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Database Entry



Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5a8d4ffcfdfbc1a6381d52664660dad53c880513959ca2ab2b0632aea4084347
SHA3-384 hash: 00f189401b2a4df9cff1a70a68ccd9b0dc28915f80ec4c3d9ce388edf9f5af036b513975f56e1ee15412b871f8109d49
SHA1 hash: 66b2a01ceb10e03759872b2a4b140b5dec3cd5b6
MD5 hash: fe159906dbe85a05922c6b4f268a5bea
humanhash: angel-east-ohio-bluebird
File name:emotet_e2_5a8d4ffcfdfbc1a6381d52664660dad53c880513959ca2ab2b0632aea4084347_2020-08-11__100932._doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:231'800 bytes
First seen:2020-08-11 10:10:29 UTC
Last seen:2020-08-11 10:40:41 UTC
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:Tj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkA9RiAwShyvXR2:THgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkA9RRwSkPR2
TLSH FB346D1272DFEF3BDD6242B06A56DB74246CBC45AD88814B30CDB7AD2F3692E258D04D
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo


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Cryptolaemus1
Emotet epoch2 doc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
63
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
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:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
bank.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Creates processes via WMI
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
Drops PE files to the user root directory
Encrypted powershell cmdline option found
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found
PowerShell case anomaly found
Powershell drops PE file
Very long command line found
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected Emotet
Yara detected Emotet Downloader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 261467 Sample: AA3v8yf1c7._doc Startdate: 11/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 40 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->40 42 Yara detected Emotet Downloader 2->42 44 Yara detected Emotet 2->44 46 6 other signatures 2->46 7 powershell.exe 14 18 2->7         started        12 573.exe 2 2->12         started        14 svchost.exe 2->14         started        16 10 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 36 elnoursteel-eg.com 91.148.168.34, 49732, 80 TELEPOINTBG Bulgaria 7->36 32 C:\Users\user\573.exe, PE32 7->32 dropped 34 PowerShell_transcr....20200811131607.txt, UTF-8 7->34 dropped 50 Drops PE files to the user root directory 7->50 52 Creates processes via WMI 7->52 54 Powershell drops PE file 7->54 18 conhost.exe 7->18         started        56 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 12->56 58 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 12->58 20 KBDARME.exe 12->20         started        60 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 14->60 22 MpCmdRun.exe 1 14->22         started        24 WerFault.exe 16->24         started        file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 27 WerFault.exe 23 9 20->27         started        30 conhost.exe 22->30         started        48 Writes to foreign memory regions 24->48 process9 dnsIp10 38 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 27->38
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-11 10:05:51 UTC
AV detection:
22 of 29 (75.86%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
macro
Behaviour
Suspicious Office macro
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_gen_2
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) DOC

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Heodo

Word file docx 5a8d4ffcfdfbc1a6381d52664660dad53c880513959ca2ab2b0632aea4084347

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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