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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 7

Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	a2a62e03ec04c67483a2fb77ef3e3884f08feaf9688ab9c7105bff6fa93566c3
SHA3-384 hash:	71b0b034663b07498cb144f81776c07b6a35fad00ee7da071d06f978c1c3b8bd67976432c43acbd880ed8ceebccc5d60
SHA1 hash:	4574b89de067576d0800821fa27aa28fd76fe7a1
MD5 hash:	7a5dafa399905314ad9de2da16649108
humanhash:	kitten-saturn-virginia-twelve
File name:	emotet_e2_a2a62e03ec04c67483a2fb77ef3e3884f08feaf9688ab9c7105bff6fa93566c3_2020-08-11__180603._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	231'520 bytes
First seen:	2020-08-11 18:07:12 UTC
Last seen:	2020-08-11 19:20:21 UTC
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:Nj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkB5jqUzwslerR4:NHgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkXjrwsYrR4
TLSH	FB346D1272DFEF3BDC6242B06956DB74246CBC55AD88814B30CD77AD2F3A92E268D04D
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):

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 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/419998

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

Found malware configuration

Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)

Machine Learning detection for dropped file

Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found

PowerShell case anomaly found

Powershell drops PE file

Uses nslookup.exe to query domains

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/a2a62e03ec04c67483a2fb77ef3e3884f08feaf9688ab9c7105bff6fa93566c3/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-08-11 18:08:03 UTC

AV detection:

22 of 29 (75.86%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=uktc4a7matdhja5c7n366pryqtyi72xzncfltryqlp7w7kjvm3bq._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200811-6dsa8h6mnn/

Behaviour

Suspicious Office macro

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

Threat name:

Emotet

Score:

1.00

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/a2a62e03ec04c67483a2fb77ef3e3884f08feaf9688ab9c7105bff6fa93566c3

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:	ach_Heodo_doc_gen_2 Create hunting rule
Author:	abuse.ch
Description:	Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) 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