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Database Entry



Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a882484dd319c7363eab50da170eaf45d0be854d4208c86d3d9fa00621f2f9d9
SHA3-384 hash: c0a8b2c1bf9afe92a25d0cc152e6eec44f529448ced93a067c79a71a0024a77c4487de1f6cb13e88b55685c63c0388bd
SHA1 hash: 898046d459cbdd21b40152ec7adf86257532461d
MD5 hash: 5a2f22bfa8d4d04d21743a94653475c2
humanhash: berlin-vermont-floor-winter
File name:emotet_e2_a882484dd319c7363eab50da170eaf45d0be854d4208c86d3d9fa00621f2f9d9_2020-08-19__193515._doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:205'000 bytes
First seen:2020-08-19 19:36:47 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:54PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlS/tOw/Ap4+/jpUwwG//:ODRv1m4bnQgIS/tOwopB/jpUwwGH
TLSH BF14F9E820E97C9EC90732307EFA8BBF90805E8E1162C979573933593EFB079A275115
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo


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Emotet epoch2 doc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
74
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 an HTTP GET request
Sending a custom TCP request
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
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 base64 encoded strings
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
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:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 272239 Sample: RhiZHVRNZu._doc Startdate: 20/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 40 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->40 42 Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros) 2->42 44 Yara detected Emotet Downloader 2->44 46 7 other signatures 2->46 7 powershell.exe 14 20 2->7         started        12 svchost.exe 2->12         started        14 WINWORD.EXE 207 71 2->14         started        16 8 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 34 ruskinc.com 142.93.189.50, 443, 49736, 49737 DIGITALOCEAN-ASNUS United States 7->34 36 agapewilderness.com 166.62.43.162, 49738, 80 AS-26496-GO-DADDY-COM-LLCUS United States 7->36 30 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\Hcfyj48d.exe, PE32 7->30 dropped 32 PowerShell_transcr....20200820185156.txt, UTF-8 7->32 dropped 52 Powershell drops PE file 7->52 18 Hcfyj48d.exe 2 7->18         started        21 conhost.exe 7->21         started        54 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 12->54 23 MpCmdRun.exe 1 12->23         started        file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 48 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 18->48 50 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 18->50 25 regapi.exe 12 18->25         started        28 conhost.exe 23->28         started        process9 dnsIp10 38 70.121.172.89, 49745, 80 TWC-11427-TEXASUS United States 25->38
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-19 19:35:05 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_20200820
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo DOC
Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_gen_3
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) DOC
Rule name:Cobalt_functions
Author:@j0sm1
Description:Detect functions coded with ROR edi,D; Detect CobaltStrike used by differents groups APT
Rule name:MALW_emotet
Author:Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team
Description:Rule to detect unpacked Emotet
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 a882484dd319c7363eab50da170eaf45d0be854d4208c86d3d9fa00621f2f9d9

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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