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Database Entry


Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 298c4e598ac5553c5e29ce8a580234b92748004be2b24a5b024b8c9cec3c0000
SHA3-384 hash: 84921a706d6e9af27e20e3fe7411df3c0df9e039a3b4c5939056bf546bd28f16445f21577a898a03102d28da418b0630
SHA1 hash: 7196067084f4425ce3a56849a1c8914d059e1aa5
MD5 hash: e14190b3e3aab583546fb07165f6f68a
humanhash: mountain-two-ink-michigan
File name:emotet_e1_298c4e598ac5553c5e29ce8a580234b92748004be2b24a5b024b8c9cec3c0000_2020-08-11__171134._doc
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Signature Heodo
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File size:231'389 bytes
First seen:2020-08-11 17:12:14 UTC
Last seen:2020-08-11 17:54:28 UTC
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:qj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkBY5l9waDHo2UZRi:qHgtEWPsL/aTyT9Gk65DwajoXRi
TLSH 60346D1271DFEF3BDDA242B06A56DB74246CBC51AD88814B30CDB7AD2E3652E368D04D
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch1 Heodo


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Emotet epoch1 doc

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
65
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetWindowSong.20200204.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.WelcomeBackEmotetThatsWhyTheyCallItWindowPain.2020717.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetCROCryLittleSister.20200720.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
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:
Emotet
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
bank.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/419826
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
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
Very long command line found
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected Emotet
Yara detected Emotet Downloader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 262266 Sample: UN0P94R3GD._doc Startdate: 12/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 43 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->43 45 Yara detected Emotet Downloader 2->45 47 Yara detected Emotet 2->47 49 6 other signatures 2->49 7 powershell.exe 14 18 2->7         started        12 546.exe 2 2->12         started        14 svchost.exe 2->14         started        16 12 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 35 www.comingweb.com 7->35 37 coelcompany.com 112.175.184.92, 49714, 80 KIXS-AS-KRKoreaTelecomKR Korea Republic of 7->37 41 3 other IPs or domains 7->41 31 PowerShell_transcr....20200812031648.txt, UTF-8 7->31 dropped 33 C:\Users\user\546.exe, data 7->33 dropped 53 Creates processes via WMI 7->53 18 conhost.exe 7->18         started        55 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 12->55 57 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 12->57 20 KBDINGUJ.exe 12->20         started        59 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 14->59 22 MpCmdRun.exe 14->22         started        39 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 16->39 24 WerFault.exe 16->24         started        file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 27 WerFault.exe 23 9 20->27         started        29 conhost.exe 22->29         started        51 Writes to foreign memory regions 24->51 process9
Detection:
emotet
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/298c4e598ac5553c5e29ce8a580234b92748004be2b24a5b024b8c9cec3c0000/
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Powload
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-11 17:13:02 UTC
AV detection:
21 of 29 (72.41%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=fgge4wmkyvktyxrjz2ffqaruxetuqacl4kzeuwycjogjz3b4aaaa._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
macro
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/200811-7wtdykzq5j/
Behaviour
Suspicious Office macro
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Threat name:
Emotet
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/298c4e598ac5553c5e29ce8a580234b92748004be2b24a5b024b8c9cec3c0000

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_gen_2
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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 298c4e598ac5553c5e29ce8a580234b92748004be2b24a5b024b8c9cec3c0000

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/429575/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/429355/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/428125/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/428136/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/428237/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/428103/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/428133/

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