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Database Entry



Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4a3bedb4532a6a86ab7b29012a3adedfe19e06aeb7e032dc0514039f3622b6ac
SHA3-384 hash: a1e4559189a652da322f78c4a6c8580ed0db29f83803a6ed88d55d200dbc37c08a3acec46c50803b3034854b8f29c3e9
SHA1 hash: b5f3e894b54bbb2078633f947b1a685eb71da587
MD5 hash: 0b5da835ac57c5379c9849ec48ffc59a
humanhash: rugby-utah-jupiter-march
File name:MES_97323.doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:196'945 bytes
First seen:2020-09-03 17:38:06 UTC
Last seen:2020-09-03 17:39:14 UTC
File type:Word file doc
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:74tcTvjvTY140818tIP4ovpR2uAQMQZwDwn:ktcnvE140o8tIP4apguAQMQZwDwn
TLSH 5514C98C1FE11499FC3BA571C7E5AAA6B400DCF97824CA9E25C837BD4739075E6E2B10
Reporter FORMALITYDE
Tags:Emotet Heodo

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
88
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
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:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
bank.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Creates processes via WMI
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
Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros)
Powershell drops PE file
Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules)
Very long command line found
Yara detected Emotet
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 281771 Sample: MES_97323.doc Startdate: 03/09/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 42 Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules) 2->42 44 Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL 2->44 46 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->46 48 6 other signatures 2->48 7 powershell.exe 14 21 2->7         started        12 svchost.exe 2->12         started        14 svchost.exe 1 1 2->14         started        16 10 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 32 morinchoiniere.com 70.38.103.11, 49727, 80 IWEB-ASCA Canada 7->32 34 arlmedical.com 88.99.195.88, 49753, 80 HETZNER-ASDE Germany 7->34 30 C:\Users\user\x0qGBf530DAGpYK\Cjtcx0pm2.exe, PE32 7->30 dropped 58 Powershell drops PE file 7->58 18 Cjtcx0pm2.exe 2 7->18         started        21 conhost.exe 7->21         started        60 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 12->60 23 MpCmdRun.exe 1 12->23         started        36 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 14->36 38 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 16->38 file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 50 Antivirus detection for dropped file 18->50 52 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 18->52 54 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 18->54 56 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 18->56 25 browseui.exe 12 18->25         started        28 conhost.exe 23->28         started        process9 dnsIp10 40 50.121.220.50, 49754, 80 FRONTIER-FRTRUS United States 25->40
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-09-03 17:40:08 UTC
AV detection:
20 of 29 (68.97%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
macro
Behaviour
Suspicious Office macro
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_20200820
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo DOC
Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_gen_3
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) DOC
Rule name:Cobalt_functions
Author:@j0sm1
Description:Detect functions coded with ROR edi,D; Detect CobaltStrike used by differents groups APT

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 4a3bedb4532a6a86ab7b29012a3adedfe19e06aeb7e032dc0514039f3622b6ac

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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