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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 7

Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	9a8f438d67fc21b41ed272e536678baf70653b5c7c55986ca9d59569ee046e49
SHA3-384 hash:	faae4db1c73e05f086b0e0960a7dd2d58ed1cf581f99b5e3add5a7b951c8c1df976e10cec339b4a3545044a7289dc9cc
SHA1 hash:	fe27146117f4199c831d0b7c697d8e543394139f
MD5 hash:	b7f55e1ab6f9b0fb74c5d5e66f49d7a0
humanhash:	stream-cup-pip-fourteen
File name:	__________487320_20200730.doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	174'710 bytes
First seen:	2020-07-30 05:17:53 UTC
Last seen:	2020-07-30 05:56:27 UTC
File type:	doc
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:H4PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlSYI6SbabyDr7OurYEmI:YDRv1m4bnQgISYIdkir7OurzmI
TLSH	1B0429403193ACB6C9401D3E2F8BD97C28566C50E6A4C6DBF6483BED6FFB7601294B19
Reporter	theDark3d
Tags:	doc Emotet Heodo

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

n/a

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Detection(s):

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

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

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/403158

Signature

Creates processes via WMI

Document contains an embedded VBA with many randomly named variables

Document contains VBA stomped code (only p-code) potentially bypassing AV detection

Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them

Drops PE files to the user root directory

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

Very long command line found

Yara detected Emotet

Yara detected Emotet Downloader

Behaviour

Behavior Graph:

Download SVG

Detection:

emotet

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/9a8f438d67fc21b41ed272e536678baf70653b5c7c55986ca9d59569ee046e49/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-07-30 05:19:08 UTC

AV detection:

22 of 29 (75.86%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=tkhuhdlh7qq3ihwsolstmz4lv5ygko24prkzq3fj2wkwt3qenzeq._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200730-x72afh939j/

Behaviour

Suspicious Office macro

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

Threat name:

Emotet

Score:

0.70

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/9a8f438d67fc21b41ed272e536678baf70653b5c7c55986ca9d59569ee046e49

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:	ach_Heodo_doc_20200729 Create hunting rule
Author:	abuse.ch
Description:	Detects Heodo DOC

Rule name:	ach_Heodo_doc_gen Create hunting rule
Author:	abuse.ch
Description:	Detects Heodo 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