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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 4

Maldoc score: 13

Intelligence 4 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	852d88f248a132193134baba17eb75649f9aab9cb04fc39652d337149c5dfd87
SHA3-384 hash:	eb64ad8d1ee9f695f7815b4bf236de37046711e4411f78e43ba44d096b5863d5b721bbc972aa0d42f94a7d63b0603818
SHA1 hash:	73a2360d6ff6e48d79789827a09c993c36545955
MD5 hash:	26de8336beecc3ee25ee380dbdd4aae9
humanhash:	bacon-uranus-neptune-bluebird
File name:	emotet_e2_852d88f248a132193134baba17eb75649f9aab9cb04fc39652d337149c5dfd87_2020-10-28__120034260086._fpx
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	245'760 bytes
First seen:	2020-10-28 12:03:51 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:u+L3J5D1gqdwHbpp5BJivKie6B/w2yiWydwVRxqSbOnA3ElmQrmsX:MJiP/w2Pm6SbOnA3EfrmsX
TLSH	2134C3ED61C3B8CDFDA43130C97ABD68D21DD8303415A543E0BFAB687D67D936261A82
Reporter	Cryptolaemus1
Tags:	doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo

Cryptolaemus1

Emotet epoch2 doc

Office OLE Information

This malware samples appears to be an Office document. The following table provides more information about this document using oletools and oledump.

OLE id

Maldoc score: 13

Application name is Microsoft Office Word

Office document is in OLE format

Office document contains VBA Macros

OLE vba

MalwareBazaar was able to extract and deobfuscate VBA script(s) the following information from OLE objects embedded in this file using olevba:

Type	Keyword	Description
AutoExec	Document_open	Runs when the Word or Publisher document is opened
Suspicious	Create	May execute file or a system command through WMI
Suspicious	showwindow	May hide the application
Suspicious	CreateObject	May create an OLE object
Suspicious	ChrW	May attempt to obfuscate specific strings (use option --deobf to deobfuscate)
Suspicious	Hex Strings	Hex-encoded strings were detected, may be used to obfuscate strings (option --decode to see all)
Suspicious	Base64 Strings	Base64-encoded strings were detected, may be used to obfuscate strings (option --decode to see all)

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

n/a

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Detection(s):

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EMOCROCreateRomanticWarrior.20200916.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetKillerQueen.20201026.UNOFFICIAL

Doc.Dropper.EmotetiBlueUpdate1020-9780531-0

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

Sending a custom TCP 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

Enabling autorun for a service

Bypassing of proactive protection methods using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)

Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/852d88f248a132193134baba17eb75649f9aab9cb04fc39652d337149c5dfd87/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-10-28 12:05:09 UTC

AV detection:

22 of 29 (75.86%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=quwyr4siuezbsmjuxk5bp23vmspzvk44wbh4hfss2m3rjhc57wdq._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

10/10

Tags:

n/a

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/201028-ndkhqwj7ne/

Behaviour

Modifies Internet Explorer settings

Modifies registry class

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Checks processor information in registry

Enumerates system info in registry

Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present

Drops file in Windows directory

Drops file in System32 directory

Blacklisted process makes network request

Executes dropped EXE

Process spawned unexpected child process

Malware Config

Dropper Extraction:

http://nanettecook.org/wp-admin/x/
http://scalarmonitoring.com/wp-admin/js/widgets/S0A/
https://fourseasonsjsc.com/wp-admin/hzu9vvt/
https://ningyangseo.com/wp-admin/am/
https://www.rapidcarwash.net/wp-content/nO6U/
http://coolchacult.com/wp-includes/i/
http://anpbodysculpting.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/c/
https://lamajesteindustries.com/wp-content/DRTujMR/

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YARA Signatures

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