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Database Entry


Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 4a01c8e6ec280343403441c5e17c55359032885ef2cfae8ad4fc165f3911bac3
SHA3-384 hash: 3d8b332b3227c345920f0d143d992d56158031aac60549c9a616e040681bc3f8d841a9b4ec21d6af784ca6c56dbd0af4
SHA1 hash: 2d78c45d949a4fdd8539d1cf8df0ed93407d3f90
MD5 hash: ea0c9591524b3606b7aa94e9ad3ebf51
humanhash: triple-august-july-december
File name:emotet_e3_4a01c8e6ec280343403441c5e17c55359032885ef2cfae8ad4fc165f3911bac3_2020-08-14__185053._doc
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Signature Heodo
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File size:235'586 bytes
First seen:2020-08-14 18:51:26 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:yj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGk40HOJw2ffR+:yHgtEWPsL/aTyT9Gk48OJw2ffR+
TLSH 45344A47668B6F7BD91260300C47FF696578ACC67F068007314E3FADEF7A7250A4A899
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch3 Heodo


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Emotet epoch3 doc

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
70
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-97.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.WelcomeBackEmotetThatsWhyTheyCallItWindowPain.2020717.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetCROCryLittleSister.20200720.UNOFFICIAL
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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
Bypassing of proactive protection methods using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability
Result
Threat name:
Emotet
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
bank.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/430730
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
Found malware configuration
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:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 267738 Sample: PLWEIO76XY._doc Startdate: 16/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 48 Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules) 2->48 50 Found malware configuration 2->50 52 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->52 54 7 other signatures 2->54 7 powershell.exe 14 20 2->7         started        11 svchost.exe 2->11         started        14 WINWORD.EXE 184 48 2->14         started        16 9 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 36 aragonmetal.com 31.22.4.101, 49726, 80 WILDCARD-ASWildcardUKLimitedGB United Kingdom 7->36 38 www.witdigi.com 7->38 42 3 other IPs or domains 7->42 30 PowerShell_transcr....20200816122504.txt, UTF-8 7->30 dropped 32 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\Ccbp.exe, data 7->32 dropped 18 Ccbp.exe 2 7->18         started        21 conhost.exe 7->21         started        60 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 11->60 23 MpCmdRun.exe 1 11->23         started        34 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\PLWEIO76XY.doc.LNK, MS 14->34 dropped 40 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 16->40 file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 56 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 18->56 58 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 18->58 25 mprext.exe 12 18->25         started        28 conhost.exe 23->28         started        process9 dnsIp10 44 185.86.148.68, 443, 49734 MAKONIXLV Latvia 25->44 46 71.57.180.213, 49733, 80 COMCAST-7922US United States 25->46
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/4a01c8e6ec280343403441c5e17c55359032885ef2cfae8ad4fc165f3911bac3/
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-14 18:38:36 UTC
AV detection:
21 of 29 (72.41%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=jia4rzxmfabugqbuihc6c7cvgwidfcc66lh25cwu7qlf6oirxlbq._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
macro
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/200814-4mtmxnfwcj/
Behaviour
Suspicious Office macro
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Threat name:
Emotet
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/4a01c8e6ec280343403441c5e17c55359032885ef2cfae8ad4fc165f3911bac3

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_gen_2
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Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) DOC
Rule name:Cobalt_functions
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Author:@j0sm1
Description:Detect functions coded with ROR edi,D; Detect CobaltStrike used by differents groups APT
Rule name:MALW_emotet
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Author:Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team
Description:Rule to detect unpacked Emotet

File information

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Web download

Heodo

Word file docx 4a01c8e6ec280343403441c5e17c55359032885ef2cfae8ad4fc165f3911bac3

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/432923/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/432783/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/432722/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/433378/

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