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Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 1a8e4418bddfc74fa8905aa46a3d0d5c9fedc338b0543cf829fec3ce7789e638
SHA3-384 hash: fc6f6459a39df346d5f57604423276d2fc314f8e60ada31e3c2841a285bc91b837a1c72e2709e1c19b1c29f9b65b6d98
SHA1 hash: c36e7a586c56656042ad51bdded5fe76d192d017
MD5 hash: bd7bc546e9c6fa1679adf2adcd0e822b
humanhash: carpet-saturn-oven-wyoming
File name:emotet_e2_1a8e4418bddfc74fa8905aa46a3d0d5c9fedc338b0543cf829fec3ce7789e638_2020-08-12__160851._doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:234'726 bytes
First seen:2020-08-12 16:10:22 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:Sj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGklfGsJHwybfkwHRV:SHgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkhG2wyg6RV
TLSH 3C347D0FDA477A32D4B720304246EAB51996AC466F15422FB04E3EEC7F3DC58137A9E6
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo


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Emotet epoch2 doc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
66
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a process with a hidden window
DNS request
Sending a custom TCP request
Creating a file
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:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
bank.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Creates processes via WMI
Document contains an embedded VBA with base64 encoded strings
Document contains an embedded VBA with many randomly named variables
Document contains VBA stomped code (only p-code) potentially bypassing AV detection
Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Drops PE files to the user root directory
Encrypted powershell cmdline option found
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found
PowerShell case anomaly found
Powershell drops PE file
Very long command line found
Yara detected Emotet
Yara detected Emotet Downloader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 264059 Sample: men3e5v0vr._doc Startdate: 13/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 39 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->39 41 Yara detected Emotet Downloader 2->41 43 Yara detected Emotet 2->43 45 7 other signatures 2->45 7 powershell.exe 14 16 2->7         started        12 862.exe 2 2->12         started        14 svchost.exe 2->14         started        16 11 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 33 innovatex24.com 136.243.176.38, 443, 49718 HETZNER-ASDE Germany 7->33 35 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 7->35 27 C:\Users\user\862.exe, PE32 7->27 dropped 29 PowerShell_transcr....20200813111805.txt, UTF-8 7->29 dropped 47 Drops PE files to the user root directory 7->47 49 Creates processes via WMI 7->49 51 Powershell drops PE file 7->51 18 conhost.exe 7->18         started        53 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 12->53 55 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 12->55 20 wmpeffects.exe 12 12->20         started        57 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 14->57 23 MpCmdRun.exe 14->23         started        37 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 16->37 file5 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 31 174.102.48.180, 49730, 80 TWC-10796-MIDWESTUS United States 20->31 25 conhost.exe 23->25         started        process9
Threat name:
Script-Macro.Trojan.Emotet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-12 16:12:06 UTC
AV detection:
21 of 29 (72.41%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
macro
Behaviour
Suspicious Office macro
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_gen_2
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) DOC
Rule name:Cobalt_functions
Author:@j0sm1
Description:Detect functions coded with ROR edi,D; Detect CobaltStrike used by differents groups APT
Rule name:MALW_emotet
Author:Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team
Description:Rule to detect unpacked Emotet
Rule name:SharedStrings
Author:Katie Kleemola
Description:Internal names found in LURK0/CCTV0 samples

File information


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Web download

Heodo

Word file docx 1a8e4418bddfc74fa8905aa46a3d0d5c9fedc338b0543cf829fec3ce7789e638

(this sample)

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