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Database Entry



Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ae2415bcc28be74ba8a8c4aa9b98bcc4125881032b2429b9bc3bcac2860c185b
SHA3-384 hash: 6891a96f6cef9db3920351f874c9a0cc47ba4e5ae5b9972ee46ab94c42312b612dd02c0e4acd63daf7f69868ea86e40b
SHA1 hash: cf192073e482b56e5825e06899810f0400c58e56
MD5 hash: d3a5505caa8662e42be6b92cdfc9ad3d
humanhash: single-beryllium-grey-fish
File name:emotet_e2_ae2415bcc28be74ba8a8c4aa9b98bcc4125881032b2429b9bc3bcac2860c185b_2020-08-25__121842._doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:188'692 bytes
First seen:2020-08-25 12:19:47 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:Z4PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlSrPmOHb8VuK1wb5J:uDRv1m4bnQgISjmOHb8Vukwb5J
TLSH 84041CC435806E7BC8101A314C5A8AF532B1AE0258EB595DB54DF2DCBF3CF7928667E8
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo


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Cryptolaemus1
Emotet epoch2 doc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
83
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
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:
Unknown
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
bank.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Creates processes via WMI
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 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
Very long command line found
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 276861 Sample: vPlJntY2uV._doc Startdate: 25/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 40 Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL 2->40 42 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->42 44 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->44 46 5 other signatures 2->46 7 powershell.exe 14 21 2->7         started        12 svchost.exe 2->12         started        14 svchost.exe 1 1 2->14         started        16 12 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 32 thestratumsphere.com 68.183.158.235, 49712, 80 DIGITALOCEAN-ASNUS United States 7->32 30 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\D3v93m.exe, PE32 7->30 dropped 52 Powershell drops PE file 7->52 18 D3v93m.exe 2 7->18         started        21 conhost.exe 7->21         started        54 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 12->54 23 MpCmdRun.exe 12->23         started        34 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 14->34 36 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 16->36 file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 48 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 18->48 50 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 18->50 25 zipcontainer.exe 12 18->25         started        28 conhost.exe 23->28         started        process9 dnsIp10 38 107.5.122.110, 49718, 80 COMCAST-7922US United States 25->38
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-25 12:08:21 UTC
AV detection:
23 of 29 (79.31%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
macro
Behaviour
Suspicious Office macro
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_20200820
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo DOC
Rule name:ach_Heodo_doc_gen_3
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) DOC
Rule name:Cobalt_functions
Author:@j0sm1
Description:Detect functions coded with ROR edi,D; Detect CobaltStrike used by differents groups APT

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 ae2415bcc28be74ba8a8c4aa9b98bcc4125881032b2429b9bc3bcac2860c185b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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