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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 6

Maldoc score: 11

Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	a9adf996fc16c172ac4f9b304cd5bba6914adfff11025c697e9c0ade0193e353
SHA3-384 hash:	89c0d0792588b65d105701a3242acc63ee49129cf22cd74b8810135bcdb905c4b0df4b0f1334e7bff4600f59d17005d4
SHA1 hash:	3bdbd85f1b9a44a7848094a273c1a9541930dc77
MD5 hash:	73706e729741f33acfdc3a4b98354248
humanhash:	delta-social-texas-berlin
File name:	emotet_e1_a9adf996fc16c172ac4f9b304cd5bba6914adfff11025c697e9c0ade0193e353_2020-10-29__195000834330._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	297'434 bytes
First seen:	2020-10-29 19:52:26 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	doc
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:dmZdUtm+itJVSLt1EHcV12MgiX9ufstRUUKSns8T00JSHUgteMJ8qMD7gTUC71vQ:n9ufsfgIf0pLrpJpYwYb
TLSH	C05480C02D93FEC6FDA4DE354CB6D578E63578801808E601E0A9BF245D6EC9CE761E86
Reporter	Cryptolaemus1
Tags:	doc Emotet epoch1 Heodo

Cryptolaemus1

Emotet epoch1 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 unknown

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 :

100

Origin country :

n/a

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Detection(s):

SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-154.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EMOCROCreateRomanticWarrior.20200916.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetKillerQueen.20201026.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDocs.EmotetContinuationWorldIsAVampire.20201028.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

Deleting a recently created file

Replacing files

Launching a service

Moving a file to the Windows subdirectory

Creating a service

Connection attempt

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

Result

Verdict:

MALICIOUS

Details

Suspicious Document Variables

Detected a macro that references a suspicious number of tersely named variables.

Macro with Startup Hook

Detected macro logic that will automatically execute on document open. Most malware contains some execution hook.

Macro Execution Coercion

Detected a document that appears to social engineer the user into activating embedded logic.

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/a9adf996fc16c172ac4f9b304cd5bba6914adfff11025c697e9c0ade0193e353/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-10-29 22:26:35 UTC

AV detection:

21 of 29 (72.41%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vgw7tfx4c3axflcptmyezvn3u2iuvx77cebfy2l6tqfn4amt4njq._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

10/10

Tags:

n/a

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/201108-kcqdg4vpz2/

Behaviour

Modifies Internet Explorer settings

Modifies registry class

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

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

Process spawned unexpected child process

Malware Config

Dropper Extraction:

http://attenstyle.com/wp-admin/pB/
https://www.ningyangseo.com/wp-admin/8l/
https://mrveggy.com/erros/4/
https://aischoolofindia.com/wp-content/KFn/
https://vitrinapyme.com/wp-content/Jw/
https://www.trassierramotor.com/photo-gender/oz2/
https://codavatar.com/wp-content/MiU/

Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

Threat name:

Emotet

Score:

1.00

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/a9adf996fc16c172ac4f9b304cd5bba6914adfff11025c697e9c0ade0193e353

YARA Signatures

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