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Database Entry



Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8a2f064a6dca53bb23a7334b3bf7a721988384cbf51762ca848852cfd43d13eb
SHA3-384 hash: fb91d1c1633f5d79154c571921a5e799444e18c52219246d3e1fb123a659c1b0ddad4cec20b667ccfcc5babff8b0b691
SHA1 hash: db4f45457c90cc5d0e3d0caffef3c49f574cdaba
MD5 hash: 5ea373918a395d5e0d10dd30ed51a2bf
humanhash: oranges-queen-california-magnesium
File name:emotet_e2_8a2f064a6dca53bb23a7334b3bf7a721988384cbf51762ca848852cfd43d13eb_2020-08-14__063359._doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:236'563 bytes
First seen:2020-08-14 06:35:25 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:Yj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkxoMt/q7wDLR8lR:YHgtEWPsL/aTyT9Gkx5tS7wDLRK
TLSH 42346B5B93DAAB97E78253710A1BFA6400919C783821421FBDC53EFE7C79B680E71316
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo


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Cryptolaemus1
Emotet epoch2 doc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
64
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
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
Creating a window
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a process with a hidden window
DNS request
Sending a custom TCP request
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
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: 266867 Sample: 6rzHijTKiL._doc Startdate: 15/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 42 Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules) 2->42 44 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->44 46 Yara detected Emotet Downloader 2->46 48 7 other signatures 2->48 7 powershell.exe 14 19 2->7         started        11 svchost.exe 2->11         started        14 WINWORD.EXE 208 71 2->14         started        16 8 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 34 lifepartner.hk 103.13.50.243, 49734, 80 SGC-CAL-ASSGC-CloudAllianceLimitedHK Hong Kong 7->34 36 agenciann.com 148.163.122.6, 443, 49732 IOFLOODUS United States 7->36 38 2 other IPs or domains 7->38 30 PowerShell_transcr....20200815181956.txt, UTF-8 7->30 dropped 32 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\Uqhg.exe, data 7->32 dropped 18 Uqhg.exe 2 7->18         started        21 conhost.exe 7->21         started        54 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 11->54 23 MpCmdRun.exe 1 11->23         started        file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 50 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 18->50 52 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 18->52 25 dmxmlhelputils.exe 12 18->25         started        28 conhost.exe 23->28         started        process9 dnsIp10 40 75.139.38.211, 49742, 80 CHARTER-20115US United States 25->40
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-14 06:37:04 UTC
AV detection:
20 of 28 (71.43%)
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

File information


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Web download

Heodo

Word file docx 8a2f064a6dca53bb23a7334b3bf7a721988384cbf51762ca848852cfd43d13eb

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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