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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 5

Maldoc score: 13

Intelligence 5 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	553bed36f9d70dbc9c4115585166a4fd7543ddbb7cc98f8d3a5b1a41d2ca5369
SHA3-384 hash:	b5809e5b4d21a1446f8c04ba38bf5566a1fcd7e3862d1448aac3521c9536cfe162a2e9b332ba6444446b5f08bdbd2d9c
SHA1 hash:	bccc711a17a77883cc235ba23868f8820ef23922
MD5 hash:	2edc372a042033d80eccebfdaaa5a351
humanhash:	colorado-zebra-uniform-blue
File name:	emotet_e2_553bed36f9d70dbc9c4115585166a4fd7543ddbb7cc98f8d3a5b1a41d2ca5369_2020-10-29__130004509393._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	264'591 bytes
First seen:	2020-10-29 13:04:14 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:bQcu8ItefldDTD4fE9r9y3JivKie6B/w2yiWydwcIy7QlLv1:6JiP/w2P1VMp1
TLSH	CA442CC16D83FDC2FDA4DD304DB6D578E63578801815E641E0A9BF284EAEC9CE361E86
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 Microsoft Office Word

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 a custom TCP 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/553bed36f9d70dbc9c4115585166a4fd7543ddbb7cc98f8d3a5b1a41d2ca5369/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Powload

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-10-29 13:06:05 UTC

AV detection:

22 of 29 (75.86%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Suspicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=ku562nxz24g3zhcbcvmfczve7v2uhxn3ptey7dj2lmneduwkknuq._file

Result

Malware family:

emotet

Score:

10/10

Tags:

family:emotet botnet:epoch2 banker trojan

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/201029-h4zvpjdgnj/

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

Blacklisted process makes network request

Executes dropped EXE

Emotet Payload

Emotet

Process spawned unexpected child process

Malware Config

C2 Extraction:

80.227.52.78:80
51.89.199.141:8080
167.114.153.111:8080
209.141.54.221:7080
61.19.246.238:443
2.58.16.89:8080
94.230.70.6:80
112.185.64.233:80
190.164.104.62:80
104.131.11.150:443
93.147.212.206:80
78.188.106.53:443
134.209.144.106:443
5.39.91.110:7080
67.163.161.107:80
184.180.181.202:80
115.94.207.99:443
85.105.111.166:80
27.114.9.93:80
24.230.141.169:80
138.68.87.218:443
76.175.162.101:80
62.30.7.67:443
194.4.58.192:7080
186.74.215.34:80
67.170.250.203:443
37.179.204.33:80
173.63.222.65:80
202.134.4.216:8080
120.150.218.241:443
78.24.219.147:8080
120.150.60.189:80
89.216.122.92:80
110.142.236.207:80
72.186.136.247:443
79.137.83.50:443
71.15.245.148:8080
190.108.228.27:443
182.208.30.18:443
118.83.154.64:443
74.40.205.197:443
68.115.186.26:80
123.142.37.166:80
190.12.119.180:443
47.36.140.164:80
190.162.215.233:80
203.153.216.189:7080
176.113.52.6:443
157.245.99.39:8080
168.235.67.138:7080
46.105.131.79:8080
220.245.198.194:80
96.245.227.43:80
95.213.236.64:8080
97.82.79.83:80
139.162.60.124:8080
110.145.77.103:80
217.20.166.178:7080
91.211.88.52:7080
162.241.140.129:8080
62.75.141.82:80
103.86.49.11:8080
41.185.28.84:8080
88.153.35.32:80
61.33.119.226:443
108.46.29.236:80
75.143.247.51:80
185.94.252.104:443
50.245.107.73:443
172.91.208.86:80
74.214.230.200:80
61.76.222.210:80
94.200.114.161:80
202.141.243.254:443
62.171.142.179:8080
121.7.31.214:80
172.105.13.66:443
100.37.240.62:80
72.143.73.234:443
188.219.31.12:80
216.139.123.119:80
190.240.194.77:443
24.178.90.49:80
37.139.21.175:8080
102.182.93.220:80
66.76.12.94:8080
59.125.219.109:443
139.99.158.11:443
123.176.25.234:80
49.50.209.131:80
49.3.224.99:8080
139.59.60.244:8080
50.91.114.38:80
94.23.237.171:443
137.59.187.107:8080
74.208.45.104:8080
172.86.188.251:8080
194.187.133.160:443
186.70.56.94:443
37.187.72.193:8080
218.147.193.146:80
121.124.124.40:7080
200.116.145.225:443
176.111.60.55:8080
190.29.166.0:80
217.123.207.149:80
142.112.10.95:20
24.137.76.62:80
201.241.127.190:80
172.104.97.173:8080
194.190.67.75:80
154.91.33.137:443
174.106.122.139:80
87.106.139.101:8080
89.121.205.18:80
113.61.66.94:80
202.134.4.211:8080
119.59.116.21:8080
109.74.5.95:8080
187.161.206.24:80
76.27.179.47:80
95.9.5.93:80
24.133.106.23:80

Dropper Extraction:

https://dishtvweb.com/cgi-bin/xnAWwP/
https://bindhyabasinitemple.com/wp-includes/f8U8g/
https://radiolevi.ro/wp-content/vDbB/
https://kartsms.com/wp/s/
https://blog.opospalia.eu/wp-admin/k/
http://paridhiyadav.com/wp-content/hc/
http://socalvending.com/wp-content/8z/
https://makkinouz-groupe.com/wp-includes/q/

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

YARA Signatures

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