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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 5

Intelligence 5 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	78a2cd40d747f3c621c50eadc47b9f15eb11a59b729dda17d525ae52a89cac41
SHA3-384 hash:	a7059f0988b548cd0e82bb00aaa213828dd588fb5f9d89e39058cecf505159cbfaa59f372a66a0f1eb1e44f1acf9dec7
SHA1 hash:	efb342d610dbc7f024e9ed3b553cc84f5554023a
MD5 hash:	892c959cbc1e60b4caa487984530a8aa
humanhash:	west-king-undress-stream
File name:	emotet_e3_78a2cd40d747f3c621c50eadc47b9f15eb11a59b729dda17d525ae52a89cac41_2020-08-17__233845._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	239'303 bytes
First seen:	2020-08-17 23:39:08 UTC
Last seen:	2020-08-17 23:39:08 UTC
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:xj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkDWUXUwsPzL:xHgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkDWUkwsn
TLSH	F6345CA3B18E7E26D9E31DF01F8ADBF8A598BC413E4842DBB4097BBD2DBD0D41945424
Reporter	Cryptolaemus1
Tags:	doc Emotet epoch3 Heodo

Cryptolaemus1

Emotet epoch3 doc

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

n/a

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Detection(s):

SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-97.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetWindowSong.20200204.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.WelcomeBackEmotetThatsWhyTheyCallItWindowPain.2020717.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetCROCryLittleSister.20200720.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 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:

Emotet

Detection:

malicious

Classification:

bank.troj.evad

Score:

96 / 100

Link:

https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/435313

Signature

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

Found malware configuration

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:

Download SVG

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/78a2cd40d747f3c621c50eadc47b9f15eb11a59b729dda17d525ae52a89cac41/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-08-17 23:41:05 UTC

AV detection:

22 of 28 (78.57%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=pcrm2qgxi7z4miofb2w4i647cxvrdjm3oko5uf6vewxffke4vraq._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200817-dsgxa72fzs/

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/78a2cd40d747f3c621c50eadc47b9f15eb11a59b729dda17d525ae52a89cac41

YARA Signatures

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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