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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 7

Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	223e86dcf769c98a56e5838cdee523ad0468b02cfa437e7ffd7613ad922ab09f
SHA3-384 hash:	d7e219edd4b0b7f4b4e3eda47b3ce80bc64de7d5acf5f18c8c37bec687e505a41336f830c9ac3a9b1073fc5172eace49
SHA1 hash:	ef1353cec413bac405498058cc2d7346bb5bf1f6
MD5 hash:	c42a2be46a229d8208758991656b2e0a
humanhash:	nine-arkansas-fix-ohio
File name:	LIST-X65930.doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	175'417 bytes
First seen:	2020-07-30 10:33:00 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	doc
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:y4PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlSU4sJDacuqyOy+R5s:zDRv1m4bnQgISU4sJtudOy+R5s
TLSH	AC0429403293ACB2D9411D3E2F8BD97C28466C50E5A4C5DBF68C3BED6FBB7601294B19
Reporter	JAMESWT_WT
Tags:	Emotet Heodo

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

n/a

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Detection(s):

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

Creating a process from a recently created file

Moving a file to the Windows subdirectory

Creating a service

Connection attempt

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/403709

Signature

Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)

Creates processes via WMI

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

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

Very long command line found

Yara detected Emotet

Behaviour

Behavior Graph:

Download SVG

Detection:

emotet

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/223e86dcf769c98a56e5838cdee523ad0468b02cfa437e7ffd7613ad922ab09f/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-07-29 20:24:44 UTC

File Type:

Document

Extracted files:

AV detection:

22 of 29 (75.86%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=ei7inxhxnheyuvxfqogn5zjdvucgrmbm7jbx4775oyj23erkwcpq._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200730-zexeb39cjx/

Behaviour

Suspicious Office macro

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Threat name:

Emotet

Score:

0.70

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/223e86dcf769c98a56e5838cdee523ad0468b02cfa437e7ffd7613ad922ab09f

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:	ach_Heodo_doc_20200729 Create hunting rule
Author:	abuse.ch
Description:	Detects Heodo DOC

Rule name:	ach_Heodo_doc_gen 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