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Database Entry



Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 431ec558729a17c71ef7827a20d49d5577d19b03f8ccaa3e0615a8db09ed3c54
SHA3-384 hash: 8349074001d2dd8a3700a23121ac2ed7bd85ab3d69c03e1dbb909fa1de070a05c492bc436ec92c2fd8ffe708ce30c5a5
SHA1 hash: cbd8b6d3cd34e5ba5f5853864ed7eed12b1ff401
MD5 hash: b8c4181b87a295e606a2c31fd5f31342
humanhash: wisconsin-crazy-north-vermont
File name:File-FX969696.doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:197'378 bytes
First seen:2020-09-03 16:07:41 UTC
Last seen:2020-09-03 16:10:45 UTC
File type:Word file doc
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:74tcTvjvTY140818tIP4ovpG2uAQMQIwDwF:ktcnvE140o8tIP4aptuAQMQIwDwF
TLSH A414C88C1FE11499FC3BA571C7E5AAA6B400DCF97824CA9E35C836BD4739075E6E2B10
Reporter FORMALITYDE
Tags:Emotet Heodo

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
83
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
Bypassing of proactive protection methods using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability
Result
Threat name:
Emotet MailPassView Qbot
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
phis.bank.troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Binary contains a suspicious time stamp
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes
Creates processes via WMI
Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights)
Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header)
Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Emotet Banking Trojan found
Encrypted powershell cmdline option found
Found malware configuration
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection)
Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros)
Powershell drops PE file
Sets debug register (to hijack the execution of another thread)
Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules)
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Tries to steal Instant Messenger accounts or passwords
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file access)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file registry)
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Very long command line found
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected Emotet
Yara detected MailPassView
Yara detected Qbot
Yara detected WebBrowserPassView password recovery tool
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 281711 Sample: File-FX969696.doc Startdate: 03/09/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 90 Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules) 2->90 92 Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL 2->92 94 Found malware configuration 2->94 96 15 other signatures 2->96 10 powershell.exe 14 21 2->10         started        15 svchost.exe 2->15         started        17 svchost.exe 2->17         started        19 12 other processes 2->19 process3 dnsIp4 70 morinchoiniere.com 70.38.103.11, 49719, 80 IWEB-ASCA Canada 10->70 72 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 10->72 62 C:\Users\user\x0qGBf562DAGpYK\Cjtcx0pm2.exe, PE32 10->62 dropped 118 Powershell drops PE file 10->118 21 Cjtcx0pm2.exe 2 10->21         started        24 conhost.exe 10->24         started        120 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 15->120 26 MpCmdRun.exe 15->26         started        28 WerFault.exe 17->28         started        74 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 19->74 file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 98 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 21->98 100 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 21->100 102 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 21->102 30 SrpUxNativeSnapIn.exe 19 21->30         started        35 conhost.exe 26->35         started        104 Writes to foreign memory regions 28->104 process9 dnsIp10 76 50.121.220.50, 49729, 80 FRONTIER-FRTRUS United States 30->76 78 62.210.90.75, 443, 49747 OnlineSASFR France 30->78 80 2 other IPs or domains 30->80 64 C:\Windows\...\srpuxnativesnapinseed.exe, PE32+ 30->64 dropped 66 C:\Windows\...\srpuxnativesnapinpeer.exe, PE32+ 30->66 dropped 68 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mf\dwmcoread8.exe, PE32 30->68 dropped 82 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 30->82 84 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 30->84 86 Emotet Banking Trojan found 30->86 88 8 other signatures 30->88 37 dwmcoread8.exe 30->37         started        41 SrpUxNativeSnapIn.exe 30->41         started        43 SrpUxNativeSnapIn.exe 30->43         started        45 4 other processes 30->45 file11 signatures12 process13 file14 58 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\nleso.exe, PE32 37->58 dropped 106 Antivirus detection for dropped file 37->106 108 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 37->108 110 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 37->110 116 2 other signatures 37->116 47 nleso.exe 37->47         started        50 schtasks.exe 37->50         started        52 dwmcoread8.exe 37->52         started        112 Tries to steal Instant Messenger accounts or passwords 41->112 114 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file access) 41->114 60 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\876F.tmp, ASCII 45->60 dropped 54 WerFault.exe 45->54         started        signatures15 process16 signatures17 122 Antivirus detection for dropped file 47->122 124 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 47->124 126 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 47->126 128 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 47->128 56 conhost.exe 50->56         started        process18
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-09-03 16:09:08 UTC
AV detection:
20 of 29 (68.97%)
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


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Web download

Heodo

Word file doc 431ec558729a17c71ef7827a20d49d5577d19b03f8ccaa3e0615a8db09ed3c54

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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