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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 5

Intelligence 5 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	9540841d5a15ebb8280e5a0b0c4e0550866c812b17a52e82874644551b877d73
SHA3-384 hash:	c23f5058609d077d16c7e98daa3d4e4a2d3bc876014d905833995a897abea88a5ef46b5c1ea6e872a4836330553576ca
SHA1 hash:	c46fde8a4d86e7161710b9d7e41da0b3bee02a7c
MD5 hash:	ee89e7a7c62049fc4e3d35804e56fdc4
humanhash:	friend-hydrogen-hot-fanta
File name:	emotet_e2_9540841d5a15ebb8280e5a0b0c4e0550866c812b17a52e82874644551b877d73_2020-08-17__123000._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	233'571 bytes
First seen:	2020-08-17 12:31:02 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:pKj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkRKzQ6TwsQs:YHgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkRAQCwsQs
TLSH	18347DA7B18E7F26D9A31DF01E8ADFF8A598BC413E0842DBB4057BBD2D7D0D41A45428
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):

SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-97.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% 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

Connection attempt to an infection source

Bypassing of proactive protection methods using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)

Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability

Sending an HTTP POST request to an infection source

Result

Threat name:

Emotet

Detection:

malicious

Classification:

bank.troj.evad

Score:

100 / 100

Link:

https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/433378

Signature

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

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:

Download SVG

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/9540841d5a15ebb8280e5a0b0c4e0550866c812b17a52e82874644551b877d73/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-08-17 12:32:06 UTC

AV detection:

22 of 29 (75.86%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=svaiihk2cxv3qkaolifqytqfkcdgzajlc6ss5auhizcfkg4hpvzq._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200817-hsdeq3t37x/

Behaviour

Suspicious Office macro

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

Threat name:

Legit

Score:

0.00

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/9540841d5a15ebb8280e5a0b0c4e0550866c812b17a52e82874644551b877d73

YARA Signatures

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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