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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 6

Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	a6852e39639a4b12da9b7e8b91bbcb848fc6b98e7a2dd8aa219017a64c4b04fe
SHA3-384 hash:	4aa7a86112a4b1c2bc238d2a4c423a37718552a8fe4957606a560193f4e9ed0488c076a352d30ea66c18c313616f53c7
SHA1 hash:	36a0dfbe6215d50ec5eb43a19721400cae25d3ec
MD5 hash:	93ea927259ca43a8feb91b900a29a171
humanhash:	mountain-speaker-hawaii-yellow
File name:	emotet_e2_a6852e39639a4b12da9b7e8b91bbcb848fc6b98e7a2dd8aa219017a64c4b04fe_2020-08-14__192431._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	236'213 bytes
First seen:	2020-08-14 19:26:09 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:1rj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkD8Z6zwKuRm:5HgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkDTzwKuRm
TLSH	50344A47658B6F7BDD1260300C47FF6965B8ACC27F068007314E3FADEE7A7250A5A899
Reporter	Cryptolaemus1
Tags:	doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo

Cryptolaemus1

Emotet epoch2 doc

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

n/a

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Detection(s):

SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-97.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.WelcomeBackEmotetThatsWhyTheyCallItWindowPain.2020717.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetCROCryLittleSister.20200720.UNOFFICIAL

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

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

Detection:

malicious

Classification:

bank.troj.evad

Score:

100 / 100

Link:

https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/430785

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:

Download SVG

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/a6852e39639a4b12da9b7e8b91bbcb848fc6b98e7a2dd8aa219017a64c4b04fe/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-08-14 19:28:06 UTC

AV detection:

21 of 29 (72.41%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=u2cs4oldtjfrfwu3p2fzdo6lqsh4nomopiw5rkrbsal2mtclat7a._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200814-s9vw429yze/

Behaviour

Suspicious Office macro

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Threat name:

Emotet

Score:

1.00

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/a6852e39639a4b12da9b7e8b91bbcb848fc6b98e7a2dd8aa219017a64c4b04fe

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:	ach_Heodo_doc_gen_2 Create hunting rule
Author:	abuse.ch
Description:	Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) DOC

Rule name:	Cobalt_functions Create hunting rule
Author:	@j0sm1
Description:	Detect functions coded with ROR edi,D; Detect CobaltStrike used by differents groups APT