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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 6

Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	5aef84eb7042aec5b21c949a61c3beb6aae3ed2e1d897d383e802a60766af3cc
SHA3-384 hash:	6994fd1ca14c1e3d4a5f3b7c47945a8fb09c288abd7fdf5b784c73e3eb7f325f9508f43bb8ae3592ac9cd0a0a68b9d69
SHA1 hash:	a822662850ae2e434824a374d52fdf56ac418b80
MD5 hash:	7883721c1c8925a6d0cc93aa73b22b62
humanhash:	march-artist-hawaii-sweet
File name:	emotet_e2_5aef84eb7042aec5b21c949a61c3beb6aae3ed2e1d897d383e802a60766af3cc_2020-08-21__003454._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	190'402 bytes
First seen:	2020-08-21 00:35:19 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:E4PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlSrNTanKwKWTwXYw:ZDRv1m4bnQgISrxe9KWTwXH
TLSH	FA14B7F128E3DEAAE103863F769ADDBC306B4C0010525627B95E33AF5F3A078554F669
Reporter	Cryptolaemus1
Tags:	doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo

Cryptolaemus1

Emotet epoch2 doc

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

n/a

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Detection(s):

TwinWave.EvilDoc.AutoExecSeparateWays.20200818.UNOFFICIAL

SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-102.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.WelcomeBackEmotetThatsWhyTheyCallItWindowPain.2020717.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetCROCryLittleSister.20200720.UNOFFICIAL

Sanesecurity.Malware.24631.XlsHeur.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

Connection attempt

Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories

Creating a process from a recently created file

Moving a file to the Windows subdirectory

Creating a service

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/442943

Signature

Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample

Creates processes via WMI

Document contains an embedded VBA with base64 encoded strings

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

Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL

Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file

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:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/5aef84eb7042aec5b21c949a61c3beb6aae3ed2e1d897d383e802a60766af3cc/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-08-21 00:37:04 UTC

AV detection:

21 of 29 (72.41%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=llxyj23qikxmlmq4ssngdq56w2voh3jodwex2ob6qavga5tk6pga._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200821-4m247elrps/

Behaviour

Suspicious Office macro

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

Threat name:

Emotet

Score:

1.00

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/5aef84eb7042aec5b21c949a61c3beb6aae3ed2e1d897d383e802a60766af3cc

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:	ach_Heodo_doc_20200820 Create hunting rule
Author:	abuse.ch
Description:	Detects Heodo DOC

Rule name:	ach_Heodo_doc_gen_3 Create hunting rule
Author:	abuse.ch
Description:	Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) 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