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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 5

Intelligence 5 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	974cee607e26fc226dc6835c3823f25a77541be94a01be3d3ffdb69afaabcdf4
SHA3-384 hash:	4a3118fec8c56225ae5fd8bc6987b967b3f2e03f3e4886415a5b9475649f6214be77ad5cf3522ddb84e74bc25c0838f5
SHA1 hash:	d404279734d8b66a15a21acc428a4c5bf10b2f17
MD5 hash:	5a4681f94ef5855bee95960665a48355
humanhash:	stairway-sink-bluebird-massachusetts
File name:	emotet_e2_974cee607e26fc226dc6835c3823f25a77541be94a01be3d3ffdb69afaabcdf4_2020-08-17__210318._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	245'072 bytes
First seen:	2020-08-17 21:04:29 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:ej6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkl9Juv94I2wssknk:eHgtEWPsL/aTyT9Gkfov6Nwsk
TLSH	69344CA2B18D7E15D9E31EF01F8ADBB8E598BC413A4842DBF40D7BBD2FB90D41945824
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 a custom TCP 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

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/435043

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

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

Behaviour

Behavior Graph:

Download SVG

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/974cee607e26fc226dc6835c3823f25a77541be94a01be3d3ffdb69afaabcdf4/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Powload

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-08-17 21:06:06 UTC

AV detection:

22 of 29 (75.86%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=s5go4yd6e36ce3ogqnodqi7slj3vig7jjia34pj77w3jv6vlzx2a._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200817-6g3js2dg3e/

Behaviour

Suspicious Office macro

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Threat name:

Legit

Score:

0.00

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/974cee607e26fc226dc6835c3823f25a77541be94a01be3d3ffdb69afaabcdf4

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