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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 4

Maldoc score: 11

Intelligence 4 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	a8d759c3b4c570d5c7d196edd616d1816f0bf51f7d858bbbdcf8bb41f85242e9
SHA3-384 hash:	2a6d95f5d1c6deb38e876f09269177685d42a5e6902e0b98ff4dc9c2684396dafdf751845aa280781e1b56383b304333
SHA1 hash:	17a3794ea5fd91660dc8cd6b037312e38de780e1
MD5 hash:	a5f4292aae3ca8f336638d62dbadec5d
humanhash:	delaware-yellow-fish-three
File name:	emotet_e2_a8d759c3b4c570d5c7d196edd616d1816f0bf51f7d858bbbdcf8bb41f85242e9_2020-10-28__093315292762._fpx
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	229'888 bytes
First seen:	2020-10-28 09:36:09 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	1536:TTEO0TGzLKC5MzdH6iKV9w2yiLaTz6ufw2MPRdwq+u9i9NBMlaZArltqzcNdPmtD:8JivKie6B/w2yiWydwwaGxticppcm2
TLSH	21242AED61C2B9CDFD843235C9BABE68D21CE8707855A14BD03F33693D27D139661A82
Reporter	Cryptolaemus1
Tags:	doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo

Cryptolaemus1

Emotet epoch2 doc

Office OLE Information

This malware samples appears to be an Office document. The following table provides more information about this document using oletools and oledump.

OLE id

Maldoc score: 11

Application name is Microsoft Office Word

Office document is in OLE format

Office document contains VBA Macros

OLE vba

MalwareBazaar was able to extract and deobfuscate VBA script(s) the following information from OLE objects embedded in this file using olevba:

Type	Keyword	Description
AutoExec	Document_open	Runs when the Word or Publisher document is opened
Suspicious	Create	May execute file or a system command through WMI
Suspicious	showwindow	May hide the application
Suspicious	CreateObject	May create an OLE object
Suspicious	ChrW	May attempt to obfuscate specific strings (use option --deobf to deobfuscate)
Suspicious	Hex Strings	Hex-encoded strings were detected, may be used to obfuscate strings (option --decode to see all)

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

n/a

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Detection(s):

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EMOCROCreateRomanticWarrior.20200916.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetKillerQueen.20201026.UNOFFICIAL

Doc.Dropper.EmotetiBlueUpdate1020-9780531-0

Result

Verdict:

Malware

Maliciousness:

Behaviour

Creating a window

Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests

Creating a process with a hidden window

DNS 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

Possible injection to a system process

Sending a TCP request to an infection source

Enabling autorun for a service

Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability

Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/a8d759c3b4c570d5c7d196edd616d1816f0bf51f7d858bbbdcf8bb41f85242e9/

Threat name:

Script-Macro.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-10-28 09:38:04 UTC

AV detection:

23 of 29 (79.31%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vdlvtq5uyvynlr6rs3w5mfwrqfxqx5i7pwcyxo647c5ud6csiluq._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

10/10

Tags:

n/a

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/201028-pxqj74h9e6/

Behaviour

Modifies Internet Explorer settings

Modifies registry class

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Checks processor information in registry

Enumerates system info in registry

Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present

Drops file in Windows directory

Drops file in System32 directory

Blacklisted process makes network request

Executes dropped EXE

Process spawned unexpected child process

Malware Config

Dropper Extraction:

https://socialplaymedia.com/wp-content/Czj/
http://florumgroups.net/mysite/C0NYBd/
http://daeg.su/wp-content/iYH/
http://terasrumahkayu.com/wp-admin/dHeLE/
http://904y.com/how-to/A6/
http://dieteticienne-tiffany.com/wp-includes/rGJaLg5/
http://dotasarim.com/wp-admin/Dyz/
https://mobis-autoloan.com/wp-content/YvqoBse/

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YARA Signatures

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