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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 6

Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	49d66f1859784a289e46f5690a521c15cb397cb29ad8db6882806c03628a4b97
SHA3-384 hash:	48af96ce4a79e1c296118d0626f88340734d1d8d5f5fc563701546c3940b3315e79512ecfbe62ad104eabe50abff2113
SHA1 hash:	879159ee2fed88c6e2862214341eb48c30e0a689
MD5 hash:	269c3b5b54a3a9f64daafa0052f28dd0
humanhash:	papa-beryllium-sodium-happy
File name:	emotet_e3_49d66f1859784a289e46f5690a521c15cb397cb29ad8db6882806c03628a4b97_2020-08-13__205729._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	234'187 bytes
First seen:	2020-08-13 20:58:16 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:hj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkG8iGZAw8jRtLGl:hHgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkG8iGKw8jRs
TLSH	E9346B5BA3CAAB97E78253710A1BEA2400959C783921421F7DCD3EFE7F787680D71246
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):

SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-97.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetWindowSong.20200204.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 a custom TCP request

Creating a file in the %temp% directory

Creating a process from a recently created file

Moving a file to the Windows subdirectory

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/427670

Signature

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

Creates processes via WMI

Document contains an embedded VBA with many randomly named variables

Document contains VBA stomped code (only p-code) potentially bypassing AV detection

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

PowerShell case anomaly found

Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules)

Very long command line found

Yara detected Emotet

Yara detected Emotet Downloader

Behaviour

Behavior Graph:

Download SVG

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/49d66f1859784a289e46f5690a521c15cb397cb29ad8db6882806c03628a4b97/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-08-13 21:00:08 UTC

AV detection:

20 of 29 (68.97%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=jhlg6gczpbfcrhsg6vuquuq4cxfts7fstlmnw2ecqbwagyukjolq._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200813-1xv3m2rlxj/

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/49d66f1859784a289e46f5690a521c15cb397cb29ad8db6882806c03628a4b97

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:	ach_Heodo_doc_gen_2 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