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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 5

Maldoc score: 9

Intelligence 5 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	9540b79f5c13487796235107eec3d092edc4334652235ca9e3e8756ccfeaf3d7
SHA3-384 hash:	5c8c997cf2487365aab4826e6d632a6a7ad35b2c8b890038aa36601f5c322db9dfd9e1bd2c32c7c56f94a54da289df1e
SHA1 hash:	13b19dd289ee1f05ae17db4c80d73581cee21072
MD5 hash:	82c1a968faaa301b260a39a68a1998a3
humanhash:	mississippi-mirror-table-beer
File name:	emotet_e1_9540b79f5c13487796235107eec3d092edc4334652235ca9e3e8756ccfeaf3d7.doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	144'384 bytes
First seen:	2020-11-17 18:04:09 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	doc
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	1536:p9dIX1rrwF9HOtVLqtUZJUyxhlMH4ruplmxBDhJrpHRhYf:p9dm1rrwTHOj/FMH4bRhYf
TLSH	67E3B289A1C0FD16F9514A314E8BEAB8B31BAC142C19C2D725F973FD5C3B5748AE7242
Reporter	Cryptolaemus1
Tags:	doc Emotet epoch1 Heodo

Cryptolaemus1

Emotet epoch1 doc

Office OLE Information

This malware samples appears to be an Office document. The following table provides more information about this document using oletools and oledump.

OLE id

Maldoc score: 9

Application name is Microsoft Office Word

Office document is in OLE format

Office document contains VBA Macros

OLE vba

MalwareBazaar was able to extract and deobfuscate VBA script(s) the following information from OLE objects embedded in this file using olevba:

Type	Keyword	Description
AutoExec	Document_open	Runs when the Word or Publisher document is opened
Suspicious	Create	May execute file or a system command through WMI
Suspicious	showwindow	May hide the application
Suspicious	CreateObject	May create an OLE object
Suspicious	Hex Strings	Hex-encoded strings were detected, may be used to obfuscate strings (option --decode to see all)

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

325

Origin country :

n/a

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Detection(s):

SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-153.UNOFFICIAL

Doc.Downloader.Emotet-9784039-0

Doc.Downloader.Emotet-9784065-0

Doc.Downloader.Emotet-9784066-0

Doc.Downloader.Emotet-9784139-0

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EMOCROCreateRomanticWarrior.20200916.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetWindowNotGonnaTakeIt.20201026.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetKillerQueen.20201026.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDocs.EmotetContinuationWorldIsAVampire.20201028.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EMOCROSnakeCharmer.20201103.UNOFFICIAL

Doc.Malware.Emotet-9784137-1

Sanesecurity.Badmacro.Doc.ArrWind1.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 a custom TCP request

Creating a file

Deleting a recently created file

Possible injection to a system process

Sending a TCP request to an infection source

Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability

Result

Verdict:

MALICIOUS

Details

Suspicious Document Variables

Detected a macro that references a suspicious number of tersely named variables.

Macro with Startup Hook

Detected macro logic that will automatically execute on document open. Most malware contains some execution hook.

Document With Few Pages

Document contains between one and three pages of content. Most malicious documents are sparse in page count.

Macro Execution Coercion

Detected a document that appears to social engineer the user into activating embedded logic.

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/9540b79f5c13487796235107eec3d092edc4334652235ca9e3e8756ccfeaf3d7/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-10-26 17:10:36 UTC

AV detection:

24 of 29 (82.76%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=svalph24cnehpfrdked65q6qslw4im2gkirvzkpd5b2wzt7k6plq._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

10/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/201117-dj55d5j5y6/

Behaviour

Modifies Internet Explorer settings

Modifies registry class

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Checks processor information in registry

Enumerates system info in registry

Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present

Drops file in Windows directory

Drops file in System32 directory

Blacklisted process makes network request

Process spawned unexpected child process

Malware Config

Dropper Extraction:

https://ivytheme.com/wp-admin/LyR/
https://secuado.com/wp-content/plugins/apikey/6/
https://passionpastry.com/wp-admin/n/
https://caglayann.com/wp-admin/Xt1/
https://crechereviver.org/siteunavailable/3/
https://logistician.org/wp-admin/aGQ/
https://m-tash.com/wp-includes/9/

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YARA Signatures

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