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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 4

Maldoc score: 13

Intelligence 4 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	46ba8ff48c427c6ce2eb772af5df99841d854430fdbd10c35906394573d80e34
SHA3-384 hash:	fd7c4184ce10db847d060f4937cc39998f8c99dd47dacf0f15739b0f44e45abca3d0d8a427fa32c0c91a3fadc6527b57
SHA1 hash:	88bdf5991663ec88545a0b815849e5da2a6bb6af
MD5 hash:	fbd2f3fd64bc7d22f7097a5896f64ed8
humanhash:	happy-india-magazine-potato
File name:	emotet_e2_46ba8ff48c427c6ce2eb772af5df99841d854430fdbd10c35906394573d80e34_2020-10-28__140259281646._fpx
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	246'272 bytes
First seen:	2020-10-28 14:06:36 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:u+L3J5D1gqdwHbpp5BJivKie6B/w2yiWydwVskxqSbOnA3ElmQrmsdon:MJiP/w2PmOSbOnA3Efrmsdon
TLSH	D834B3ED61C3B8CDFDA43130C97ABD68D21DD8303415A543E0BFAB687D67D936261A82
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 Microsoft Office Word

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):

Doc.Malware.Generic-9784450-0

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EMOCROCreateRomanticWarrior.20200916.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetKillerQueen.20201026.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

Sending a custom TCP request

Creating a file

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

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/46ba8ff48c427c6ce2eb772af5df99841d854430fdbd10c35906394573d80e34/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-10-28 13:51:38 UTC

AV detection:

22 of 29 (75.86%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=i25i75emij6gzyxlo4vplx4zqqoykrbq7w6rbq2zay4uk46yby2a._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

10/10

Tags:

n/a

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/201028-8edx98x7m2/

Behaviour

Modifies Internet Explorer settings

Modifies registry class

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Checks processor information in registry

Enumerates system info in registry

Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present

Drops file in Windows directory

Drops file in System32 directory

Blacklisted process makes network request

Executes dropped EXE

Process spawned unexpected child process

Malware Config

Dropper Extraction:

http://nanettecook.org/wp-admin/x/
http://scalarmonitoring.com/wp-admin/js/widgets/S0A/
https://fourseasonsjsc.com/wp-admin/hzu9vvt/
https://ningyangseo.com/wp-admin/am/
https://www.rapidcarwash.net/wp-content/nO6U/
http://coolchacult.com/wp-includes/i/
http://anpbodysculpting.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/c/
https://lamajesteindustries.com/wp-content/DRTujMR/

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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:	Email_stealer_bin_mem Create hunting rule
Author:	James_inthe_box
Description:	Email in files like avemaria

Rule name:	IPPort_combo_mem Create hunting rule
Author:	James_inthe_box
Description:	IP and port combo

Rule name:	Ping_Del_method_bin_mem Create hunting rule
Author:	James_inthe_box
Description:	cmd ping IP nul del

Rule name:	Select_from_enumeration Create hunting rule
Author:	James_inthe_box
Description:	IP and port combo

Rule name:	SharedStrings Create hunting rule
Author:	Katie Kleemola
Description:	Internal names found in LURK0/CCTV0 samples

Rule name:	UAC_bypass_bin_mem Create hunting rule
Author:	James_inthe_box
Description:	UAC bypass in files like avemaria

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