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Database Entry


Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 8453ec242b79cfedf5b4fc8977ac318a0e11510f7d81318ecb25bb683207a175
SHA3-384 hash: 13c274ee6fe338b31c03129c0070c792126f5677478fff526eedfa0ca54e992135671ba968eb3720a95fb5f91b3bae68
SHA1 hash: 5b81a6e8c28e4fab7c0a3a40ac0846b089fc2082
MD5 hash: 425dddd1df194c99a67b3f1b8d86b341
humanhash: kansas-glucose-alanine-tennis
File name:X_AI9821339181DJ.doc
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Signature Heodo
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File size:175'929 bytes
First seen:2020-07-28 12:10:02 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file doc
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:w4PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlS3l3vJX6aha1wezwpIZ4DB:NDRv1m4bnQgIS3l3vJXewpI+DB
TLSH 3304F88178B1BD6FE19511B30CBFCE6C121F9C0397719906FA4E336EAB31569D24DA24
Reporter JAMESWT_WT
Tags:Emotet Heodo

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
76
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-90.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.WelcomeBackEmotetThatsWhyTheyCallItWindowPain.2020717.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetCROCryLittleSister.20200720.UNOFFICIAL
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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
Sending an HTTP GET request
Creating a file
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
Bypassing of proactive protection methods using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability
Result
Threat name:
Emotet
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
bank.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/400260
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
Document contains an embedded VBA with many string operations indicating source code obfuscation
Document contains VBA stomped code (only p-code) potentially bypassing AV detection
Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Drops PE files to the user root directory
Encrypted powershell cmdline option found
Found malware configuration
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found
Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
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
Powershell drops PE file
Very long command line found
Yara detected Emotet
Yara detected Emotet Downloader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 252505 Sample: X_AI9821339181DJ.doc Startdate: 28/07/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 32 g.msn.com 2->32 34 asf-ris-prod-neurope.northeurope.cloudapp.azure.com 2->34 40 Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL 2->40 42 Found malware configuration 2->42 44 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->44 46 13 other signatures 2->46 8 565.exe 2 2->8         started        11 powershell.exe 14 18 2->11         started        15 svchost.exe 2->15         started        17 9 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 48 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 8->48 50 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 8->50 52 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 8->52 54 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 8->54 19 7z.exe 12 8->19         started        38 laboratbahasa.com 203.161.184.3, 443, 49723 JOGJACAMP-AS-IDPTJCIndonesiaID Indonesia 11->38 28 C:\Users\user\565.exe, PE32 11->28 dropped 30 PowerShell_transcr....20200728223136.txt, UTF-8 11->30 dropped 56 Drops PE files to the user root directory 11->56 58 Creates processes via WMI 11->58 60 Powershell drops PE file 11->60 22 conhost.exe 11->22         started        62 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 15->62 24 MpCmdRun.exe 1 15->24         started        file6 signatures7 process8 dnsIp9 36 76.27.179.47, 49728, 80 COMCAST-7922US United States 19->36 26 conhost.exe 24->26         started        process10
Detection:
emotet
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/8453ec242b79cfedf5b4fc8977ac318a0e11510f7d81318ecb25bb683207a175/
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Powload
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-07-28 12:11:06 UTC
File Type:
Document
Extracted files:
42
AV detection:
20 of 31 (64.52%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=qrj6yjblphh635nu7sexplbrrihbcuippwatddwlew5wqmqhuf2q._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
macro
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/200728-h9fqabwxyj/
Behaviour
Suspicious Office macro
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Threat name:
Emotet
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/8453ec242b79cfedf5b4fc8977ac318a0e11510f7d81318ecb25bb683207a175

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_20200728
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Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo DOC
Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_gen
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Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo DOC
Rule name:Cobalt_functions
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Author:@j0sm1
Description:Detect functions coded with ROR edi,D; Detect CobaltStrike used by differents groups APT
Rule name:MALW_emotet
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Author:Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team
Description:Rule to detect unpacked Emotet
Rule name:SharedStrings
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Author:Katie Kleemola
Description:Internal names found in LURK0/CCTV0 samples

File information

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Web download

Heodo

Word file doc 8453ec242b79cfedf5b4fc8977ac318a0e11510f7d81318ecb25bb683207a175

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/420639/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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