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Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 40430817aac77bdfe251ec9275bd54f3f38e091508e5381af53292469132db78
SHA3-384 hash: 738d8ef83b7082b93c731b6e5b66a11e21dbdd0a28b2245a659d591d590d81fb45318f93a528aeb76ccc8e310dd61d57
SHA1 hash: 514336913b8a7e1bf0112d32a7a06fffea0e5bb9
MD5 hash: 20c218855fb98724b224807375e0bc6d
humanhash: stream-ohio-pennsylvania-beer
File name:emotet_e2_40430817aac77bdfe251ec9275bd54f3f38e091508e5381af53292469132db78_2020-08-19__164118._doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:205'424 bytes
First seen:2020-08-19 16:42:47 UTC
Last seen:2020-08-19 16:43:17 UTC
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:54PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlSPtOw/Ap4+/jpNVwG/f:ODRv1m4bnQgISPtOwopB/jpNVwGn
TLSH FF14E8E820E97C9EC90732307AFA8BBF90805E8E11628979673D33593FFB175A275115
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo


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Cryptolaemus1
Emotet epoch2 doc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
80
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
Sending a custom TCP 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
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
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
Yara detected Emotet Downloader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 271974 Sample: on9Mfty6y4._doc Startdate: 20/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 42 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->42 44 Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros) 2->44 46 Yara detected Emotet Downloader 2->46 48 7 other signatures 2->48 7 powershell.exe 14 20 2->7         started        12 svchost.exe 2->12         started        14 svchost.exe 1 2->14         started        16 9 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 34 ruskinc.com 142.93.189.50, 443, 49717, 49718 DIGITALOCEAN-ASNUS United States 7->34 36 agapewilderness.com 166.62.43.162, 49719, 80 AS-26496-GO-DADDY-COM-LLCUS United States 7->36 30 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\Hcfyj48d.exe, PE32 7->30 dropped 32 PowerShell_transcr....20200820135050.txt, UTF-8 7->32 dropped 54 Powershell drops PE file 7->54 18 Hcfyj48d.exe 2 7->18         started        21 conhost.exe 7->21         started        56 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 12->56 23 MpCmdRun.exe 14->23         started        38 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 16->38 file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 50 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 18->50 52 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 18->52 25 AuthFWGP.exe 12 18->25         started        28 conhost.exe 23->28         started        process9 dnsIp10 40 70.121.172.89, 49726, 80 TWC-11427-TEXASUS United States 25->40
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-19 16:41:58 UTC
AV detection:
21 of 28 (75.00%)
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 40430817aac77bdfe251ec9275bd54f3f38e091508e5381af53292469132db78

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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