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Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a8f4d3cce2e44d80f854033bc5abd85b25fef08d58f6cd0c2e3624ab6c5833bb
SHA3-384 hash: 419b98ad0f6cc2b3574dbdb76ff6340557f015923bed35b3b2de4db97972b804478eff2af0a7afa35dbbf29035b22993
SHA1 hash: f115ac5acfc8fe1eac82955764bc90eb6724b639
MD5 hash: b97f261e048afca1bf86fd0315adb589
humanhash: mexico-lima-sixteen-comet
File name:emotet_e2_a8f4d3cce2e44d80f854033bc5abd85b25fef08d58f6cd0c2e3624ab6c5833bb_2020-08-21__102245._doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:187'563 bytes
First seen:2020-08-21 10:23:48 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:V4PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlS9yxS50aUwlxz:iDRv1m4bnQgIS9yxAlUwlxz
TLSH FF04EADE20D9FC3AE74E60369C4AAE6E7212DF901DC8F1A930BC377D37B5290556A112
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo


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Cryptolaemus1
Emotet epoch2 doc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
79
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
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
Possible injection to a system process
Enabling autorun for a service
Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
bank.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Creates processes via WMI
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
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
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:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 274478 Sample: QHflGNI4hQ._doc Startdate: 22/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 42 Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules) 2->42 44 Found malware configuration 2->44 46 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->46 48 9 other signatures 2->48 7 powershell.exe 14 20 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 aci.serabd.com 85.187.128.10, 49739, 80 A2HOSTINGUS United States 7->34 30 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\Sf7_ydku.exe, PE32 7->30 dropped 32 PowerShell_transcr....20200822174000.txt, UTF-8 7->32 dropped 54 Powershell drops PE file 7->54 18 Sf7_ydku.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        36 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 14->36 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 DismApi.exe 12 18->25         started        28 conhost.exe 23->28         started        process9 dnsIp10 38 137.119.36.33, 80 TWC-11426-CAROLINASUS United States 25->38 40 116.202.234.183, 49749, 8080 HETZNER-ASDE Germany 25->40
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-21 10:25:06 UTC
AV detection:
21 of 29 (72.41%)
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

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 a8f4d3cce2e44d80f854033bc5abd85b25fef08d58f6cd0c2e3624ab6c5833bb

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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