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Database Entry


Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: ab38c662c8856b8901bba7a3f46960a660aaf79a660c39ada80ca8277f5866bb
SHA3-384 hash: 76dd151afe392989e96cfad49d8dc3ea2e01f289c12a64f7947a25a7222460d59cf41023064ac08050461d63dd2ac1e4
SHA1 hash: 23d844988c74188ee3a0acaf91939d5699a30252
MD5 hash: b126189c9f0fd2b933999405bc8a49d2
humanhash: neptune-uncle-happy-speaker
File name:Dat 2020 08 10 934144730.doc
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Signature Heodo
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File size:173'424 bytes
First seen:2020-08-10 09:12:05 UTC
Last seen:2020-08-10 10:09:57 UTC
File type:Word file doc
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:r4PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlS0oS5wVlR4:EDRv1m4bnQgIS0oS5wVlR4
TLSH E6044B9430E6AE16E9422D3005ABCE7878A4BF861874C667355CFFAE3F333647563216
Reporter FORMALITYDE
Tags:Emotet Heodo

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
70
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetWindowSong.20200204.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
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
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/416526
Signature
Creates processes via WMI
Document contains an embedded VBA with many randomly named variables
Document contains VBA stomped code (only p-code) potentially bypassing AV detection
Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Drops PE files to the user root directory
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
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: 260552 Sample: Dat 2020 08   10 934144730.doc Startdate: 10/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 36 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->36 38 Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros) 2->38 40 Yara detected Emotet Downloader 2->40 42 7 other signatures 2->42 6 powershell.exe 14 18 2->6         started        11 154.exe 2 2->11         started        13 WINWORD.EXE 193 50 2->13         started        15 3 other processes 2->15 process3 dnsIp4 30 www.bajukuindonesia.com 6->30 32 bajukuindonesia.com 209.58.160.104, 443, 49745, 49746 LEASEWEB-APAC-SIN-11LeasewebAsiaPacificpteltdSG Singapore 6->32 34 basmahane.com 83.150.213.218, 49748, 80 DBT-ASTR Turkey 6->34 22 C:\Users\user\154.exe, PE32 6->22 dropped 24 PowerShell_transcr....20200810133822.txt, UTF-8 6->24 dropped 44 Drops PE files to the user root directory 6->44 46 Creates processes via WMI 6->46 48 Powershell drops PE file 6->48 17 conhost.exe 6->17         started        50 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 11->50 52 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 11->52 19 profapi.exe 12 11->19         started        file5 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 26 139.99.157.213, 49760, 8080 OVHFR Canada 19->26 28 202.5.47.71, 80 BBTS-AS-APBroadBandTelecomServicesLtdBD Bangladesh 19->28
Detection:
emotet
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/ab38c662c8856b8901bba7a3f46960a660aaf79a660c39ada80ca8277f5866bb/
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-10 08:29:29 UTC
AV detection:
20 of 29 (68.97%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vm4mmywiqvvysan3u6r7i2lauzqkv542mygdtlnibsuco72ym25q._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
macro
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/200810-ly2akg7pha/
Behaviour
Suspicious Office macro
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Emotet
Score:
0.70
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/ab38c662c8856b8901bba7a3f46960a660aaf79a660c39ada80ca8277f5866bb

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_gen
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Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo DOC
Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_gen_2
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Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) DOC
Rule name:Cobalt_functions
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Author:@j0sm1
Description:Detect functions coded with ROR edi,D; Detect CobaltStrike used by differents groups APT
Rule name:MALW_emotet
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Author:Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team
Description:Rule to detect unpacked Emotet
Rule name:SharedStrings
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Author:Katie Kleemola
Description:Internal names found in LURK0/CCTV0 samples

File information

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Malspam

Heodo

Word file doc ab38c662c8856b8901bba7a3f46960a660aaf79a660c39ada80ca8277f5866bb

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/428096/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/428123/

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