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Database Entry



Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 10


Maldoc score: 13


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4938ef80579abd3efdb5caa81ccd37648e771dfcd8eb6fb59789faf5c29002d9
SHA3-384 hash: 395f60a807ba0667b7d90dc0a73a06d2b833df24b3d116691bb94e1587e6337bf1eda41cc0e7ee6e89e76157cc0573ae
SHA1 hash: ea00c0c8267577eea3573068cd436c23df107f56
MD5 hash: 97b18705eb20d678681e39cc877b3d2a
humanhash: friend-oscar-washington-neptune
File name:emotet_e4_4938ef80579abd3efdb5caa81ccd37648e771dfcd8eb6fb59789faf5c29002d9.doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:143'679 bytes
First seen:2021-11-17 09:42:57 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file doc
MIME type:application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
ssdeep 3072:hzVXwhJd0+y7ukYe4uYum1GdgOpVXGuhCUqD9fGWu:1VXw50+OukzVXV2uhDCUWu
TLSH T1C7E3E011D6915D39CF629B39028B49D1D29EB27EFC1F5BD03B13A2D3A8A3E9D1124398
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch4 Heodo


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Cryptolaemus1
Emotet epoch4 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
OLE dump

MalwareBazaar was able to identify 6 sections in this file using oledump:

Section IDSection sizeSection name
A1499 bytesPROJECT
A259 bytesPROJECTwm
A34406 bytesVBA/_VBA_PROJECT
A48168 bytesVBA/bvhfkauw34gkagdfki
A5828 bytesVBA/dir
OLE vba

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

TypeKeywordDescription
AutoExecDocument_OpenRuns when the Word or Publisher document is opened
SuspiciousOpenMay open a file
SuspiciousBinaryMay read or write a binary file (if combined with Open)
SuspiciousRunMay run an executable file or a system command
SuspiciousCreateObjectMay create an OLE object
SuspiciousGetObjectMay get an OLE object with a running instance
SuspiciousChrMay attempt to obfuscate specific strings (use option --deobf to deobfuscate) code and P-code are different, this may have been used to hide malicious code

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
108
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
File type:
application/msword
Has a screenshot:
False
Contains macros:
True
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Creating a process with a hidden window
Launching a process
Sending a custom TCP request
Sending an HTTP GET request
Creating a file
Moving a recently created file
Running batch commands by exploiting the app vulnerability
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
Word File with Macro
Document image
Document image
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
75%
Tags:
C:\Windows\SysWow64\rundll32.exe cmd macros macros-on-open powershell
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Chunked Suspicious Strings
Detected seemingly chunked sensitive strings. High likely hood of obfuscated malintent.
Macro with Startup Hook
Detected macro logic that will automatically execute on document open. Most malware contains some execution hook.
Macro Execution Coercion
Detected a document that appears to social engineer the user into activating embedded logic.
Document With No Content
Document contains little or no semantic information.
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2021-11-17 03:26:34 UTC
AV detection:
18 of 27 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
macro
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
Drops file in Windows directory
Process spawned unexpected child process
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Heodo

Word file doc 4938ef80579abd3efdb5caa81ccd37648e771dfcd8eb6fb59789faf5c29002d9

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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