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Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a39c3a1d85563e52225ba5a4b21a11c2020fcfe4370f36c2bc012ae19d91103f
SHA3-384 hash: 6cb6e8adc91fcaf555691082594119ae5eb8d5afc88df45e4c6a08525555db7ddbd3bafa7822ba7992d2aca97d4694cf
SHA1 hash: 2f2f2ff632721fe891f7c7d2d51e1e0a498bdfb1
MD5 hash: cc283877730d03fb9d003e7566fdfb23
humanhash: oregon-alaska-vegan-golf
File name:emotet_e3_a39c3a1d85563e52225ba5a4b21a11c2020fcfe4370f36c2bc012ae19d91103f_2020-08-14__110426._doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:234'314 bytes
First seen:2020-08-14 11:04:47 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:1j6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkKl3O+zzqgwrbR9Z:1HgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkKle+zzDwrbRf
TLSH 11345C07668B2F7BD91261300C47FF696578ACC67F068107314E3FADEF7A7250A4A899
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch3 Heodo


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Cryptolaemus1
Emotet epoch3 doc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
68
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
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
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
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:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
bank.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
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
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:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 267256 Sample: lK169kRYxt._doc Startdate: 16/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 35 cdn.onenote.net 2->35 47 Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules) 2->47 49 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->49 51 Yara detected Emotet Downloader 2->51 53 6 other signatures 2->53 8 powershell.exe 14 19 2->8         started        12 svchost.exe 2->12         started        15 WINWORD.EXE 207 71 2->15         started        17 8 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 37 www.nancywhite-realtor.com 8->37 39 www.hammockworld.co.nz 8->39 41 3 other IPs or domains 8->41 31 PowerShell_transcr....20200816022706.txt, UTF-8 8->31 dropped 33 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\Xfpl.exe, data 8->33 dropped 19 Xfpl.exe 2 8->19         started        22 conhost.exe 8->22         started        59 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 12->59 24 MpCmdRun.exe 1 12->24         started        file6 signatures7 process8 signatures9 55 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 19->55 57 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 19->57 26 ws2_32.exe 12 19->26         started        29 conhost.exe 24->29         started        process10 dnsIp11 43 185.86.148.68, 443, 49735 MAKONIXLV Latvia 26->43 45 71.57.180.213, 49734, 80 COMCAST-7922US United States 26->45
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-14 11:06:07 UTC
AV detection:
22 of 29 (75.86%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
macro
Behaviour
Suspicious Office macro
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_gen_2
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) DOC
Rule name:SharedStrings
Author:Katie Kleemola
Description:Internal names found in LURK0/CCTV0 samples

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Heodo

Word file docx a39c3a1d85563e52225ba5a4b21a11c2020fcfe4370f36c2bc012ae19d91103f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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