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Database Entry


Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 5


Intelligence 5 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 98c343c9a6bc0e1498638cbceb56365d8a033eb3443f2856a872d5a3253d5040
SHA3-384 hash: c7d86312f1e6355a1c96d1ce3480ef4e6d393dbdf35bce90365fcee9e9b0cbc0f8df7aff13fd6589d314d626d0cea7a8
SHA1 hash: 0e7b8d66495ffe76efea4216ffab12d68daa45c6
MD5 hash: 4511b1c36f8ab39e06b6dd22b4e132b3
humanhash: speaker-butter-alabama-one
File name:emotet_e2_98c343c9a6bc0e1498638cbceb56365d8a033eb3443f2856a872d5a3253d5040_2020-08-17__233406._doc
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Signature Heodo
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File size:244'375 bytes
First seen:2020-08-17 23:35:20 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:ej6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkl9xuv94Pewsskns:eHgtEWPsL/aTyT9Gkfwv62wss
TLSH FA344CA2B18D7E15D9E31EF01F8ADBB8E598BC413A4842DBF40D7BBD2FB90D41945824
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo


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Cryptolaemus1
Emotet epoch2 doc

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
66
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-97.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.WelcomeBackEmotetThatsWhyTheyCallItWindowPain.2020717.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetCROCryLittleSister.20200720.UNOFFICIAL
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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
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
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
bank.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/435305
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
Very long command line found
Yara detected Emotet
Yara detected Emotet Downloader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 270093 Sample: oZqrBy6JQR.doc Startdate: 18/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 48 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->48 50 Yara detected Emotet Downloader 2->50 52 Yara detected Emotet 2->52 54 5 other signatures 2->54 7 powershell.exe 14 19 2->7         started        12 svchost.exe 2->12         started        14 WINWORD.EXE 184 46 2->14         started        16 9 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 36 www.feelthecitytours.com 7->36 38 feelthecitytours.com 5.135.201.9, 443, 49723 OVHFR France 7->38 42 2 other IPs or domains 7->42 30 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\I7hodtb3.exe, PE32 7->30 dropped 32 PowerShell_transcr....20200818144731.txt, UTF-8 7->32 dropped 60 Powershell drops PE file 7->60 18 I7hodtb3.exe 2 7->18         started        21 conhost.exe 7->21         started        62 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 12->62 23 MpCmdRun.exe 12->23         started        34 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\oZqrBy6JQR.doc.LNK, MS 14->34 dropped 40 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 16->40 file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 56 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 18->56 58 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 18->58 25 normaliz.exe 12 18->25         started        28 conhost.exe 23->28         started        process9 dnsIp10 44 69.30.203.214, 49737, 8080 WIIUS United States 25->44 46 64.183.73.122, 80 TWC-20001-PACWESTUS United States 25->46
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/98c343c9a6bc0e1498638cbceb56365d8a033eb3443f2856a872d5a3253d5040/
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-17 23:37:06 UTC
AV detection:
22 of 29 (75.86%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=tdbuhsngxqhbjgddrs6owvrwlwfagpvtiq7sqvviolk2gjj5kbaa._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
macro
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/200817-kme1kmjqe6/
Behaviour
Suspicious Office macro
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Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/98c343c9a6bc0e1498638cbceb56365d8a033eb3443f2856a872d5a3253d5040

YARA Signatures

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

File information

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Web download

Heodo

Word file docx 98c343c9a6bc0e1498638cbceb56365d8a033eb3443f2856a872d5a3253d5040

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/435258/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/435255/

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