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Database Entry


Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 539cb2efe641ba600235b6b6f3fb58f576aeba34212939e5f4fbc70814113556
SHA3-384 hash: 5dfb301566b8532db3286ff473edc9e2c8cf6b5d260d4c95d8f791b46e104e45784b0a4a0f8b9b11dcadefcc704ef9ae
SHA1 hash: 42b15c2fdf99a7a8f2aa79852d20a0017a98d0d2
MD5 hash: f27257388cec68eaa1dc2687e5d8b2d0
humanhash: violet-montana-mango-oranges
File name:emotet_e1_539cb2efe641ba600235b6b6f3fb58f576aeba34212939e5f4fbc70814113556_2020-08-12__235320._doc
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Signature Heodo
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File size:231'961 bytes
First seen:2020-08-12 23:54:05 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:9j6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkZQq7I6wE/Rinf:9HgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkZl7I6wE/Rs
TLSH 0B347E0FDB87BA36D47720304246EAB52996EC0A6F15422FA0463FEC7D3DC58137A5E6
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch1 Heodo


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Emotet epoch1 doc

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
68
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-96.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetWindowSong.20200204.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.WelcomeBackEmotetThatsWhyTheyCallItWindowPain.2020717.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetCROCryLittleSister.20200720.UNOFFICIAL
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a process with a hidden window
DNS request
Creating a file
Creating a process from a recently created file
Moving a file to the Windows subdirectory
Creating a service
Deleting a recently created file
Possible injection to a system process
Enabling autorun for a service
Connection attempt to an infection source
Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source
Result
Threat name:
Emotet
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
bank.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/424398
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 randomly named variables
Document contains VBA stomped code (only p-code) potentially bypassing AV detection
Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Drops PE files to the user root directory
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
Powershell drops PE file
Very long command line found
Yara detected Emotet
Yara detected Emotet Downloader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Download SVG
Detection:
emotet
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/539cb2efe641ba600235b6b6f3fb58f576aeba34212939e5f4fbc70814113556/
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-12 23:47:34 UTC
AV detection:
21 of 29 (72.41%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=koolf37gig5gaarvw23ph62y6v3k5orueeuttzpu7pdqqfargvla._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
macro
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/200812-bl38rzjhja/
Behaviour
Suspicious Office macro
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/539cb2efe641ba600235b6b6f3fb58f576aeba34212939e5f4fbc70814113556

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_gen_2
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Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) DOC
Rule name:Cobalt_functions
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Author:@j0sm1
Description:Detect functions coded with ROR edi,D; Detect CobaltStrike used by differents groups APT
Rule name:MALW_emotet
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Author:Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team
Description:Rule to detect unpacked Emotet
Rule name:SharedStrings
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Author:Katie Kleemola
Description:Internal names found in LURK0/CCTV0 samples

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 539cb2efe641ba600235b6b6f3fb58f576aeba34212939e5f4fbc70814113556

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/431353/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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