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Database Entry


Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 5a5e84d24df0d317b2ce4565a1dd239eae834c4bb3d8864b3c82b6e9fd51de28
SHA3-384 hash: 902b56a0e021c62ce7c41e8c533254acea998d988e4c909ed87392b7eeb13d7e15eebfee783a9b63f56ca56a2c2c49e3
SHA1 hash: a484f7b962308e160b06a09dd9e02d82e23499e9
MD5 hash: 4a5cdbf971dbf20831c585ac77386f16
humanhash: comet-nitrogen-mirror-robin
File name:arc 20200806 1005596.doc
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Signature Heodo
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File size:173'064 bytes
First seen:2020-08-06 13:04:10 UTC
Last seen:2020-08-06 13:08:36 UTC
File type:Word file doc
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:W4PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlSiqKT5J+p6wP7Rr:PDRv1m4bnQgISiqKT2EwP7Rr
TLSH 5B04183CBDC16E12D59273320CDAA9F970B15C1976D4428E3D2CB3EDAF7A266DA40790
Reporter JAMESWT_WT
Tags:Emotet Heodo

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
8
# of downloads :
77
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
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
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
Deleting a recently created file
Enabling autorun for a service
Connection attempt to an infection source
Bypassing of proactive protection methods using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability
Sending an HTTP POST request to an infection source
Result
Threat name:
Emotet MailPassView
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
phis.bank.troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/413913
Signature
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Creates processes via WMI
Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights)
Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header)
Document contains VBA stomped code (only p-code) potentially bypassing AV detection
Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Drops or copies cmd.exe with a different name (likely to bypass HIPS)
Drops PE files to the user root directory
Emotet Banking Trojan found
Encrypted powershell cmdline option found
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection)
Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros)
PowerShell case anomaly found
Powershell drops PE file
Sets debug register (to hijack the execution of another thread)
Tries to steal Instant Messenger accounts or passwords
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file access)
Very long command line found
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected Emotet
Yara detected Emotet Downloader
Yara detected MailPassView
Yara detected WebBrowserPassView password recovery tool
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 259361 Sample: arc 20200806 1005596.doc Startdate: 06/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 58 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->58 60 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->60 62 Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros) 2->62 64 10 other signatures 2->64 8 443.exe 5 2->8         started        11 powershell.exe 14 18 2->11         started        15 svchost.exe 2->15         started        17 7 other processes 2->17 process3 dnsIp4 76 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 8->76 19 ConnectedAccountState.exe 18 8->19         started        56 oasisproject.us 173.254.3.77, 49743, 80 UNIFIEDLAYER-AS-1US United States 11->56 46 C:\Users\user\443.exe, PE32 11->46 dropped 48 PowerShell_transcr....20200806232122.txt, UTF-8 11->48 dropped 78 Drops PE files to the user root directory 11->78 80 Creates processes via WMI 11->80 82 Powershell drops PE file 11->82 24 conhost.exe 11->24         started        26 WerFault.exe 15->26         started        file5 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 50 116.125.120.88, 443, 49754 SKB-ASSKBroadbandCoLtdKR Korea Republic of 19->50 52 82.76.111.249, 443 RCS-RDS73-75DrStaicoviciRO Romania 19->52 54 88.217.172.65, 443, 49755 MNET-ASGermanyDE Germany 19->54 42 C:\Windows\...\ConnectedAccountStateom.exe, PE32+ 19->42 dropped 44 C:\Windows\...\ConnectedAccountStateoe.exe, PE32+ 19->44 dropped 66 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 19->66 68 Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header) 19->68 70 Emotet Banking Trojan found 19->70 74 6 other signatures 19->74 28 ConnectedAccountState.exe 19->28         started        31 ConnectedAccountState.exe 7 19->31         started        33 ConnectedAccountState.exe 19->33         started        36 3 other processes 19->36 72 Writes to foreign memory regions 26->72 file9 signatures10 process11 file12 84 Tries to steal Instant Messenger accounts or passwords 28->84 86 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file access) 28->86 38 WerFault.exe 31->38         started        40 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\8F93.tmp, ASCII 33->40 dropped signatures13 process14
Detection:
emotet
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/5a5e84d24df0d317b2ce4565a1dd239eae834c4bb3d8864b3c82b6e9fd51de28/
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-06 12:01:16 UTC
File Type:
Document
Extracted files:
42
AV detection:
21 of 29 (72.41%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=ljpijusn6djrpmwoivs2dxjdt2xigtclwpmimsz4qk3ot7kr3yua._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
macro
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/200806-mbetaqy68n/
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/5a5e84d24df0d317b2ce4565a1dd239eae834c4bb3d8864b3c82b6e9fd51de28

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_gen
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Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo DOC
Rule name:SharedStrings
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Author:Katie Kleemola
Description:Internal names found in LURK0/CCTV0 samples

File information

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Web download

Heodo

Word file doc 5a5e84d24df0d317b2ce4565a1dd239eae834c4bb3d8864b3c82b6e9fd51de28

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/426274/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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