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Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 14


Maldoc score: 5


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 4e568efe3b7b6208a1948ac631958eafd202908b13cc2da77753ae93271e4bd3
SHA3-384 hash: de86ae56929f0a32ff8e66309782030b4df81f3d2b853cb90c9646b902d6000e70abd4b7ddbd170d13596a02f00a5986
SHA1 hash: 2da83c3817163d296db96f15c2bac367b0fc3c30
MD5 hash: 60b16098011ccfafbd9af6c60599f3f2
humanhash: fanta-yankee-north-red
File name:payment_2.xls
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Signature Heodo
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File size:103'264 bytes
First seen:2022-01-22 18:05:03 UTC
Last seen:2022-01-22 18:05:05 UTC
File type:Excel file xls
MIME type:application/vnd.ms-excel
ssdeep 3072:n/k3hbdlylKsgqopeJBWhZFGkE+cL2NdAFxe53lGvFTQ3IzxgdrvxpU0OKvMB:/k3hbdlylKsgqopeJBWhZFVE+W2NdAOK
TLSH T103A3B0527BC6CA59EA4547710DBB024AA723FC105B7A63473285F3783FB89E08D13A1B
Reporter TeamDreier
Tags:Emotet Heodo xls

Office OLE Information

This malware samples appears to be an Office document. The following table provides more information about this document using oletools and oledump.

OLE id
Maldoc score: 5
OLE dump

MalwareBazaar was able to identify 3 sections in this file using oledump:

Section IDSection sizeSection name
14096 bytesDocumentSummaryInformation
24096 bytesSummaryInformation
392200 bytesWorkbook
OLE vba

MalwareBazaar was able to extract and deobfuscate VBA script(s) the following information from OLE objects embedded in this file using olevba:

TypeKeywordDescription
AutoExecAuto_OpenRuns when the Excel Workbook is opened
SuspiciousHex StringsHex-encoded strings were detected, may be used to obfuscate strings (option --decode to see all)
SuspiciousXLM macroXLM macro found. It may contain malicious code

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
591
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
payment_2.xls
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2022-01-22 18:44:09 UTC
Tags:
macros macros40 loader trojan
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/1a39aea3-2de6-449e-b9d5-e2fc747965d3

