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Database Entry


Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 5


Intelligence 5 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: aad1b15587b45ac2ae4e5f76f0032b8ed0c189292702f0c97d420bc990a4beb4
SHA3-384 hash: f48a480c389564170ddd7953837ff455990fa7a333529b701a5e3e2e56ea6433202c6fcc82537947362d1ba38ef37851
SHA1 hash: 0ecd7c103b008b67c8d175cedcd7d2bcdaae2792
MD5 hash: b7498a4c4a88e73ef3e1829dfe1ac36b
humanhash: don-november-pasta-seventeen
File name:emotet_e3_aad1b15587b45ac2ae4e5f76f0032b8ed0c189292702f0c97d420bc990a4beb4_2020-08-20__040937._doc
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Signature Heodo
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File size:206'710 bytes
First seen:2020-08-20 04:09:58 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:E4PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlS2TisQKz3wGB/TOk/zqJw0t:ZDRv1m4bnQgIS4/3wGB/TOk+Jw0t
TLSH E014C8A820E97C9EC907323179FA8BBF50805E8E11628979B73D335A3FFB175A271115
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch3 Heodo


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Emotet epoch3 doc

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
79
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
TwinWave.EvilDoc.AutoExecSeparateWays.20200818.UNOFFICIAL
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SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-101.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.WelcomeBackEmotetThatsWhyTheyCallItWindowPain.2020717.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetCROCryLittleSister.20200720.UNOFFICIAL
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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 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:
Emotet
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
bank.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/440351
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
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:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 272745 Sample: GMQqypauLO._doc Startdate: 21/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 38 Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules) 2->38 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 8 other signatures 2->44 7 powershell.exe 14 18 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 cahayu.id 103.129.221.18, 49735, 80 IDNIC-PAAS-AS-IDPTAwanKilatSemestaID Indonesia 7->34 30 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\R5mspzm.exe, PE32 7->30 dropped 32 PowerShell_transcr....20200821043916.txt, UTF-8 7->32 dropped 50 Powershell drops PE file 7->50 18 R5mspzm.exe 2 7->18         started        21 conhost.exe 7->21         started        52 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 12->52 23 MpCmdRun.exe 1 12->23         started        file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 46 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 18->46 48 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 18->48 25 FM20.exe 12 18->25         started        28 conhost.exe 23->28         started        process9 dnsIp10 36 173.94.215.84, 49743, 80 TWC-11426-CAROLINASUS United States 25->36
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/aad1b15587b45ac2ae4e5f76f0032b8ed0c189292702f0c97d420bc990a4beb4/
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-20 04:11:05 UTC
AV detection:
21 of 29 (72.41%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vli3cvmhwrnmflsol53paazlr3imdcjje4bpbsl5iif4tefex22a._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
macro
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/200820-yfgrkvqs26/
Behaviour
Suspicious Office macro
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/aad1b15587b45ac2ae4e5f76f0032b8ed0c189292702f0c97d420bc990a4beb4

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_20200820
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Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo DOC
Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_gen_3
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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 aad1b15587b45ac2ae4e5f76f0032b8ed0c189292702f0c97d420bc990a4beb4

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/437028/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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