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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 6

Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	42b9726416b4076116e799c57988e1d97cfc0331d87ddbb84cd3ddacae97effe
SHA3-384 hash:	87cd8ca9e8676eb80eced204424f07f639b1db88d60ce08266b672e4b5e70b61201eaa704edf44fb3eb7d48aad18379f
SHA1 hash:	82eabc21a82b131fa8feb124a30318374be0e72e
MD5 hash:	37cfa44251630f3247c15fd019e63277
humanhash:	cold-indigo-lactose-single
File name:	emotet_e2_42b9726416b4076116e799c57988e1d97cfc0331d87ddbb84cd3ddacae97effe_2020-08-19__170232._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	205'141 bytes
First seen:	2020-08-19 17:03:49 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:54PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlS7tOw/Ap4+/jpBswG/9:ODRv1m4bnQgIS7tOwopB/jpBswGV
TLSH	1F14E9E820E97C9EC90732307AFA8BBF90805E8E1162C979673933593FFB175A275115
Reporter	Cryptolaemus1
Tags:	doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo

Cryptolaemus1

Emotet epoch2 doc

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

n/a

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Detection(s):

TwinWave.EvilDoc.AutoExecSeparateWays.20200818.UNOFFICIAL

SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-101.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.WelcomeBackEmotetThatsWhyTheyCallItWindowPain.2020717.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

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:

Emotet

Detection:

malicious

Classification:

bank.troj.evad

Score:

100 / 100

Link:

https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/439054

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:

Download SVG

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/42b9726416b4076116e799c57988e1d97cfc0331d87ddbb84cd3ddacae97effe/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Dynamer

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-08-19 17:05:10 UTC

AV detection:

22 of 29 (75.86%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Suspicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=ik4xezawwqdwcfxhthcxtchb3f6pyazr3b65xocm2po2zlux577a._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200819-nmx6kg2zp2/

Behaviour

Suspicious Office macro

Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

Threat name:

Emotet

Score:

0.70

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/42b9726416b4076116e799c57988e1d97cfc0331d87ddbb84cd3ddacae97effe

YARA Signatures

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