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
File type:
application/vnd.ms-excel
Has a screenshot:
False
Contains macros:
True
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/221673/
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.Trojan.GenericKD.47707798.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.DOCXRSTRGOOD.MSHTA.210816.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.Excel4DragoTrainingMontage.20210204.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.DOCXSTRGOODXL4.HTTP
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.Emotet46and2.20220119.UNOFFICIAL
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
DNS request
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a process with a hidden window
Launching a process
Running batch commands
Running batch commands by exploiting the app vulnerability
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
Legacy Excel File
Link:
https://app.docguard.net/4e568efe3b7b6208a1948ac631958eafd202908b13cc2da77753ae93271e4bd3/results/dashboard
Document image
Image:
Download PNG
Document image
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
cmd cmd.exe macros macros-on-open mshta mshta.exe stripped
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/61ec4755d32385db631cd33f/reports/aaf767b1-ee6e-424f-9b6f-5f39e8a1f9a6/overview
Label:
Malicious
Suspicious Score:
5.9/10
Score Malicious:
6%
Score Benign:
4%
Link:
https://www.malware.ai/gui/files/?id=437f75b3-4359-4341-9623-4f1a22ea6774
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Link:
https://labs.inquest.net/dfi/sha256/4e568efe3b7b6208a1948ac631958eafd202908b13cc2da77753ae93271e4bd3
Details
Excel 4.0 Macro
Document contains Excel 4.0 macros (XLM). A valid, albeit dated feature, this document should be treated with suspicion.
Macro Execution Coercion
Detected a document that appears to social engineer the user into activating embedded logic.
Autostarting Excel Macro Sheet
Excel contains Macrosheet logic that will trigger automatically upon document open.
Result
Threat name:
Hidden Macro 4.0
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/925705
Signature
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Document exploit detected (process start blacklist hit)
Found Excel 4.0 Macro with suspicious formulas
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Obfuscated command line found
Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros)
Powershell drops PE file
Sigma detected: Microsoft Office Product Spawning Windows Shell
Sigma detected: MSHTA Spawning Windows Shell
Sigma detected: Suspicious MSHTA Process Patterns
Sigma detected: Suspicious PowerShell Command Line
Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules)
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 558179 Sample: payment_2.xls Startdate: 22/01/2022 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 61 Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules) 2->61 63 Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL 2->63 65 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->65 67 11 other signatures 2->67 14 EXCEL.EXE 53 12 2->14         started        process3 file4 51 C:\Users\user\Desktop\payment_2.xls, Composite 14->51 dropped 75 Obfuscated command line found 14->75 18 cmd.exe 14->18         started        signatures5 process6 process7 20 mshta.exe 11 18->20         started        dnsIp8 55 185.7.214.7, 49165, 49166, 80 DELUNETDE France 20->55 23 powershell.exe 12 7 20->23         started        process9 dnsIp10 57 clearph.flywheelsites.com 151.101.130.159, 49167, 80 FASTLYUS United States 23->57 49 C:\Users\Public\Documents\ssd.dll, PE32 23->49 dropped 71 Powershell drops PE file 23->71 28 cmd.exe 23->28         started        file11 signatures12 process13 process14 30 rundll32.exe 28->30         started        32 rundll32.exe 2 28->32         started        dnsIp15 36 rundll32.exe 2 30->36         started        53 131.100.24.231, 49168, 80 GOPLEXTELECOMUNICACOESEINTERNETLTDA-MEBR Brazil 32->53 59 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 32->59 signatures16 process17 file18 47 C:\Windows\...\rneohzmnlefmyjj.cff (copy), PE32 36->47 dropped 69 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 36->69 40 rundll32.exe 36->40         started        signatures19 process20 process21 42 rundll32.exe 1 40->42         started        signatures22 73 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 42->73 45 rundll32.exe 42->45         started        process23
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/4e568efe3b7b6208a1948ac631958eafd202908b13cc2da77753ae93271e4bd3/
Threat name:
Document-Excel.Trojan.Emotet
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2022-01-21 17:28:43 UTC
File Type:
Document
Extracted files:
9
AV detection:
20 of 43 (46.51%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=jzli57r3pnrarimurldddfmov7jafeelcpgc3j3xkoxjgjy6jpjq._file
Result
Malware family:
emotet
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:emotet botnet:epoch4 banker macro suricata trojan xlm
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/220122-wn623acfcq/
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
Drops file in System32 directory
Loads dropped DLL
Blocklisted process makes network request
Downloads MZ/PE file
Emotet
Process spawned unexpected child process
suricata: ET MALWARE W32/Emotet CnC Beacon 3
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
131.100.24.231:80
209.59.138.75:7080
103.8.26.103:8080
51.38.71.0:443
212.237.17.99:8080
79.172.212.216:8080
207.38.84.195:8080
104.168.155.129:8080
178.79.147.66:8080
46.55.222.11:443
103.8.26.102:8080
192.254.71.210:443
45.176.232.124:443
203.114.109.124:443
51.68.175.8:8080
58.227.42.236:80
45.142.114.231:8080
217.182.143.207:443
178.63.25.185:443
45.118.115.99:8080
103.75.201.2:443
104.251.214.46:8080
158.69.222.101:443
81.0.236.90:443
45.118.135.203:7080
176.104.106.96:8080
212.237.56.116:7080
216.158.226.206:443
173.212.193.249:8080
50.116.54.215:443
138.185.72.26:8080
41.76.108.46:8080
212.237.5.209:443
107.182.225.142:8080
195.154.133.20:443
162.214.50.39:7080
110.232.117.186:8080
Dropper Extraction:
http://0xb907d607/fer/fe3.html
http://185.7.214.7/fer/fe3.png
Malware family:
Emotet
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/4e568efe3b7b/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/4e568efe3b7b6208a1948ac631958eafd202908b13cc2da77753ae93271e4bd3

YARA Signatures

MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:BitcoinAddress
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Author:Didier Stevens (@DidierStevens)
Description:Contains a valid Bitcoin address
Rule name:Excel_Hidden_Macro_Sheet
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Rule name:MALW_emotet
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Author:Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team
Description:Rule to detect unpacked Emotet
Rule name:SUSP_Excel4Macro_AutoOpen
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Author:John Lambert @JohnLaTwC
Description:Detects Excel4 macro use with auto open / close

File information

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

Malspam

Heodo

Excel file xls 4e568efe3b7b6208a1948ac631958eafd202908b13cc2da77753ae93271e4bd3

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/221673/

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