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Database Entry



Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 5


Intelligence 5 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 949ca15be4b5ddf9cab2c69d61707a8d7355a326ef42995cfcfae7d96b4d848a
SHA3-384 hash: b314e0ccc1f056e6cce82ca8649e675eae9df044751a195f1e07377225e41ba789c8420631674b6cd4cc816417df4eb0
SHA1 hash: bc3d8df81a758d3b1903b5c6ae8ca29fcd2214ae
MD5 hash: 970c209464f6b6f0cf2ee42540f1a1f3
humanhash: may-sierra-snake-bacon
File name:emotet_e1_949ca15be4b5ddf9cab2c69d61707a8d7355a326ef42995cfcfae7d96b4d848a_2020-08-19__124758._doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:252'767 bytes
First seen:2020-08-19 12:48:28 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:Qj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkgSW14Jbc1E00dwn6:QHgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkZLbndwn6
TLSH BF348E9951DA3E5FD803313069F6DBBB54948E4D2A11853B723E376D3FBF039A66200A
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch1 Heodo


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Cryptolaemus1
Emotet epoch1 doc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
72
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% 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:
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 base64 encoded strings
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
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: 271491 Sample: r6T4eU8X3g._doc Startdate: 20/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 44 Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules) 2->44 46 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->46 48 Yara detected Emotet Downloader 2->48 50 7 other signatures 2->50 7 powershell.exe 14 20 2->7         started        12 svchost.exe 2->12         started        14 svchost.exe 1 1 2->14         started        16 8 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 34 abcv5.com 150.109.32.53, 49718, 80 TENCENT-NET-AP-CNTencentBuildingKejizhongyiAvenueCN Singapore 7->34 36 sonacars.com 15.207.24.198, 49717, 80 AMAZON-02US United States 7->36 30 PowerShell_transcr....20200820042438.txt, UTF-8 7->30 dropped 32 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\Szrww6tn.exe, data 7->32 dropped 56 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 7->56 58 Very long command line found 7->58 60 Encrypted powershell cmdline option found 7->60 62 PowerShell case anomaly found 7->62 18 Szrww6tn.exe 5 7->18         started        21 conhost.exe 7->21         started        64 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 12->64 23 MpCmdRun.exe 12->23         started        38 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 14->38 file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 52 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 18->52 54 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 18->54 25 KBDSORST.exe 12 18->25         started        28 conhost.exe 23->28         started        process9 dnsIp10 40 209.126.6.222, 49733, 8080 CONTABOUS United States 25->40 42 82.163.245.38, 80 EV-ASGB United Kingdom 25->42
Threat name:
Document-Word.Dropper.Heuristic
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-19 12:50:07 UTC
AV detection:
12 of 47 (25.53%)
Threat level:
  2/5
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_20200820
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo DOC
Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_gen_3
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) DOC

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 949ca15be4b5ddf9cab2c69d61707a8d7355a326ef42995cfcfae7d96b4d848a

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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