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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 6

Maldoc score: 11

Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	538ecba125327445286cd475bdd8e127668b28cf8cf6aa03ec12857650cb003a
SHA3-384 hash:	5afe1ff3f665903f7aed74927856991d086dd4ceea43d65457a713ee81c2b54e6ab13ca66922db47e74a84cc60695366
SHA1 hash:	6eeb8bb423cca2bc4280385f18c39fed090f32f0
MD5 hash:	1bf12645d2aff7fcb5cffedbfbc3ae54
humanhash:	monkey-fish-tango-paris
File name:	emotet_e1_538ecba125327445286cd475bdd8e127668b28cf8cf6aa03ec12857650cb003a_2020-10-29__235108991290._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	265'792 bytes
First seen:	2020-10-29 23:53:36 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	doc
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:jH9ufstRUUKSns8T00JSHUgteMJ8qMD7gx2WFeVwQoUxn:jH9ufsfgIf0pLTeVwQDxn
TLSH	93448FC52D93FECAFD44CE390CBADA78E634B9805449E249D0293F645C3ED1CD766A82
Reporter	Cryptolaemus1
Tags:	doc Emotet epoch1 Heodo

Cryptolaemus1

Emotet epoch1 doc

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: 11

Application name is unknown

Office document is in OLE format

Office document contains VBA Macros

OLE vba

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

Type	Keyword	Description
AutoExec	Document_open	Runs when the Word or Publisher document is opened
Suspicious	Create	May execute file or a system command through WMI
Suspicious	showwindow	May hide the application
Suspicious	CreateObject	May create an OLE object
Suspicious	ChrW	May attempt to obfuscate specific strings (use option --deobf to deobfuscate)
Suspicious	Hex Strings	Hex-encoded strings were detected, may be used to obfuscate strings (option --decode to see all)

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

n/a

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Detection(s):

SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-154.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EMOCROCreateRomanticWarrior.20200916.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetKillerQueen.20201026.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDocs.EmotetContinuationWorldIsAVampire.20201028.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

Deleting a recently created file

Replacing files

Launching a service

Moving a file to the Windows subdirectory

Creating a service

Connection attempt

Possible injection to a system process

Sending a TCP request to an infection source

Enabling autorun for a service

Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability

Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source

Result

Verdict:

MALICIOUS

Details

Suspicious Document Variables

Detected a macro that references a suspicious number of tersely named variables.

Macro with Startup Hook

Detected macro logic that will automatically execute on document open. Most malware contains some execution hook.

Macro Execution Coercion

Detected a document that appears to social engineer the user into activating embedded logic.

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/538ecba125327445286cd475bdd8e127668b28cf8cf6aa03ec12857650cb003a/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-10-30 00:04:33 UTC

AV detection:

28 of 47 (59.57%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=kohmxijfgj2ekkdm2r233whbe5tiwkgprt3kua7mckcxmuglaa5a._file

Result

Malware family:

emotet

Score:

10/10

Tags:

family:emotet botnet:epoch1 banker trojan

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/201108-et69z9mdq6/

Behaviour

Modifies Internet Explorer settings

Modifies registry class

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Checks processor information in registry

Enumerates system info in registry

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS

Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present

Drops file in Windows directory

Drops file in System32 directory

Loads dropped DLL

Blacklisted process makes network request

Executes dropped EXE

Emotet Payload

Emotet

Process spawned unexpected child process

Malware Config

C2 Extraction:

190.202.229.74:80
118.69.11.81:7080
70.39.251.94:8080
87.230.25.43:8080
94.23.62.116:8080
37.187.161.206:8080
45.46.37.97:80
138.97.60.141:7080
177.144.130.105:8080
169.1.39.242:80
209.236.123.42:8080
202.134.4.210:7080
193.251.77.110:80
2.45.176.233:80
217.13.106.14:8080
189.223.16.99:80
190.101.156.139:80
77.238.212.227:80
181.58.181.9:80
37.183.81.217:80
74.58.215.226:80
174.118.202.24:443
168.197.45.36:80
81.215.230.173:443
192.175.111.212:7080
216.47.196.104:80
128.92.203.42:80
94.176.234.118:443
191.182.6.118:80
212.71.237.140:8080
24.232.228.233:80
177.73.0.98:443
177.23.7.151:80
24.135.69.146:80
83.169.21.32:7080
189.34.181.88:80
179.222.115.170:80
177.144.130.105:443
213.197.182.158:8080
5.89.33.136:80
77.78.196.173:443
120.72.18.91:80
50.28.51.143:8080
190.64.88.186:443
111.67.12.221:8080
12.162.84.2:8080
46.105.114.137:8080
59.148.253.194:8080
201.213.177.139:80
82.76.52.155:80
172.104.169.32:8080
188.251.213.180:80
46.43.2.95:8080
137.74.106.111:7080
188.135.15.49:80
185.94.252.27:443
197.232.36.108:80
60.249.78.226:8080
187.162.248.237:80
181.129.96.162:8080
46.101.58.37:8080
109.242.153.9:80
178.211.45.66:8080
200.59.6.174:80
83.103.179.156:80
172.86.186.21:8080
70.32.115.157:8080
81.214.253.80:443
201.49.239.200:443
149.202.72.142:7080
190.45.24.210:80
186.189.249.2:80
219.92.13.25:80
170.81.48.2:80
51.75.33.127:80
192.241.143.52:8080
45.33.77.42:8080
152.169.22.67:80
185.183.16.47:80
186.70.127.199:8090
1.226.84.243:8080
78.206.229.130:80
37.179.145.105:80
68.183.170.114:8080
192.232.229.54:7080
103.236.179.162:80
70.32.84.74:8080
79.118.74.90:80
60.93.23.51:80
181.120.29.49:80
213.52.74.198:80
51.255.165.160:8080
183.176.82.231:80
186.193.229.123:80
98.103.204.12:443
129.232.220.11:8080
181.61.182.143:80
68.183.190.199:8080
190.115.18.139:8080
200.24.255.23:80
103.13.224.53:80
85.214.26.7:8080
190.24.243.186:80
87.106.46.107:8080
177.107.79.214:8080
12.163.208.58:80
187.162.250.23:443
109.101.137.162:8080
82.76.111.249:443
181.30.61.163:443
5.196.35.138:7080
51.15.7.145:80
192.198.91.138:443
188.157.101.114:80
189.2.177.210:443
181.123.6.86:80
109.190.35.249:80
45.16.226.117:443
190.190.219.184:80
104.131.41.185:8080
101.187.81.254:80
62.84.75.50:80
178.250.54.208:8080
201.71.228.86:80
190.92.122.226:80
138.97.60.140:8080

Dropper Extraction:

http://supportessays.com/wp-admin/iuz/
http://www.royalempresshair.com/wp-content/upgrade/Fj/
http://acredales.com/thank_you/d/
http://mail.bursaevdenevenakliyat.link/jelab/YSS/
https://180clubrealestate.com/wp-includes/0go/
https://albertoordonez.com/coinpot-faucet/vo8/
http://techofbeauty.com/cgi-bin/o0/

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

YARA Signatures

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