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Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4b1f4de38d23df072402ff46c59faadafed1bcd11b7158106edc189d8433845c
SHA3-384 hash: 525505f090024769f722f512ee65096b492f60c26fb58cd069b35a0fda4d01a2855a04d5a34568090d01da18f2f50253
SHA1 hash: 5ee460ea6b35a36b5c1b8c35e0be4b45ba62d6db
MD5 hash: 35dcd9e42650ba201da65f4e8313646b
humanhash: mirror-quebec-hydrogen-hamper
File name:emotet_e3_4b1f4de38d23df072402ff46c59faadafed1bcd11b7158106edc189d8433845c_2020-08-14__114155._doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:233'308 bytes
First seen:2020-08-14 11:42:17 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:1j6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkKl3O+zzqaw6bR9B:1HgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkKle+zztw6bR3
TLSH 3E346C07668B2F7BD91261300C47FF696578ACC67F068107314E3FADEF7A7250A4A899
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch3 Heodo


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Cryptolaemus1
Emotet epoch3 doc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
67
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 a custom TCP request
Sending an HTTP GET request
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
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:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
bank.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
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
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:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 267295 Sample: 6fEX0MSGyZ._doc Startdate: 16/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 50 Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules) 2->50 52 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->52 54 Yara detected Emotet Downloader 2->54 56 6 other signatures 2->56 7 powershell.exe 14 19 2->7         started        11 svchost.exe 2->11         started        14 WINWORD.EXE 184 46 2->14         started        16 9 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 36 www.nancywhite-realtor.com 7->36 38 www.hammockworld.co.nz 7->38 44 3 other IPs or domains 7->44 30 PowerShell_transcr....20200816031256.txt, UTF-8 7->30 dropped 32 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\Xfpl.exe, data 7->32 dropped 18 Xfpl.exe 2 7->18         started        21 conhost.exe 7->21         started        62 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 11->62 23 MpCmdRun.exe 11->23         started        34 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\6fEX0MSGyZ.doc.LNK, MS 14->34 dropped 40 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 16->40 42 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 16->42 file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 58 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 18->58 60 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 18->60 25 mfmp4srcsnk.exe 12 18->25         started        28 conhost.exe 23->28         started        process9 dnsIp10 46 185.86.148.68, 443, 49737 MAKONIXLV Latvia 25->46 48 71.57.180.213, 49736, 80 COMCAST-7922US United States 25->48
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-14 11:44:06 UTC
AV detection:
22 of 29 (75.86%)
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_gen_2
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) DOC

File information


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Web download

Heodo

Word file docx 4b1f4de38d23df072402ff46c59faadafed1bcd11b7158106edc189d8433845c

(this sample)

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