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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 7

Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	8fb8f3fa5d462f85628b0330a2096b4ac02c1c469729a17c59f34f252b737b5c
SHA3-384 hash:	e51645812fcec176323ff8b61da9283d14c7cedfdd77067065e0d2ee7d01dee0cba4f45d2206661e264867431ee70981
SHA1 hash:	e0e39572af9fe58dcc06d84da93fc2159bbf05ac
MD5 hash:	d8b3fb2871f2fe6e100279cfbf004fb5
humanhash:	mobile-friend-stream-salami
File name:	emotet_e2_8fb8f3fa5d462f85628b0330a2096b4ac02c1c469729a17c59f34f252b737b5c_2020-08-19__045520._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	178'255 bytes
First seen:	2020-08-19 04:56:42 UTC
Last seen:	2020-08-19 04:57:06 UTC
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:e4PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlS0rUsrG8wsMi:XDRv1m4bnQgIS0rUsrbwsMi
TLSH	9F044BC0209EAFD6CD1E203254FB8DEE53842E1418E6B416371C377CAFB56B2F669A15
Reporter	Cryptolaemus1
Tags:	doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo

Cryptolaemus1

Emotet epoch2 doc

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

n/a

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Detection(s):

TwinWave.EvilDoc.AutoExecSeparateWays.20200818.UNOFFICIAL

SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-100.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.WelcomeBackEmotetThatsWhyTheyCallItWindowPain.2020717.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetCROCryLittleSister.20200720.UNOFFICIAL

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% subdirectories

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:

Emotet

Detection:

malicious

Classification:

bank.troj.evad

Score:

100 / 100

Link:

https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/436840

Signature

Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)

Creates processes via WMI

Document contains an embedded VBA with many string operations indicating source code obfuscation

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

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

Behaviour

Behavior Graph:

Download SVG

Detection:

emotet

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/8fb8f3fa5d462f85628b0330a2096b4ac02c1c469729a17c59f34f252b737b5c/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-08-19 04:58:06 UTC

AV detection:

20 of 28 (71.43%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Suspicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=r64ph6s5iyxykyulamykeclljlacyhcgs4u2c7cz6nhskk3tpnoa._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200819-7wa719a2yx/

Behaviour

Suspicious Office macro

Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

Threat name:

Emotet

Score:

1.00

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/8fb8f3fa5d462f85628b0330a2096b4ac02c1c469729a17c59f34f252b737b5c

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:	ach_Heodo_doc_20200820 Create hunting rule
Author:	abuse.ch
Description:	Detects Heodo DOC

Rule name:	ach_Heodo_doc_gen_3 Create hunting rule
Author:	abuse.ch
Description:	Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) DOC

Rule name:	Cobalt_functions Create hunting rule
Author:	@j0sm1
Description:	Detect functions coded with ROR edi,D; Detect CobaltStrike used by differents groups APT