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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 6

Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	5a2264b5329055980b5b31852aa9ee101f846027b9263c5b1783e51a7f38b6e8
SHA3-384 hash:	32fb6ce8a642fcd29489419b0b04284140608c8649815fafbd02266d221e25be4f414654f3a1bc0be445100e4c5ccc0b
SHA1 hash:	a81a0a6eeac9a40c0e8502f080345a8e2a07fe70
MD5 hash:	e620661f81dc7587192656b8202d26b6
humanhash:	single-network-ceiling-king
File name:	BJ_WA4L7VAD.doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	175'888 bytes
First seen:	2020-08-03 07:22:28 UTC
Last seen:	2020-08-03 07:42:39 UTC
File type:	doc
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:w4PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlSe5bMSS0BlfwDhP/Zt:NDRv1m4bnQgISMbA0lfwDhXZt
TLSH	E404092030B3AC17E64226301CCACD5452EB6F631D46D22B774CBB6E5F36A706DB991D
Reporter	JAMESWT_WT
Tags:	Emotet Heodo

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

n/a

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Detection(s):

TwinWave.EvilDoc.WelcomeBackEmotetThatsWhyTheyCallItWindowPain.2020717.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetCROCryLittleSister.20200720.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

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

Result

Threat name:

Emotet

Detection:

malicious

Classification:

bank.troj.evad

Score:

100 / 100

Link:

https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/407509

Signature

Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)

Creates processes via WMI

Document contains an embedded VBA with hexadecimal 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

Encrypted powershell cmdline option found

Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)

Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found

Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros)

PowerShell case anomaly found

Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules)

Very long command line found

Yara detected Emotet

Yara detected Emotet Downloader

Behaviour

Behavior Graph:

Download SVG

Detection:

emotet

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/5a2264b5329055980b5b31852aa9ee101f846027b9263c5b1783e51a7f38b6e8/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-08-01 00:43:26 UTC

File Type:

Document

Extracted files:

AV detection:

22 of 29 (75.86%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=lirgjnjssbkzqc23ggcsvkpocapyiybhxetdywyxqpsru7zyw3ua._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200803-ywqvqag34e/

Behaviour

Suspicious Office macro

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Threat name:

Legit

Score:

0.00

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/5a2264b5329055980b5b31852aa9ee101f846027b9263c5b1783e51a7f38b6e8

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:	ach_Heodo_doc_gen Create hunting rule
Author:	abuse.ch
Description:	Detects Heodo DOC

Rule name:	Cobalt_functions Create hunting rule
Author:	@j0sm1
Description:	Detect functions coded with ROR edi,D; Detect CobaltStrike used by differents groups APT