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Database Entry


Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: a40eae5e4c154a701429511cc77ff9aada683c5a3bb125049ecd34e83a5b63b3
SHA3-384 hash: 4b16e3cdddb3f9245515735b34939d9d40e593a6fde59058d46cb89a29e2474257e074f0756478b305ed1fbdca475958
SHA1 hash: 5af440b45d04ac5acf7156743e46d76df0160079
MD5 hash: 4caf1a3c6b1de188b7fe8edc18921d64
humanhash: echo-nine-magazine-emma
File name:Inv.doc
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Signature Heodo
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File size:177'579 bytes
First seen:2020-07-30 10:30:47 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file doc
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:44PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlSSNUla+fwhFNRkVxLxRGrUH:1DRv1m4bnQgISSNULfwhFNRkVxLxR6UH
TLSH FD04F8403293ACB2C9410D3E2F4BD97C28566C60E664C5DBF68C3BED6BFB7605294B19
Reporter JAMESWT_WT
Tags:Emotet Heodo

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
68
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
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
Sending a custom TCP request
Creating a file
Deleting a recently created file
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/403669
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
Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros)
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: 254071 Sample: Inv.doc Startdate: 30/07/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 36 g.msn.com 2->36 38 asf-ris-prod-neurope.northeurope.cloudapp.azure.com 2->38 50 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->50 52 Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros) 2->52 54 Yara detected Emotet Downloader 2->54 56 7 other signatures 2->56 8 powershell.exe 14 18 2->8         started        13 744.exe 6 2->13         started        15 WINWORD.EXE 184 46 2->15         started        17 10 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 42 www.hatchdogs.com 8->42 44 gregemerson.com 35.209.198.85, 443, 49729 GOOGLE-2US United States 8->44 48 3 other IPs or domains 8->48 28 C:\Users\user\744.exe, PE32 8->28 dropped 30 PowerShell_transcr....20200730140057.txt, UTF-8 8->30 dropped 58 Drops PE files to the user root directory 8->58 60 Creates processes via WMI 8->60 62 Powershell drops PE file 8->62 19 conhost.exe 8->19         started        64 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 13->64 66 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 13->66 21 framedyn.exe 16 13->21         started        32 C:\Users\user\Desktop\~$Inv.doc, data 15->32 dropped 34 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\Inv.doc.LNK, MS 15->34 dropped 46 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 17->46 68 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 17->68 24 MpCmdRun.exe 1 17->24         started        file6 signatures7 process8 dnsIp9 40 201.235.10.215, 49738, 80 TelecomArgentinaSAAR Argentina 21->40 26 conhost.exe 24->26         started        process10
Detection:
emotet
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/a40eae5e4c154a701429511cc77ff9aada683c5a3bb125049ecd34e83a5b63b3/
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-07-30 05:47:09 UTC
File Type:
Document
Extracted files:
47
AV detection:
20 of 28 (71.43%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=uqhk4xsmcvfhafbjkeomo77zvlngqpc2hoyskbe6zu2oqos3mozq._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
macro
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/200730-mbkt7b1ame/
Behaviour
Suspicious Office macro
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Threat name:
Emotet
Score:
0.70
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/a40eae5e4c154a701429511cc77ff9aada683c5a3bb125049ecd34e83a5b63b3

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_20200729
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Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo DOC
Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_gen
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Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo 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

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

Web download

Heodo

Word file doc a40eae5e4c154a701429511cc77ff9aada683c5a3bb125049ecd34e83a5b63b3

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/421600/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/421532/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/420585/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/421556/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/420583/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/420536/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/421457/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/420083/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/421460/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/421508/

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