ac1211845acb874567
SHA3-384 hash: d48c1ad1e8389a1734864ac4258fb87d116af3f8faf947b79756166456f3d5ef6bea467998f3945eb250bd325df33f44
SHA1 hash: b55c11d4b4332b288d3d18a5aec21b4ab39dfd1b
MD5 hash: 7ac1945f6346fd8c310653b38ef59f1d
humanhash: comet-bacon-kitten-princess
File name:emotet_e2_1a8338ce58968c06c39840166a05ea98b8b9192dc1cce7ac1211845acb874567_2020-08-20__143442._doc
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Signature Heodo
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File size:248'967 bytes
First seen:2020-08-20 14:36:04 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:lj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkG+BsyFu+vWwKv/M:lHgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkVqyNvWwKs
TLSH D83409E25593DB79E503C63B7695EABC307B8C0028115617B99E37EF2E3903C484F69A
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo


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Emotet epoch2 doc

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
82
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
TwinWave.EvilDoc.AutoExecSeparateWays.20200818.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.WelcomeBackEmotetThatsWhyTheyCallItWindowPain.2020717.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetCROCryLittleSister.20200720.UNOFFICIAL
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Sanesecurity.Malware.24631.XlsHeur.UNOFFICIAL
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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
Sending an HTTP POST request
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
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
bank.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/441751
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Creates processes via WMI
Document contains an embedded VBA with base64 encoded strings
Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Encrypted powershell cmdline option found
Found malware configuration
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
PowerShell case anomaly found
Powershell drops PE file
Very long command line found
Yara detected Emotet
Yara detected Emotet Downloader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 273513 Sample: aK9TCPAoX8._doc Startdate: 21/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 44 Found malware configuration 2->44 46 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->46 48 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->48 50 8 other signatures 2->50 7 powershell.exe 14 20 2->7         started        12 svchost.exe 2->12         started        14 WINWORD.EXE 184 46 2->14         started        16 9 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 36 thuening.de 81.169.145.105, 49723, 80 STRATOSTRATOAGDE Germany 7->36 38 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 7->38 30 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\Ihz_2rk.exe, PE32 7->30 dropped 32 PowerShell_transcr....20200821224258.txt, UTF-8 7->32 dropped 58 Powershell drops PE file 7->58 18 Ihz_2rk.exe 2 7->18         started        21 conhost.exe 7->21         started        60 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 12->60 23 MpCmdRun.exe 1 12->23         started        34 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\aK9TCPAoX8.doc.LNK, MS 14->34 dropped 40 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 16->40 file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 52 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 18->52 54 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 18->54 56 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 18->56 25 scecli.exe 12 18->25         started        28 conhost.exe 23->28         started        process9 dnsIp10 42 137.119.36.33, 49726, 80 TWC-11426-CAROLINASUS United States 25->42
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/1a8338ce58968c06c39840166a05ea98b8b9192dc1cce7ac1211845acb874567/
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.EmoDldr
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-20 14:37:04 UTC
AV detection:
20 of 29 (68.97%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=dkbtrtsys2ganq4yialgubpktc4lsgjnyhgoplascgcfvs4hivtq._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
macro
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/200820-zyy2p7nez6/
Behaviour
Suspicious Office macro
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/1a8338ce58968c06c39840166a05ea98b8b9192dc1cce7ac1211845acb874567

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_20200820
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Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo DOC
Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_gen_3
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Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) DOC
Rule name:Cobalt_functions
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Author:@j0sm1
Description:Detect functions coded with ROR edi,D; Detect CobaltStrike used by differents groups APT
Rule name:MALW_emotet
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Author:Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team
Description:Rule to detect unpacked Emotet
Rule name:SharedStrings
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Author:Katie Kleemola
Description:Internal names found in LURK0/CCTV0 samples

File information

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Web download

Heodo

Word file docx 1a8338ce58968c06c39840166a05ea98b8b9192dc1cce7ac1211845acb874567

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/435734/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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