MalwareBazaar Database

You are currently viewing the MalwareBazaar entry for SHA256 48a9e98c6d81f6d4f8afff2eaf6f104e7cf4824e06bc662a04f3baa58583e05d. While MalwareBazaar tries to identify whether the sample provided is malicious or not, there is no guarantee that a sample in MalwareBazaar is malicious.

Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 7

Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	48a9e98c6d81f6d4f8afff2eaf6f104e7cf4824e06bc662a04f3baa58583e05d
SHA3-384 hash:	d3cced6f1b0302b10b1dc493e96610f8ebeb558c006a11bbad474f4e509939ba0457f4bad9503fdc5dce034c6f199e0f
SHA1 hash:	88465eab510e2690a41df63637e34a4080c2e553
MD5 hash:	0b3f31ad4a1bff68a31f34e06503c6d6
humanhash:	florida-blue-potato-georgia
File name:	emotet_e3_48a9e98c6d81f6d4f8afff2eaf6f104e7cf4824e06bc662a04f3baa58583e05d_2020-08-19__032102._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	182'274 bytes
First seen:	2020-08-19 03:21:20 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:Gf4PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlSdmzkWs/wsaeb:zDRv1m4bnQgISdmAX/wsaeb
TLSH	1A041AC0209F6ED6CD1E203254FB8DDE93845E2818E6741537583778BFB1BB2F669A11
Reporter	Cryptolaemus1
Tags:	doc Emotet epoch3 Heodo

Cryptolaemus1

Emotet epoch3 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-100.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.WelcomeBackEmotetThatsWhyTheyCallItWindowPain.2020717.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetCROCryLittleSister.20200720.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

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/436600

Signature

Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)

Creates processes via WMI

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

Behaviour

Behavior Graph:

Download SVG

Detection:

emotet

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/48a9e98c6d81f6d4f8afff2eaf6f104e7cf4824e06bc662a04f3baa58583e05d/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-08-19 03:23:04 UTC

AV detection:

20 of 29 (68.97%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Suspicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=jcu6tddnqh3nj6fp74xk63yqjz6pjasoa26gmkqe6o5klbmd4boq._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200819-ss25q3q8w6/

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/48a9e98c6d81f6d4f8afff2eaf6f104e7cf4824e06bc662a04f3baa58583e05d

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_20200820 Create hunting rule
Author:	abuse.ch
Description:	Detects Heodo DOC

Rule name:	ach_Heodo_doc_gen_3 Create hunting rule
Author:	abuse.ch
Description:	Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) 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