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Database Entry



Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 74c2c54fc85691f5881aab90f9e3a678723c7e3b2e7a987c172eef23d4f275c4
SHA3-384 hash: 6a668338b54f6ea170bd338c04a4a078af8672e83b25574d68098f209ac9d07591cdf29146a2fb3c1ed057325fb63dd4
SHA1 hash: 79e5f4fb4f4d2f8fedc3076ab5b95ff0e837fc09
MD5 hash: 8f306bf6f620ed0392ee8fa05fa3661b
humanhash: single-july-robin-illinois
File name:emotet_e2_74c2c54fc85691f5881aab90f9e3a678723c7e3b2e7a987c172eef23d4f275c4_2020-08-19__145936._doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:206'436 bytes
First seen:2020-08-19 15:01:00 UTC
Last seen:2020-08-19 15:02:03 UTC
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:54PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlS/tOw/Ap4+/jpHmwG/P:ODRv1m4bnQgIS/tOwopB/jpHmwGX
TLSH 0614D7E820E97C9EC90732306AFA8BBF90805E8E11628979773D33593FFB175A275115
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo


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Emotet epoch2 doc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
72
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP POST request
Deleting a recently created file
Creating a window
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a process with a hidden window
DNS request
Sending an HTTP GET request
Sending a custom TCP request
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
Enabling autorun for a service
Bypassing of proactive protection methods using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability
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 base64 encoded strings
Document contains an embedded VBA with many string operations indicating source code obfuscation
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
Powershell drops PE file
Very long command line found
Yara detected Emotet
Yara detected Emotet Downloader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 271810 Sample: pTuYjFmWi4._doc Startdate: 20/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 37 cdn.onenote.net 2->37 47 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->47 49 Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros) 2->49 51 Yara detected Emotet Downloader 2->51 53 7 other signatures 2->53 8 powershell.exe 14 20 2->8         started        13 svchost.exe 2->13         started        15 WINWORD.EXE 184 44 2->15         started        17 9 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 39 ruskinc.com 142.93.189.50, 443, 49725, 49726 DIGITALOCEAN-ASNUS United States 8->39 41 agapewilderness.com 166.62.43.162, 49728, 80 AS-26496-GO-DADDY-COM-LLCUS United States 8->41 31 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\Hcfyj48d.exe, PE32 8->31 dropped 33 PowerShell_transcr....20200820105211.txt, UTF-8 8->33 dropped 59 Powershell drops PE file 8->59 19 Hcfyj48d.exe 2 8->19         started        22 conhost.exe 8->22         started        61 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 13->61 24 MpCmdRun.exe 13->24         started        35 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\pTuYjFmWi4.doc.LNK, MS 15->35 dropped 43 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 17->43 file6 signatures7 process8 signatures9 55 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 19->55 57 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 19->57 26 adsldp.exe 12 19->26         started        29 conhost.exe 24->29         started        process10 dnsIp11 45 70.121.172.89, 49736, 80 TWC-11427-TEXASUS United States 26->45
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-19 15:02:05 UTC
AV detection:
21 of 28 (75.00%)
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_20200820
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo DOC
Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_gen_3
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) DOC
Rule name:Cobalt_functions
Author:@j0sm1
Description:Detect functions coded with ROR edi,D; Detect CobaltStrike used by differents groups APT
Rule name:MALW_emotet
Author:Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team
Description:Rule to detect unpacked Emotet

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 74c2c54fc85691f5881aab90f9e3a678723c7e3b2e7a987c172eef23d4f275c4

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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