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Database Entry



Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 5


Intelligence 5 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 78592ac8692e506cbf84de53eb9e18f8758944a5bd60a40fdc7a5b11218af2c5
SHA3-384 hash: b7965d18b7081bbc4de32017d99169a6e16d16593aa13c357289dbc62cfac9c86d1fa847ae1db71fcb14f64f5ea6f370
SHA1 hash: 9cf67cf15a493a393fe425ee8bbabbbb888cbfa3
MD5 hash: c7c206bb6f7d794830e6683049be12b1
humanhash: red-cat-johnny-kentucky
File name:emotet_e3_78592ac8692e506cbf84de53eb9e18f8758944a5bd60a40fdc7a5b11218af2c5_2020-08-18__004506._doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:239'699 bytes
First seen:2020-08-18 00:45:17 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:xj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkeSUX5wsPzb:xHgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkeSUJws3
TLSH 39345CA2B18E7E26D9E31DF01F8ADBF8A598BC413E4842DBB40D7BBD2F790D41945424
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch3 Heodo


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Cryptolaemus1
Emotet epoch3 doc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
69
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 in the %temp% subdirectories
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
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:
92 / 100
Signature
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Creates processes via WMI
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
PowerShell case anomaly found
Powershell drops PE file
Very long command line found
Yara detected Emotet
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 270219 Sample: Y862gyBp8Y.doc Startdate: 18/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 92 40 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->40 42 Yara detected Emotet 2->42 44 Very long command line found 2->44 46 4 other signatures 2->46 7 powershell.exe 14 20 2->7         started        12 svchost.exe 2->12         started        14 WINWORD.EXE 184 46 2->14         started        16 9 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 34 identisoft.pt 185.2.4.18, 49724, 80 REGISTER_UK-ASGB Italy 7->34 30 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\Xa00ecv.exe, PE32 7->30 dropped 52 Powershell drops PE file 7->52 18 Xa00ecv.exe 2 7->18         started        21 conhost.exe 7->21         started        54 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 12->54 23 MpCmdRun.exe 1 12->23         started        32 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\Y862gyBp8Y.doc.LNK, MS 14->32 dropped 36 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 16->36 file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 48 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 18->48 50 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 18->50 25 SensorsUtilsV2.exe 12 18->25         started        28 conhost.exe 23->28         started        process9 dnsIp10 38 112.78.142.170, 49729, 80 BIZNET-AS-APBIZNETNETWORKSID Indonesia 25->38
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-18 00:47:04 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_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


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Web download

Heodo

Word file docx 78592ac8692e506cbf84de53eb9e18f8758944a5bd60a40fdc7a5b11218af2c5

(this sample)

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