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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 6

Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	52274ac77bd957e5400288626360e7b9fc44e218e8d61cd67dbcc1a8db036389
SHA3-384 hash:	12d9df686970b613eba07c927849d525132a9abf2e4a978780560f441a178d9d79476b26c1450adb1da5f08cf04b1cc8
SHA1 hash:	890200306d565ecd7fa34e3b2e93eaab26d17a1e
MD5 hash:	0004e43a9dc30848935f1df9e34fbd54
humanhash:	uranus-william-queen-nevada
File name:	emotet_e3_52274ac77bd957e5400288626360e7b9fc44e218e8d61cd67dbcc1a8db036389_2020-08-19__222308._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	197'063 bytes
First seen:	2020-08-19 22:23:28 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:o4PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlSwUmFazEnmhBKwJO:FDRv1m4bnQgISw7vmfKwJO
TLSH	2E141AA820E57C9EC90B32317EFA8BBF50805E8A1161897A773D33693FFB075A275115
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

SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-101.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.WelcomeBackEmotetThatsWhyTheyCallItWindowPain.2020717.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetCROCryLittleSister.20200720.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/439713

Signature

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

Creates processes via WMI

Document contains an embedded VBA with base64 encoded strings

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

Found malware configuration

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/52274ac77bd957e5400288626360e7b9fc44e218e8d61cd67dbcc1a8db036389/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-08-19 22:25:06 UTC

AV detection:

22 of 29 (75.86%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=kituvr333fl6kqacrbrggyhhxh6ejyqy5dlbzvt5xta2rwydmoeq._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200819-jk17gllwln/

Behaviour

Suspicious Office macro

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

Threat name:

Emotet

Score:

0.70

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/52274ac77bd957e5400288626360e7b9fc44e218e8d61cd67dbcc1a8db036389

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