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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 6

Maldoc score: 13

Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	aa4fa922d7e80e83494ebc5639c0549754860e3de9ffd6b8f4f455a8ef6f8a2f
SHA3-384 hash:	060d7dfff93004587d905e08d3e333709cdf242c7691d28af2d0ee9c91576139bc9c2b5f1d0031b3b45a0f5cfa5e64da
SHA1 hash:	88ff6418fef154e36928921582d0f40afcd06f89
MD5 hash:	ba292aa9572acb069ba8a4eb7888d33e
humanhash:	tennis-sweet-network-table
File name:	emotet_e2_aa4fa922d7e80e83494ebc5639c0549754860e3de9ffd6b8f4f455a8ef6f8a2f_2020-10-28__193250811081._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	224'605 bytes
First seen:	2020-10-28 19:37:08 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	1536:1MeQO0TGzLKC5MzdH6iKV9w2yiLaTz6ufw2MPRdwq55StTjES8HLzlNblSvRSEdL:1mJivKie6B/w2yiWydwkQt3ES8LlSZ4o
TLSH	4E245EC56D82FDCAFD84CE314DBADAB8E2347C405955E10AE0293F685E3ED1CD365A82
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: 13

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)
Suspicious	Base64 Strings	Base64-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):

SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-154.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EMOCROCreateRomanticWarrior.20200916.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetKillerQueen.20201026.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDocs.EmotetContinuationWorldIsAVampire.20201028.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

Sending a custom TCP request

Creating a file

Creating a process from a recently created file

Launching a service

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

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/aa4fa922d7e80e83494ebc5639c0549754860e3de9ffd6b8f4f455a8ef6f8a2f/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-10-28 19:26:41 UTC

AV detection:

23 of 29 (79.31%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vjh2siwx5ahigskoxrldtqcus5kimdr55h75nohu6rk2r33prixq._file

Result

Malware family:

emotet

Score:

10/10

Tags:

family:emotet botnet:epoch2 banker trojan

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/201028-v2sexm7d86/

Behaviour

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

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS

Modifies Internet Explorer settings

Modifies registry class

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

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

Emotet Payload

Emotet

Process spawned unexpected child process

Malware Config

C2 Extraction:

80.227.52.78:80
51.89.199.141:8080
173.212.214.235:7080
167.114.153.111:8080
61.19.246.238:443
37.179.204.33:80
190.164.104.62:80
95.9.5.93:80
138.68.87.218:443
176.111.60.55:8080
194.190.67.75:80
66.76.12.94:8080
190.29.166.0:80
139.59.60.244:8080
184.180.181.202:80
49.50.209.131:80
24.133.106.23:80
121.7.31.214:80
185.94.252.104:443
50.91.114.38:80
46.105.131.79:8080
220.245.198.194:80
218.147.193.146:80
115.94.207.99:443
188.219.31.12:80
200.116.145.225:443
190.240.194.77:443
71.15.245.148:8080
78.24.219.147:8080
202.141.243.254:443
217.123.207.149:80
110.145.77.103:80
41.185.28.84:8080
109.74.5.95:8080
89.121.205.18:80
123.142.37.166:80
91.211.88.52:7080
113.61.66.94:80
27.114.9.93:80
2.58.16.89:8080
102.182.93.220:80
120.150.60.189:80
62.171.142.179:8080
50.245.107.73:443
110.142.236.207:80
72.143.73.234:443
94.200.114.161:80
103.86.49.11:8080
186.70.56.94:443
176.113.52.6:443
120.150.218.241:443
217.20.166.178:7080
137.59.187.107:8080
87.106.139.101:8080
94.230.70.6:80
100.37.240.62:80
174.106.122.139:80
172.86.188.251:8080
123.176.25.234:80
190.162.215.233:80
37.139.21.175:8080
202.134.4.216:8080
61.76.222.210:80
5.39.91.110:7080
75.143.247.51:80
74.40.205.197:443
203.153.216.189:7080
72.186.136.247:443
201.241.127.190:80
24.230.141.169:80
76.175.162.101:80
112.185.64.233:80
49.3.224.99:8080
119.59.116.21:8080
37.187.72.193:8080
95.213.236.64:8080
162.241.140.129:8080
78.188.106.53:443
79.137.83.50:443
194.4.58.192:7080
24.137.76.62:80
157.245.99.39:8080
173.63.222.65:80
202.134.4.211:8080
139.99.158.11:443
139.162.60.124:8080
186.74.215.34:80
154.91.33.137:443
190.12.119.180:443
216.139.123.119:80
59.125.219.109:443
172.104.97.173:8080
209.141.54.221:7080
168.235.67.138:7080
172.91.208.86:80
62.75.141.82:80
121.124.124.40:7080
172.105.13.66:443
47.36.140.164:80
62.30.7.67:443
24.178.90.49:80
187.161.206.24:80
68.115.186.26:80
94.23.237.171:443
67.170.250.203:443
74.208.45.104:8080
182.208.30.18:443
67.163.161.107:80
88.153.35.32:80
97.82.79.83:80
96.245.227.43:80
142.112.10.95:20
74.214.230.200:80
118.83.154.64:443
85.105.111.166:80
93.147.212.206:80
89.216.122.92:80
76.27.179.47:80
190.108.228.27:443
108.46.29.236:80
194.187.133.160:443
134.209.144.106:443
104.131.11.150:443
61.33.119.226:443

Dropper Extraction:

https://www.saintmarcel.com/wp-includes/VKbL2/
https://gayatrienterprise.org/wp-admin/DPBsj/
https://weparditestaa.fi/wp-admin/72uPk/
https://blog.6b47.com/Assets/w5U/
https://www.easeiseasy.com/wp-admin/q/
https://ursuperstar.com/wp-admin/AAxKlbV/
https://kramedas.lt/wp-admin/E9Gciyc/
https://critical-thinking.fr/wp-includes/vHQWren/

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/aa4fa922d7e80e83494ebc5639c0549754860e3de9ffd6b8f4f455a8ef6f8a2f

YARA Signatures

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