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Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8829bbce815af3eb259bf395ab4bc8e41ed24c260d590c7a8253172b4e6ded79
SHA3-384 hash: f8ab51b3a036a8c75a0c917e624cfd1abbab750f31152451924b61f9cbcb4e2ba8a76900ba521d5f7f2896d774b26e23
SHA1 hash: 73c30f9fed0401a55f044f7e48f2c5cdb9fac3ea
MD5 hash: 2d86231f9734de7f27d5959e0f0712f5
humanhash: blossom-berlin-mars-harry
File name:emotet_e2_8829bbce815af3eb259bf395ab4bc8e41ed24c260d590c7a8253172b4e6ded79_2020-08-13__213245._doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:236'650 bytes
First seen:2020-08-13 21:33:58 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:3j6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGko/Rw3fVRw:3HgtEWPsL/aTyT9Gko/Rw3NRw
TLSH 73346B5B97C9AB97E78293710A1BFA2400959C783822421FBDC53EFE7C79B680D71316
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo


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Cryptolaemus1
Emotet epoch2 doc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
70
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% directory
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:
100 / 100
Signature
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Creates processes via WMI
Document contains an embedded VBA with many randomly named variables
Document contains VBA stomped code (only p-code) potentially bypassing AV detection
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
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:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 266420 Sample: BbbBcGqu66._doc Startdate: 15/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 41 Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules) 2->41 43 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->43 45 Yara detected Emotet Downloader 2->45 47 7 other signatures 2->47 8 powershell.exe 14 19 2->8         started        13 svchost.exe 2->13         started        15 svchost.exe 1 1 2->15         started        17 9 other processes 2->17 process3 dnsIp4 35 mezoonline.com 35.239.80.119, 49717, 80 GOOGLEUS United States 8->35 31 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\Qkaz.exe, PE32 8->31 dropped 33 PowerShell_transcr....20200815093552.txt, UTF-8 8->33 dropped 53 Powershell drops PE file 8->53 19 Qkaz.exe 2 8->19         started        22 conhost.exe 8->22         started        55 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 13->55 37 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 15->37 file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 49 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 19->49 51 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 19->51 24 mimofcodec.exe 12 19->24         started        27 MpCmdRun.exe 22->27         started        process9 dnsIp10 39 75.139.38.211, 49729, 80 CHARTER-20115US United States 24->39 29 conhost.exe 27->29         started        process11
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-13 21:23:47 UTC
AV detection:
20 of 29 (68.97%)
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_2
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) DOC
Rule name:SharedStrings
Author:Katie Kleemola
Description:Internal names found in LURK0/CCTV0 samples

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Heodo

Word file docx 8829bbce815af3eb259bf395ab4bc8e41ed24c260d590c7a8253172b4e6ded79

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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