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Database Entry


Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: a54bda2dc54a2452cf3b7fedadf401220de17ba252219ab8902fdfe8ed7940d5
SHA3-384 hash: c3d31e062be08a016ba8b605108667a42461f66c1eb3c7cf9661a4e1cc1388260f29cc138381972e09d833f97443cd42
SHA1 hash: cb0cbb03f5fdef8e7d1efd1469261809031969d7
MD5 hash: 6e50adbc232630babf458091c789897f
humanhash: timing-burger-indigo-michigan
File name:emotet_e1_a54bda2dc54a2452cf3b7fedadf401220de17ba252219ab8902fdfe8ed7940d5_2020-08-17__121225._doc
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Signature Heodo
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File size:233'949 bytes
First seen:2020-08-17 12:12:44 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:rj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkqPxQr3jwsv1fC:rHgtEWPsL/aTyT9Gkq5Y3jwss
TLSH 24346DA7B18E7F26D9A31DF00A8ADBF8A598BC413E0842CBB44D7B7D2F7D0D41945468
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch1 Heodo


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Emotet epoch1 doc

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
67
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-97.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 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
Possible injection to a system process
Connection attempt to an infection source
Enabling autorun for a service
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/433346
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
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: 268993 Sample: KYQkbu75xL._doc Startdate: 17/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 42 Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules) 2->42 44 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->44 46 Yara detected Emotet Downloader 2->46 48 6 other signatures 2->48 7 powershell.exe 14 19 2->7         started        12 svchost.exe 2->12         started        14 svchost.exe 1 1 2->14         started        16 10 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 34 gh.xahpyy120.com 117.34.73.36, 49713, 80 CHINANET-IDC-SNChinaTelecomGroupCN China 7->34 36 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 7->36 30 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\Jgws.exe, PE32 7->30 dropped 32 PowerShell_transcr....20200817162632.txt, UTF-8 7->32 dropped 54 Powershell drops PE file 7->54 18 Jgws.exe 2 7->18         started        21 conhost.exe 7->21         started        56 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 12->56 23 MpCmdRun.exe 12->23         started        38 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 14->38 file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 50 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 18->50 52 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 18->52 25 ndishc.exe 12 18->25         started        28 conhost.exe 23->28         started        process9 dnsIp10 40 45.173.88.33, 49725, 80 MimoNetLtdaBR Brazil 25->40
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/a54bda2dc54a2452cf3b7fedadf401220de17ba252219ab8902fdfe8ed7940d5/
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-17 12:14:05 UTC
AV detection:
22 of 29 (75.86%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=uvf5ulofjisfftz3p7w235abeig6c65ckiqzvoeqf7p6r3lzidkq._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
macro
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/200817-1d8vdlkf7s/
Behaviour
Suspicious Office macro
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Threat name:
Emotet
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/a54bda2dc54a2452cf3b7fedadf401220de17ba252219ab8902fdfe8ed7940d5

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_gen_3
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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 a54bda2dc54a2452cf3b7fedadf401220de17ba252219ab8902fdfe8ed7940d5

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/434576/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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