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Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: a2d44b2ff271254554fe180b8cd712ec4431059cb380f90835105c7e62227726
SHA3-384 hash: 147d69035ed0b4255775a58c13dc4b91edfe9c96916aced7626648c171860b8753a703b192f453e24040ad27cc06ec2e
SHA1 hash: afb305c5e97eb06aff95194424137c1c62408704
MD5 hash: 508f1dd1a84a594c32b90d649dabded9
humanhash: washington-burger-cup-black
File name:emotet_e2_a2d44b2ff271254554fe180b8cd712ec4431059cb380f90835105c7e62227726_2020-08-15__051356._doc
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Signature Heodo
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File size:238'777 bytes
First seen:2020-08-15 05:15:13 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:7j6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGk2HClURauwDA+Rv:7HgtEWPsL/aTyT9Gk2HQUR7wDNRv
TLSH 0034394665CB2E7BDD16A0300C47FF696568ACC2BF078007314E3FADEE7A7250A59C99
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo


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Emotet epoch2 doc

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
74
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
Can't write to file ERROR
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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 a custom TCP 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
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
bank.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/431639
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
Found malware configuration
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)
Very long command line found
Yara detected Emotet
Yara detected Emotet Downloader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 268234 Sample: rX53A853s8._doc Startdate: 16/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 40 Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules) 2->40 42 Found malware configuration 2->42 44 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->44 46 7 other signatures 2->46 7 powershell.exe 14 19 2->7         started        12 svchost.exe 2->12         started        14 WINWORD.EXE 193 65 2->14         started        16 3 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 34 pmanquetil.com 118.127.60.139, 443, 49708 AS45671-NET-AUWholesaleServicesProviderAU Australia 7->34 36 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 7->36 30 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Tempjxs.exe, PE32 7->30 dropped 32 PowerShell_transcr....20200816224021.txt, UTF-8 7->32 dropped 52 Powershell drops PE file 7->52 18 Ejxs.exe 2 7->18         started        21 conhost.exe 7->21         started        54 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 12->54 23 MpCmdRun.exe 1 12->23         started        file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 48 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 18->48 50 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 18->50 25 PasswordOnWakeSettingFlyout.exe 12 18->25         started        28 conhost.exe 23->28         started        process9 dnsIp10 38 75.139.38.211, 49709, 80 CHARTER-20115US United States 25->38
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/a2d44b2ff271254554fe180b8cd712ec4431059cb380f90835105c7e62227726/
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-15 05:17:05 UTC
AV detection:
21 of 29 (72.41%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=ulkewl7soesukvh6dafyzvys5rcdcbm4woapscbvcboh4yrco4ta._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
macro
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/200815-6gmqdsgxq6/
Behaviour
Suspicious Office macro
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Threat name:
Emotet
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/a2d44b2ff271254554fe180b8cd712ec4431059cb380f90835105c7e62227726

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

File information

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Web download

Heodo

Word file docx a2d44b2ff271254554fe180b8cd712ec4431059cb380f90835105c7e62227726

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/433659/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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