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Database Entry


Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 9ad7a4bbecdafbfb70c120e81d93a94987f02d1a8400822b6f301364a22fac47
SHA3-384 hash: 829176e5fe1e23c632e6bf43ba08a2c9300594ae78782b3bdec2a06bb1517bf1ee600fbb243d9d5d2cf0c242bbc212a2
SHA1 hash: f74a0de39faa07279b5a07ea73ded2b74a5566b1
MD5 hash: 3e22c4feccf3825a188f063033db7f6d
humanhash: indigo-blossom-july-foxtrot
File name:emotet_e1_9ad7a4bbecdafbfb70c120e81d93a94987f02d1a8400822b6f301364a22fac47_2020-08-12__043411._doc
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Signature Heodo
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File size:230'463 bytes
First seen:2020-08-12 04:34:58 UTC
Last seen:2020-08-12 05:30:04 UTC
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:Mj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGk1E5ziT3wPzRe:MHgtEWPsL/aTyT9Gk1E5WLwPzRe
TLSH D8345D1272CBEF3BDD6242B06A56DB74246CFC45AD88814B30CD77AD2F3A52E268D14D
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch1 Heodo


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Cryptolaemus1
Emotet epoch1 doc

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
76
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetWindowSong.20200204.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 an HTTP GET 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
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
bank.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/421258
Signature
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
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
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 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 263047 Sample: M2kM9hiN8V._doc Startdate: 12/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 32 cdn.onenote.net 2->32 34 asf-ris-prod-neurope.northeurope.cloudapp.azure.com 2->34 44 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->44 46 Yara detected Emotet Downloader 2->46 48 Yara detected Emotet 2->48 50 6 other signatures 2->50 8 powershell.exe 14 18 2->8         started        13 119.exe 2 2->13         started        15 svchost.exe 2->15         started        17 10 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 40 blog.newforceltd.com 44.230.149.196, 49738, 80 AMAZON-02US United States 8->40 28 C:\Users\user\119.exe, PE32 8->28 dropped 30 PowerShell_transcr....20200812171555.txt, UTF-8 8->30 dropped 52 Drops PE files to the user root directory 8->52 54 Creates processes via WMI 8->54 56 Powershell drops PE file 8->56 19 conhost.exe 8->19         started        58 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 13->58 60 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 13->60 21 verclsid.exe 12 13->21         started        62 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 15->62 24 MpCmdRun.exe 15->24         started        42 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 17->42 file6 signatures7 process8 dnsIp9 36 201.171.150.41, 443, 49748 UninetSAdeCVMX Mexico 21->36 38 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 21->38 26 conhost.exe 24->26         started        process10
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/9ad7a4bbecdafbfb70c120e81d93a94987f02d1a8400822b6f301364a22fac47/
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-12 04:27:00 UTC
AV detection:
21 of 29 (72.41%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=tll2jo7m3l57w4gbedub3e5jjgd7ali2qqaiek3pgajwjirpvrdq._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
macro
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/200812-795amq5wcn/
Behaviour
Suspicious Office macro
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Threat name:
Emotet
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/9ad7a4bbecdafbfb70c120e81d93a94987f02d1a8400822b6f301364a22fac47

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_gen_2
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Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) DOC
Rule name:Cobalt_functions
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Author:@j0sm1
Description:Detect functions coded with ROR edi,D; Detect CobaltStrike used by differents groups APT
Rule name:MALW_emotet
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Author:Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team
Description:Rule to detect unpacked Emotet
Rule name:SharedStrings
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Author:Katie Kleemola
Description:Internal names found in LURK0/CCTV0 samples

File information

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Web download

Heodo

Word file docx 9ad7a4bbecdafbfb70c120e81d93a94987f02d1a8400822b6f301364a22fac47

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/428136/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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