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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 5

Intelligence 5 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	823259e20aee973e7f3a3066d4fe14f60b4b0ba731059c37b07274421ff68c52
SHA3-384 hash:	02ea08ee77bfbb3644150c0c71dae17c0bd3114eb5129c2331131313239f3dea0060fb584a7320ed2911da18d68f5629
SHA1 hash:	8f7f31a259b23e00c8bf81f4d86c09829e309c66
MD5 hash:	8f48c8953f7b7b288fd59867a2e3e123
humanhash:	fish-tennessee-kitten-seventeen
File name:	emotet_e1_823259e20aee973e7f3a3066d4fe14f60b4b0ba731059c37b07274421ff68c52_2020-08-21__072059._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	189'681 bytes
First seen:	2020-08-21 07:21:34 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:O44PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlSi/O594Yw8C:CDRv1m4bnQgISoOf4Yw8C
TLSH	4A04A7F128E3DE7AE103C63F769ADDBC306B4C0010515627AA5E33AF5E3A078594F669
Reporter	Cryptolaemus1
Tags:	doc Emotet epoch1 Heodo

Cryptolaemus1

Emotet epoch1 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 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:

100 / 100

Link:

https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/443532

Signature

Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample

Antivirus detection for URL or domain

Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)

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

Found malware configuration

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/823259e20aee973e7f3a3066d4fe14f60b4b0ba731059c37b07274421ff68c52/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-08-21 07:23:04 UTC

AV detection:

21 of 29 (72.41%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=qizftyqk52lt47z2gbtnj7qu6yfuwc5hgeczyn5qoj2eeh7wrrja._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200821-bmnfg9d8ea/

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/823259e20aee973e7f3a3066d4fe14f60b4b0ba731059c37b07274421ff68c52

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