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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 6

Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	9ae4963720b53512f3c5db907f8e269667c54d3ad4fd0dbf742346936449c84e
SHA3-384 hash:	39f47059a462a7e3d3827447abe9627475633125898094b943409c37cd10285763dfe11f8226082af77d46e5d5363ac3
SHA1 hash:	220cbe98fe675757a5ddd7bc42610c2389ab0be7
MD5 hash:	b27e9d7ad09de14446351df597fbca99
humanhash:	july-eighteen-foxtrot-cold
File name:	emotet_e2_9ae4963720b53512f3c5db907f8e269667c54d3ad4fd0dbf742346936449c84e_2020-08-14__165508._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	237'461 bytes
First seen:	2020-08-14 16:56:41 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:Aj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkxS2FpmwMyDRZ:AHgtEWPsL/aTyT9Gk42rmwMyDRZ
TLSH	D8343946668B2F7BDD16A0300D47FF696468ACC27F078007314E3FADEE7A7250A59C99
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.EmotetWindowSong.20200204.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 an HTTP GET request

Creating a file in the %temp% directory

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

Detection:

malicious

Classification:

bank.troj.evad

Score:

100 / 100

Link:

https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/430454

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)

System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)

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/9ae4963720b53512f3c5db907f8e269667c54d3ad4fd0dbf742346936449c84e/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-08-14 16:58:06 UTC

AV detection:

21 of 29 (72.41%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=tlsjmnzawu2rf46f3oih7drgszt4ktj22t6q3p3uendjgzcjzbha._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200814-6x74sw71a2/

Behaviour

Suspicious Office macro

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Threat name:

Emotet

Score:

1.00

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/9ae4963720b53512f3c5db907f8e269667c54d3ad4fd0dbf742346936449c84e

YARA Signatures

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