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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: 8979d70edee1fe1227afc020aeec2b42561f8a2996c0f8b065001bbf3360328b
SHA3-384 hash: c5e81a7eb74ddcdc46b2edd6f4d2895e2b0f85589390465684f6db60c19f6ee6723a0f55f254cc7a9fa04720e81cf83c
SHA1 hash: baf56bf78ea169940e7573ec76dec93a517a9109
MD5 hash: db0cd3d05a630356f224fa70d39d3764
humanhash: wyoming-fifteen-white-comet
File name:FILE_3RJ4QL78KCRN5S.doc
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Signature Heodo
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File size:179'843 bytes
First seen:2020-07-30 10:27:22 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file doc
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:O1H4PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlSEAeaCAwfzWwRRiQMixb/DmQ:xDRv1m4bnQgISEA0AwzWwRRiQMixb/DJ
TLSH 2704F7403193ACB2C9410D3E2F8BE97C28566C50E664C5DBF68C3BED6FFB6605294B19
Reporter JAMESWT_WT
Tags:Emotet Heodo

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
68
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
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
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
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/403586
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
Found malware configuration
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found
Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros)
PowerShell case anomaly found
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: 254023 Sample: FILE_3RJ4QL78KCRN5S.doc Startdate: 30/07/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 32 g.msn.com 2->32 34 asf-ris-prod-neurope.northeurope.cloudapp.azure.com 2->34 46 Found malware configuration 2->46 48 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->48 50 Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros) 2->50 52 8 other signatures 2->52 8 powershell.exe 14 18 2->8         started        13 463.exe 6 2->13         started        15 svchost.exe 2->15         started        17 10 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 38 www.librero.xyz 8->38 40 scoenuganda.org 138.128.181.122, 443, 49713 DIMENOCUS United States 8->40 42 librero.xyz 65.99.252.93, 49712, 80 AS-TIERP-36024US United States 8->42 28 PowerShell_transcr....20200730130042.txt, UTF-8 8->28 dropped 30 C:\Users\user\463.exe, data 8->30 dropped 54 Creates processes via WMI 8->54 19 conhost.exe 8->19         started        56 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 13->56 58 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 13->58 21 WinRtTracing.exe 16 13->21         started        60 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 15->60 24 MpCmdRun.exe 15->24         started        44 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 17->44 file6 signatures7 process8 dnsIp9 36 47.146.117.214, 49726, 80 FRONTIER-FRTRUS United States 21->36 26 conhost.exe 24->26         started        process10
Detection:
emotet
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/8979d70edee1fe1227afc020aeec2b42561f8a2996c0f8b065001bbf3360328b/
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-07-30 05:52:11 UTC
File Type:
Document
Extracted files:
47
AV detection:
21 of 29 (72.41%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=rf45odw64h7bej5pyaqk53blijlb7crjs3aprmdfaan36m3agkfq._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
macro
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/200730-xgyf636xmx/
Behaviour
Suspicious Office macro
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Threat name:
Emotet
Score:
0.70
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/8979d70edee1fe1227afc020aeec2b42561f8a2996c0f8b065001bbf3360328b

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_20200729
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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 8979d70edee1fe1227afc020aeec2b42561f8a2996c0f8b065001bbf3360328b

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/420209/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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