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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 6

Maldoc score: 13

Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	44fd0e531f131ec3393dcbb90c1ac8baee6d5c4438afa02d458e67436af9a1b9
SHA3-384 hash:	e76b54429be42edde9ca0d5061328c54e1572a1e7698d2e02212647551c218de8027ab247917c091782f4de24167f31a
SHA1 hash:	cf355cbc715078bcfa5a07410eebefbc473b6261
MD5 hash:	5cdf50dce569075a857858b3cc5d3017
humanhash:	double-batman-maine-indigo
File name:	emotet_e2_44fd0e531f131ec3393dcbb90c1ac8baee6d5c4438afa02d458e67436af9a1b9_2020-10-29__173240811174._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	245'217 bytes
First seen:	2020-10-29 17:36:46 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	doc
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:Di8rNzbWOlrV1c231w8N6eXENf7KnEhJivKie6B/w2yiWydwJt3MP0iIepuxQtU:UJiP/w2P83NikmK
TLSH	0F345FC06D83FDC6FDA4CD314DBAD678E23578405815E605E0A9BF284E6EC9CE361E86
Reporter	Cryptolaemus1
Tags:	doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo

Cryptolaemus1

Emotet epoch2 doc

Office OLE Information

This malware samples appears to be an Office document. The following table provides more information about this document using oletools and oledump.

OLE id

Maldoc score: 13

Application name is unknown

Office document is in OLE format

Office document contains VBA Macros

OLE vba

MalwareBazaar was able to extract and deobfuscate VBA script(s) the following information from OLE objects embedded in this file using olevba:

Type	Keyword	Description
AutoExec	Document_open	Runs when the Word or Publisher document is opened
Suspicious	Create	May execute file or a system command through WMI
Suspicious	showwindow	May hide the application
Suspicious	CreateObject	May create an OLE object
Suspicious	ChrW	May attempt to obfuscate specific strings (use option --deobf to deobfuscate)
Suspicious	Hex Strings	Hex-encoded strings were detected, may be used to obfuscate strings (option --decode to see all)
Suspicious	Base64 Strings	Base64-encoded strings were detected, may be used to obfuscate strings (option --decode to see all)

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

n/a

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Detection(s):

SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-154.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EMOCROCreateRomanticWarrior.20200916.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetKillerQueen.20201026.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDocs.EmotetContinuationWorldIsAVampire.20201028.UNOFFICIAL

Doc.Dropper.EmotetiBlueUpdate1020-9780531-0

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

Creating a process from a recently created file

Launching a service

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

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/44fd0e531f131ec3393dcbb90c1ac8baee6d5c4438afa02d458e67436af9a1b9/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-10-29 17:26:04 UTC

AV detection:

19 of 29 (65.52%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Suspicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=it6q4uy7cmpmgoj5zo4qygwixlxg2xcehcx2alkfrztug2xzug4q._file

Result

Malware family:

emotet

Score:

10/10

Tags:

family:emotet botnet:epoch2 banker trojan

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/201029-mjn15lj6r2/

Behaviour

Modifies Internet Explorer settings

Modifies registry class

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Checks processor information in registry

Enumerates system info in registry

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS

Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present

Drops file in Windows directory

Drops file in System32 directory

Loads dropped DLL

Blacklisted process makes network request

Executes dropped EXE

Emotet Payload

Emotet

Process spawned unexpected child process

Malware Config

C2 Extraction:

