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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 4

Maldoc score: 13

Intelligence 4 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	542607ccac2f39cec525786fc1e27c06359a30669af200f8cd1974e15680fa73
SHA3-384 hash:	066667ea3c85199d5f75760775625462862a5344c205687f7d06fe4121ff762da10092118e11ef4f6b484352f0f74e8d
SHA1 hash:	09387e1ecb83a8d4d5c8acc6c699a2ad75da6808
MD5 hash:	1127a2e8dc4b1df7d48fd669ded44231
humanhash:	sodium-pennsylvania-jersey-california
File name:	emotet_e2_542607ccac2f39cec525786fc1e27c06359a30669af200f8cd1974e15680fa73_2020-10-29__185125656210._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	245'448 bytes
First seen:	2020-10-29 18:55:43 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	doc
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:Di8rNzbWOlrV1c231w8N6eXENf7KnEhJivKie6B/w2yiWydwJt3MP0iIepuxQt8:UJiP/w2P83Nikmu
TLSH	D3345FC06D83FDC6FDA4CD314DBAD678E23578405815E605E0A9BF284E6EC9CE361E86
Reporter	Cryptolaemus1
Tags:	doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo

Cryptolaemus1

Emotet epoch2 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: 13

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)
Suspicious	Base64 Strings	Base64-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

Doc.Dropper.EmotetiBlueUpdate1020-9780531-0

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

Creating a process from a recently created file

Launching a service

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

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/542607ccac2f39cec525786fc1e27c06359a30669af200f8cd1974e15680fa73/

Gathering data

Detection(s):

Suspicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=kqtaptfmf4445rjfpbx4dyt4ay2zumdgtlzab6gndf2ocvua7jzq._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

10/10

Tags:

n/a

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/201108-24ngxb71zx/

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

Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present

Drops file in Windows directory

Drops file in System32 directory

Blacklisted process makes network request

Process spawned unexpected child process

Malware Config

Dropper Extraction:

http://tuankhoi.com/wp-content/CI2oG/
https://www.microsystem.fr/newsletters/uITRJ/
https://natfast.com/wp-content/geeVh/
https://blog.smyrnaweb.com/cgi-bin/Kzd0vdC/
https://mhkhardware.com/cgi-bin/Mrn/
https://ostemeda.lt/wp-content/S/
https://blog.techforing.com/wp-includes/3XgEg7/
https://techzslack.com/wp-includes/gSXf/

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/542607ccac2f39cec525786fc1e27c06359a30669af200f8cd1974e15680fa73

YARA Signatures

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