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Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 355ae9ce7f18c1cd0e3f82cba9251b9b368cb11edb902fe09e6d8d4a471d5091
SHA3-384 hash: c5aa6d7a66cea8e342bd93deed9edff68482d43277f1770584c26d0d5f630fbcc9bce706dd638244cbf5b307ff3a2731
SHA1 hash: 2094b0d5b24186d1fb77adcafff031837d2e6cf3
MD5 hash: ab00cfb2dba8e8a09ee5153172a47b9e
humanhash: cat-lactose-monkey-pip
File name:emotet_e1_355ae9ce7f18c1cd0e3f82cba9251b9b368cb11edb902fe09e6d8d4a471d5091_2020-08-19__125730._doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:252'480 bytes
First seen:2020-08-19 12:58:27 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:Qj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkgSW14Jbc1E08Pwnu:QHgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkZLbzPwnu
TLSH 6D348E9951DA3E5FD803313069F6DBBB54908E4D2A11853B723E376D3FBF039A66200A
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch1 Heodo


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Cryptolaemus1
Emotet epoch1 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
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
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
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found
PowerShell case anomaly found
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: 271510 Sample: m61TDA2zUv._doc Startdate: 20/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 38 Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules) 2->38 40 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->40 42 Yara detected Emotet Downloader 2->42 44 7 other signatures 2->44 7 powershell.exe 14 19 2->7         started        12 WINWORD.EXE 193 52 2->12         started        14 svchost.exe 1 2->14         started        16 5 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 30 abcv5.com 150.109.32.53, 49740, 80 TENCENT-NET-AP-CNTencentBuildingKejizhongyiAvenueCN Singapore 7->30 32 sonacars.com 15.207.24.198, 49739, 80 AMAZON-02US United States 7->32 26 PowerShell_transcr....20200820044544.txt, UTF-8 7->26 dropped 28 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\Szrww6tn.exe, data 7->28 dropped 50 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 7->50 52 Very long command line found 7->52 54 Encrypted powershell cmdline option found 7->54 56 PowerShell case anomaly found 7->56 18 Szrww6tn.exe 5 7->18         started        21 conhost.exe 7->21         started        file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 46 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 18->46 48 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 18->48 23 accountaccessor.exe 12 18->23         started        process9 dnsIp10 34 209.126.6.222, 49750, 8080 CONTABOUS United States 23->34 36 82.163.245.38, 80 EV-ASGB United Kingdom 23->36
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-19 13:00:07 UTC
AV detection:
22 of 29 (75.86%)
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_20200820
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo DOC
Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_gen_3
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) DOC

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 355ae9ce7f18c1cd0e3f82cba9251b9b368cb11edb902fe09e6d8d4a471d5091

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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