102.182.145.130:80
173.173.254.105:80
64.207.182.168:8080
51.89.199.141:8080
167.114.153.111:8080
173.63.222.65:80
218.147.193.146:80
59.125.219.109:443
172.104.97.173:8080
190.162.215.233:80
68.115.186.26:80
78.188.106.53:443
190.240.194.77:443
24.133.106.23:80
80.227.52.78:80
79.137.83.50:443
120.150.218.241:443
62.171.142.179:8080
194.4.58.192:7080
62.30.7.67:443
134.209.144.106:443
24.230.141.169:80
194.190.67.75:80
172.91.208.86:80
201.241.127.190:80
185.94.252.104:443
104.131.11.150:443
71.15.245.148:8080
176.111.60.55:8080
172.86.188.251:8080
194.187.133.160:443
113.61.66.94:80
91.211.88.52:7080
202.134.4.216:8080
154.91.33.137:443
74.40.205.197:443
87.106.139.101:8080
66.76.12.94:8080
139.59.60.244:8080
112.185.64.233:80
85.105.111.166:80
74.208.45.104:8080
94.230.70.6:80
49.3.224.99:8080
119.59.116.21:8080
182.208.30.18:443
184.180.181.202:80
47.36.140.164:80
186.70.56.94:443
187.161.206.24:80
102.182.93.220:80
201.171.244.130:80
190.12.119.180:443
89.121.205.18:80
110.145.77.103:80
172.105.13.66:443
190.29.166.0:80
108.46.29.236:80
49.50.209.131:80
75.143.247.51:80
137.59.187.107:8080
188.219.31.12:80
61.33.119.226:443
209.141.54.221:7080
95.213.236.64:8080
120.150.60.189:80
190.164.104.62:80
186.74.215.34:80
139.99.158.11:443
76.27.179.47:80
142.112.10.95:20
61.19.246.238:443
121.7.31.214:80
88.153.35.32:80
5.39.91.110:7080
123.142.37.166:80
50.245.107.73:443
95.9.5.93:80
37.139.21.175:8080
157.245.99.39:8080
217.123.207.149:80
72.186.136.247:443
115.94.207.99:443
202.141.243.254:443
78.24.219.147:8080
97.82.79.83:80
217.20.166.178:7080
203.153.216.189:7080
220.245.198.194:80
168.235.67.138:7080
110.142.236.207:80
162.241.140.129:8080
76.175.162.101:80
27.114.9.93:80
24.178.90.49:80
202.134.4.211:8080
123.176.25.234:80
61.76.222.210:80
109.116.245.80:80
139.162.60.124:8080
190.108.228.27:443
94.23.237.171:443
2.58.16.89:8080
37.179.204.33:80
96.245.227.43:80
216.139.123.119:80
89.216.122.92:80
37.187.72.193:8080
74.214.230.200:80
93.147.212.206:80
103.86.49.11:8080
174.106.122.139:80
138.68.87.218:443
118.83.154.64:443
200.116.145.225:443
94.200.114.161:80
62.75.141.82:80
121.124.124.40:7080
176.113.52.6:443
24.137.76.62:80
41.185.28.84:8080
50.91.114.38:80
46.105.131.79:8080
109.74.5.95:8080
67.170.250.203:443
100.37.240.62:80

Dropper Extraction:

http://tuankhoi.com/wp-content/CI2oG/
https://www.microsystem.fr/newsletters/uITRJ/
https://natfast.com/wp-content/geeVh/
https://blog.smyrnaweb.com/cgi-bin/Kzd0vdC/
https://mhkhardware.com/cgi-bin/Mrn/
https://ostemeda.lt/wp-content/S/
https://blog.techforing.com/wp-includes/3XgEg7/
https://techzslack.com/wp-includes/gSXf/

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

Threat name:

Emotet

Score:

1.00

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/44fd0e531f131ec3393dcbb90c1ac8baee6d5c4438afa02d458e67436af9a1b9

YARA Signatures

MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:	ach_Heodo_doc_20200916 Create hunting rule
Author:	abuse.ch
Description:	Detects Heodo DOC

Rule name:	Cobalt_functions Create hunting rule
Author:	@j0sm1
Description:	Detect functions coded with ROR edi,D; Detect CobaltStrike used by differents groups APT

Rule name:	Win32_Trojan_Emotet Create hunting rule
Author:	ReversingLabs
Description:	Yara rule that detects Emotet trojan.

Rule name:	win_sisfader_auto Create hunting rule
Author:	Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:	autogenerated rule brought to you by yara-signator