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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 4

Maldoc score: 11

Intelligence 4 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	5579980d54ae224a98b4821bcade4d6ae831f02a98d71113574af4a307c7c736
SHA3-384 hash:	10eee2acb2a72507058edcbc46b005d88b6d8cf7eaa5558b0c283323ad1466ebc639fc5ff1103203268769314bd867f9
SHA1 hash:	aae7b70e7eae8dd05c9f206c1fbd499b6e9c557a
MD5 hash:	2d8eb6de6c6536bda2756f8c76aa7df4
humanhash:	comet-massachusetts-foxtrot-lithium
File name:	emotet_e1_5579980d54ae224a98b4821bcade4d6ae831f02a98d71113574af4a307c7c736_2020-10-28__152233956462._fpx
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	272'896 bytes
First seen:	2020-10-28 15:24:23 UTC
Last seen:	2020-10-28 16:51:26 UTC
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:loNoBsJfenHTPeCqfCMbu1Ty+crg+XF/Fugk4T3f:Wf1uc+KF/k4TP
TLSH	62442BC0AD83FDC2FCA0DD314D76DA78E63578815918E641E0A5BF244DAEC9CE365E82
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 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)

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

n/a

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Detection(s):

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EMOCROCreateRomanticWarrior.20200916.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetKillerQueen.20201026.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 a custom TCP request

Creating a file

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

Possible injection to a system process

Enabling autorun for a service

Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability

Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/5579980d54ae224a98b4821bcade4d6ae831f02a98d71113574af4a307c7c736/

Threat name:

Document-Office.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-10-28 15:26:07 UTC

AV detection:

21 of 29 (72.41%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=kv4zqdkuvyrevgfuqin4vxsnnludd4bktdlrce2xjl2kgb6hy43a._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

10/10

Tags:

n/a

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/201028-lxprl298bj/

Behaviour

Modifies Internet Explorer settings

Modifies registry class

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

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

Executes dropped EXE

Process spawned unexpected child process

Malware Config

Dropper Extraction:

http://www.leapmom.com/ukeol/c/
https://csgcargo.com/wp-content/d/
https://www.greenleafnaturalfarms.com/cgi-bin/h/
https://rucloset.com/gon/4/
https://pachiba.com/blogs/7/
https://betsdotbahisgiris.com/cgi-bin/I/
https://rawmeditations.com/wp-content/r/

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YARA Signatures

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