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Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4e222c92dce7f604bdab06a48a8b26d08c4c3ff4e455795f8024e98823f1c13e
SHA3-384 hash: de115442bce99bcc9f9d0d0755a1246e2d33a9004fa8bc2de38fb50c39e4ae6c08feeceef82c485dfe66f1cd7bf35fa8
SHA1 hash: 4c35aa8c88a109d7d8efdaabf68b2648c5989662
MD5 hash: 8db831c1cecb9c6b386c2af81d09e188
humanhash: bulldog-fifteen-nineteen-uranus
File name:emotet_e1_4e222c92dce7f604bdab06a48a8b26d08c4c3ff4e455795f8024e98823f1c13e_2020-08-17__200141._doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:245'456 bytes
First seen:2020-08-17 20:02:31 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:0j6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkRReZjBu7Dkqw+M:0HgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkRRepxqw5
TLSH F5343CA3B18D7E25DCE71EF01F8ADAF8E698BC413A4842DBF4097B7D1AB90D41945834
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch1 Heodo


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Cryptolaemus1
Emotet epoch1 doc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
64
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
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Deleting a recently created file
Sending a custom TCP request
Replacing files
Moving a file to the Windows subdirectory
Creating a service
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP POST request
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:
88 / 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
Very long command line found
Yara detected Emotet
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 269804 Sample: sxXWaZpLym._doc Startdate: 18/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 88 47 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->47 49 Yara detected Emotet 2->49 51 Very long command line found 2->51 53 4 other signatures 2->53 7 powershell.exe 14 19 2->7         started        11 svchost.exe 2->11         started        14 WINWORD.EXE 184 46 2->14         started        16 8 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 37 schladzalniki.eko-bart.pl 7->37 39 mte1.cn 49.235.147.203, 443, 49729 CNNIC-TENCENT-NET-APShenzhenTencentComputerSystemsCompa China 7->39 43 2 other IPs or domains 7->43 31 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\Vd5v650.exe, data 7->31 dropped 18 Vd5v650.exe 2 7->18         started        22 conhost.exe 7->22         started        59 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 11->59 24 MpCmdRun.exe 1 11->24         started        33 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\sxXWaZpLym.doc.LNK, MS 14->33 dropped 41 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 16->41 26 conhost.exe 16->26         started        file5 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 35 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 18->35 55 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 18->55 57 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 18->57 28 mimofcodec.exe 12 18->28         started        signatures9 process10 dnsIp11 45 45.173.88.33, 49740, 80 MimoNetLtdaBR Brazil 28->45
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-17 20:03:00 UTC
AV detection:
23 of 29 (79.31%)
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_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
Rule name:MALW_emotet
Author:Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team
Description:Rule to detect unpacked Emotet

File information


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

Web download

Heodo

Word file docx 4e222c92dce7f604bdab06a48a8b26d08c4c3ff4e455795f8024e98823f1c13e

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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