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Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 5


Intelligence 5 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 20fab520e65567fba7c6da6f12dd410532878d3c9b35bed6bbe7b07e77c44293
SHA3-384 hash: 2ac5d6e92f2376d080496ec94210628439c1f58aca949d4e80c3ae34956c9532775890acc03f36d139136b2a0077141c
SHA1 hash: 4f17f5affcef52cb1029b2e6ee9b8c5ef31e81b1
MD5 hash: 0fce7f778b3eba653c55267fddca8c0f
humanhash: hydrogen-hotel-seven-virginia
File name:emotet_e3_20fab520e65567fba7c6da6f12dd410532878d3c9b35bed6bbe7b07e77c44293_2020-08-19__083320._doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:205'750 bytes
First seen:2020-08-19 08:33:33 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:S4PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlS0FUhW3wczr4wF9e:TDRv1m4bnQgIS02EVzr4wFQ
TLSH 4314C7E820E97C9EC90B32317ABA8BBF94804E8E11618979773D33593FFB135A275115
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch3 Heodo


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Emotet epoch3 doc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
73
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 an HTTP GET request
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
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 string operations indicating source code obfuscation
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
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:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 271020 Sample: zajfwWa7lY._doc Startdate: 19/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 46 Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules) 2->46 48 Found malware configuration 2->48 50 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->50 52 9 other signatures 2->52 7 powershell.exe 14 20 2->7         started        12 svchost.exe 2->12         started        14 svchost.exe 1 1 2->14         started        16 11 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 36 archabits.com 91.215.218.70, 49734, 80 ICN-BG Bulgaria 7->36 38 www.arkaneod.com 66.33.214.4, 49733, 80 DREAMHOST-ASUS United States 7->38 42 2 other IPs or domains 7->42 32 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\Mfkj95nt.exe, PE32 7->32 dropped 34 PowerShell_transcr....20200819191430.txt, UTF-8 7->34 dropped 58 Powershell drops PE file 7->58 18 Mfkj95nt.exe 5 7->18         started        21 conhost.exe 7->21         started        60 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 12->60 23 MpCmdRun.exe 12->23         started        40 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 14->40 file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 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 kbdnec95.exe 12 18->25         started        28 WerFault.exe 18->28         started        30 conhost.exe 23->30         started        process9 dnsIp10 44 112.78.142.170, 49746, 80 BIZNET-AS-APBIZNETNETWORKSID Indonesia 25->44
Threat name:
Document-Word.Downloader.Heuristic
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-19 08:35:08 UTC
AV detection:
8 of 48 (16.67%)
Threat level:
  2/5
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_20200820
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo 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

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Heodo

Word file docx 20fab520e65567fba7c6da6f12dd410532878d3c9b35bed6bbe7b07e77c44293

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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