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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 5

Intelligence 5 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	9a223ec9c70dcc3f80310fe5d32172ab560ff172f3cbd8747db4f48705620f43
SHA3-384 hash:	f9806434cd4305f5d332ea48cef2a2d60ead3410d898371996fb7240dd5dd9b181387f56dbdc5e5aa6864b0008bb973e
SHA1 hash:	015e5baedcfa391206bfe003540301877f981c03
MD5 hash:	1f40bd2da6e2ee1b83240171a0258ad8
humanhash:	lamp-kentucky-foxtrot-monkey
File name:	emotet_e3_9a223ec9c70dcc3f80310fe5d32172ab560ff172f3cbd8747db4f48705620f43_2020-08-19__080724._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	205'590 bytes
First seen:	2020-08-19 08:07:36 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:S4PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlSgFUhW3wczbiwF9e:TDRv1m4bnQgISg2EVzbiwFQ
TLSH	6114C7E820E97C9EC90B32317ABA8BBF94804E8E11618979773D33593FFB135A275115
Reporter	Cryptolaemus1
Tags:	doc Emotet epoch3 Heodo

Cryptolaemus1

Emotet epoch3 doc

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

n/a

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Detection(s):

TwinWave.EvilDoc.AutoExecSeparateWays.20200818.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.WelcomeBackEmotetThatsWhyTheyCallItWindowPain.2020717.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% 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

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

Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability

Result

Threat name:

Emotet

Detection:

malicious

Classification:

bank.troj.evad

Score:

100 / 100

Link:

https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/436865

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

Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros)

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/9a223ec9c70dcc3f80310fe5d32172ab560ff172f3cbd8747db4f48705620f43/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Downloader.Heuristic

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-08-19 08:09:08 UTC

AV detection:

8 of 48 (16.67%)

Threat level:

2/5

Detection(s):

Suspicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=tird5sohbxgd7abrb7s5gilsvnla74ls6pf5q5d5wt2ioblcb5bq._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200819-cgbfdh6kdn/

Behaviour

Suspicious Office macro

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YARA Signatures

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