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Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: a4e23769fbb0b629018914446cb834ca90727261db4c27ab694c2e909edd77f6
SHA3-384 hash: a5c395ef4fc40e9fbff7ef5c4446cdf1f9cbcf2fdca2a0c42904c86f03a5f2da4a4195a8d5261a1f2ad62f55be65a3fe
SHA1 hash: 5e85c90b5e07579715ae7a7c33f1ce2bea1c9ae6
MD5 hash: 8e2ec33162cb12fa98f03715815a1a2e
humanhash: social-west-vegan-happy
File name:emotet_e2_a4e23769fbb0b629018914446cb834ca90727261db4c27ab694c2e909edd77f6_2020-08-12__114059._doc
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Signature Heodo
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File size:238'999 bytes
First seen:2020-08-12 11:42:13 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:dj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkN2TN6tzgbJgow4rR+gU:dHgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkN2TN6huPw4rRZU
TLSH B3345C4EDA877A31D47B20305205EAB11996AC4A6F15422FB04E3EDC7F3DC58137E9E6
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo


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Emotet epoch2 doc

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
75
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-96.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetWindowSong.20200204.UNOFFICIAL
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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
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
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
bank.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/422339
Signature
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Creates processes via WMI
Document contains an embedded VBA with base64 encoded strings
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
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:
Download SVG
Detection:
emotet
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/a4e23769fbb0b629018914446cb834ca90727261db4c27ab694c2e909edd77f6/
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-12 11:44:05 UTC
AV detection:
21 of 28 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=utrdo2p3wc3csamjcrcgzobuzkihe4tb3ngcpk3jjqxjbhw5o73a._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
macro
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/200812-8vhj2ynt7j/
Behaviour
Suspicious Office macro
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Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/a4e23769fbb0b629018914446cb834ca90727261db4c27ab694c2e909edd77f6

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: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 docx a4e23769fbb0b629018914446cb834ca90727261db4c27ab694c2e909edd77f6

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/430366/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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