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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 7

Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	ab116a2edf06c0d3dc0522a0135e51680e14dfc43749586f2317a6b900eb2486
SHA3-384 hash:	c18c7df6c4e224d45da5035c5697ca17dac7c00f97387b1679cbfac7b1120940afa7b6874f2dfd3983c458bfe76e8078
SHA1 hash:	0cac0da3cf698c9fb7c0fd6b2d54f8abaa08dbe3
MD5 hash:	61cb459739ef585ec5324c40251184d3
humanhash:	don-dakota-fix-illinois
File name:	emotet_e3_ab116a2edf06c0d3dc0522a0135e51680e14dfc43749586f2317a6b900eb2486_2020-08-24__112411._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	238'096 bytes
First seen:	2020-08-24 11:24:32 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:isj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGk2q7Rwk6QDg:dHgtEWPsL/aTyT9Gk2qtwk6QE
TLSH	81340A6B57452E35FD8393F28545AB2838BC9E2A3FC8423F9C53B6EE2E395B4064105D
Reporter	Cryptolaemus1
Tags:	doc Emotet epoch3 Heodo

Cryptolaemus1

Emotet epoch3 doc

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

n/a

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Detection(s):

TwinWave.EvilDoc.AutoExecSeparateWays.20200818.UNOFFICIAL

SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-102.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.WelcomeBackEmotetThatsWhyTheyCallItWindowPain.2020717.UNOFFICIAL

TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetCROCryLittleSister.20200720.UNOFFICIAL

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:

Emotet

Detection:

malicious

Classification:

bank.troj.evad

Score:

100 / 100

Link:

https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/447528

Signature

Creates processes via WMI

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

Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL

Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file

Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file

PowerShell case anomaly found

Powershell drops PE file

Very long command line found

Yara detected Emotet

Yara detected Emotet Downloader

Behaviour

Behavior Graph:

Download SVG

Detection:

emotet

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/ab116a2edf06c0d3dc0522a0135e51680e14dfc43749586f2317a6b900eb2486/

Threat name:

Script-Macro.Trojan.Heuristic

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-08-24 11:20:19 UTC

AV detection:

11 of 48 (22.92%)

Threat level:

2/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vmiwulw7a3anhxafekqbgxsrnahbjx6eg5evq3zdc6tlsahlesda._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200824-antfsnaknn/

Behaviour

Suspicious Office macro

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/ab116a2edf06c0d3dc0522a0135e51680e14dfc43749586f2317a6b900eb2486

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:	ach_Heodo_doc_20200820 Create hunting rule
Author:	abuse.ch
Description:	Detects Heodo DOC

Rule name:	ach_Heodo_doc_gen_3 Create hunting rule
Author:	abuse.ch
Description:	Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) DOC

Rule name:	Cobalt_functions Create hunting rule
Author:	@j0sm1
Description:	Detect functions coded with ROR edi,D; Detect CobaltStrike used by differents groups APT