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Database Entry


Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 242c88988ac07b51b30f766b05f5a47a993ac9c29a0a327f5a18525e3cf59f8e
SHA3-384 hash: 542231ca8d8bcb8cea9693b2d5b9abf5484f7dfbf28fdd96f15b35bc98d88b3a1c6824a922d359e914c8f62354036689
SHA1 hash: 2b52f998f0aeef255957d93b68bf47e72accff5f
MD5 hash: 81b17242ac414fb86e11be9b6b3c66fc
humanhash: leopard-mobile-lake-music
File name:emotet_e2_242c88988ac07b51b30f766b05f5a47a993ac9c29a0a327f5a18525e3cf59f8e_2020-08-19__130338._doc
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Signature Heodo
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File size:260'712 bytes
First seen:2020-08-19 13:05:00 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:Ij6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkYYzRgjpShoqweO:IHgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkYYClSaqweO
TLSH 93446DD951E93E5EDD0732307AB59BBB50908E4D2A11857A723E375D3FFF039A26200A
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo


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Emotet epoch2 doc

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
71
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
TwinWave.EvilDoc.AutoExecSeparateWays.20200818.UNOFFICIAL
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SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-101.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.WelcomeBackEmotetThatsWhyTheyCallItWindowPain.2020717.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/438099
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
PowerShell case anomaly found
Powershell drops PE file
Very long command line found
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected Emotet
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 271532 Sample: IvPWXNpDpl._doc Startdate: 20/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 46 Found malware configuration 2->46 48 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->48 50 Yara detected Emotet 2->50 52 6 other signatures 2->52 7 powershell.exe 14 20 2->7         started        12 svchost.exe 3 8 2->12         started        14 svchost.exe 2->14         started        16 10 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 40 easma.cn 122.51.57.193, 49718, 80 CNNIC-TENCENT-NET-APShenzhenTencentComputerSystemsCompa China 7->40 38 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\Yy5m4s.exe, PE32 7->38 dropped 60 Powershell drops PE file 7->60 18 Yy5m4s.exe 2 7->18         started        21 conhost.exe 7->21         started        23 WerFault.exe 12->23         started        25 WerFault.exe 12->25         started        62 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 14->62 27 MpCmdRun.exe 14->27         started        42 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 16->42 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 29 rpchttp.exe 12 18->29         started        32 WerFault.exe 6 9 18->32         started        34 WerFault.exe 18->34         started        58 Writes to foreign memory regions 23->58 36 conhost.exe 27->36         started        process9 dnsIp10 44 70.121.172.89, 49732, 80 TWC-11427-TEXASUS United States 29->44
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/242c88988ac07b51b30f766b05f5a47a993ac9c29a0a327f5a18525e3cf59f8e/
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-19 13:07:11 UTC
AV detection:
22 of 29 (75.86%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=eqwirgekyb5vdmypozvql5nepkmtvsoctifde722dbjf4phvt6ha._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
macro
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/200819-9kvnhj7p7e/
Behaviour
Suspicious Office macro
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Threat name:
Eldorado
Score:
0.63
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/242c88988ac07b51b30f766b05f5a47a993ac9c29a0a327f5a18525e3cf59f8e

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

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 242c88988ac07b51b30f766b05f5a47a993ac9c29a0a327f5a18525e3cf59f8e

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/436036/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/436372/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/436039/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/435937/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/436458/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/436073/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/436164/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/436219/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/436577/

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