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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 6

Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	5156e2526958c387a88519d9be71196ec810c2e00341e7df0cd8cb8a05913a79
SHA3-384 hash:	0a839a89c10089b0e2100221a3920664cb1ee54adf24f438d5d61a35fb216fd983fa19cf20468b70f60a5fd1a3c1bcd2
SHA1 hash:	666a5331abbf85323da329365bd72a8de718f97a
MD5 hash:	f2b7f097af0477c49aa59aaf71b35c58
humanhash:	seven-golf-magnesium-fanta
File name:	emotet_e3_5156e2526958c387a88519d9be71196ec810c2e00341e7df0cd8cb8a05913a79_2020-08-20__114316._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	194'388 bytes
First seen:	2020-08-20 11:43:37 UTC
Last seen:	2020-08-20 13:16:21 UTC
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:j4PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlSMd2k/qVti2w2k:cDRv1m4bnQgISMUk/qi2w2k
TLSH	BE1486F128E3DEA9E543C63F769AD9BC306B0C0010515627BA5E33AF1F3A178584F669
Reporter	Cryptolaemus1
Tags:	doc Emotet epoch3 Heodo

Cryptolaemus1

Emotet epoch3 doc

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

n/a

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Detection(s):

TwinWave.EvilDoc.AutoExecSeparateWays.20200818.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.WelcomeBackEmotetThatsWhyTheyCallItWindowPain.2020717.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetCROCryLittleSister.20200720.UNOFFICIAL

Sanesecurity.Malware.24631.XlsHeur.UNOFFICIAL

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

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:

Emotet

Detection:

malicious

Classification:

bank.troj.evad

Score:

100 / 100

Link:

https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/441378

Signature

Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)

Creates processes via WMI

Document contains an embedded VBA with base64 encoded strings

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

Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros)

PowerShell case anomaly found

Powershell drops PE file

Very long command line found

Yara detected Emotet

Yara detected Emotet Downloader

Behaviour

Behavior Graph:

Download SVG

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/5156e2526958c387a88519d9be71196ec810c2e00341e7df0cd8cb8a05913a79/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-08-20 11:45:07 UTC

AV detection:

20 of 29 (68.97%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=kfloeutjldbypkefdhm344izn3ebbqxaana6pxym3dfyubmrhj4q._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200820-2jtxay3pv6/

Behaviour

Suspicious Office macro

Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

Threat name:

Emotet

Score:

1.00

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/5156e2526958c387a88519d9be71196ec810c2e00341e7df0cd8cb8a05913a79

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:	ach_Heodo_doc_20200820 Create hunting rule
Author:	abuse.ch
Description:	Detects Heodo DOC

Rule name:	ach_Heodo_doc_gen_3 Create hunting rule
Author:	abuse.ch
Description:	Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) DOC

Rule name:	Cobalt_functions Create hunting rule
Author:	@j0sm1
Description:	Detect functions coded with ROR edi,D; Detect CobaltStrike used by differents groups APT