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Database Entry


Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: acb2b8bdef2aa17e27aea7e9aceb5cecf4cae38ab32f2da732cffe5b706c9aba
SHA3-384 hash: 6e42f8d2fcfbc1ba4211944990ab64072a020539301a032e744caa6a34d6c2967442c85825dd06ffec0df359dca75dd9
SHA1 hash: 49185dde9d702188ee36227711a54e19da5111b5
MD5 hash: ae49f7cd9948287ba34cda7d554674d4
humanhash: alabama-december-failed-indigo
File name:mes_20200729_9415.doc
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Signature Heodo
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File size:175'557 bytes
First seen:2020-07-29 06:54:34 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file doc
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:K4PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlSlpBY8iqlwu0w+Ix:rDRv1m4bnQgISlTtiswu0ux
TLSH 4904F78178B1BC2FE59101B30CBFCE6C121FAC0257729D16BA8E336EAF35569D25D624
Reporter JAMESWT_WT
Tags:Emotet Heodo

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
77
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-90.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
Deleting a recently created file
Enabling autorun for a service
Connection attempt to an infection source
Bypassing of proactive protection methods using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability
Sending an HTTP POST request to an infection source
Result
Threat name:
Emotet
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
bank.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/401403
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 randomly named variables
Document contains an embedded VBA with many string operations indicating source code obfuscation
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
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
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 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 252934 Sample: mes_20200729_9415.doc Startdate: 29/07/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 34 g.msn.com 2->34 36 asf-ris-prod-neurope.northeurope.cloudapp.azure.com 2->36 48 Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules) 2->48 50 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->50 52 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->52 54 11 other signatures 2->54 8 powershell.exe 14 18 2->8         started        13 45.exe 2 2->13         started        15 svchost.exe 2->15         started        17 11 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 42 arizonaonsale.com 174.79.51.34, 49724, 80 ASN-CXA-ALL-CCI-22773-RDCUS United States 8->42 28 C:\Users\user\45.exe, PE32 8->28 dropped 30 PowerShell_transcr....20200729100352.txt, UTF-8 8->30 dropped 56 Drops PE files to the user root directory 8->56 58 Creates processes via WMI 8->58 60 Powershell drops PE file 8->60 19 conhost.exe 8->19         started        62 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 13->62 64 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 13->64 66 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 13->66 21 MSAMRNBSink.exe 12 13->21         started        68 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 15->68 24 MpCmdRun.exe 15->24         started        44 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 17->44 46 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 17->46 32 C:\Users\user\...\mes_20200729_9415.doc.LNK, MS 17->32 dropped file6 signatures7 process8 dnsIp9 38 185.94.252.13, 443, 49738 MEGASERVERS-DE Germany 21->38 40 179.60.229.168, 443, 49732 VELONETAR Argentina 21->40 26 conhost.exe 24->26         started        process10
Detection:
emotet
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/acb2b8bdef2aa17e27aea7e9aceb5cecf4cae38ab32f2da732cffe5b706c9aba/
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-07-29 06:56:07 UTC
File Type:
Document
Extracted files:
47
AV detection:
21 of 29 (72.41%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vszlrpppfkqx4j5ou7u2z2245t2mvy4kwmxs3jzsz77fw4dmtk5a._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
macro
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/200729-hn184nq84n/
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/acb2b8bdef2aa17e27aea7e9aceb5cecf4cae38ab32f2da732cffe5b706c9aba

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_20200728
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Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo DOC
Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_gen
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Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo DOC
Rule name:SharedStrings
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Author:Katie Kleemola
Description:Internal names found in LURK0/CCTV0 samples

File information

The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Heodo

Word file doc acb2b8bdef2aa17e27aea7e9aceb5cecf4cae38ab32f2da732cffe5b706c9aba

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/420046/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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