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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 7

Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	ae3abc573956f6ecf54602dabcc2c4c20488c1bd826e4a064e379ffb44b76424
SHA3-384 hash:	28c7bce740be14759bab804302e03ce0356e581b94b84246e194fd9c648af18cce48f82c2e55cbd32f9d8f0327f5c3bb
SHA1 hash:	5936bca5d169b135404d4f522456f8cc07481f9e
MD5 hash:	8df189468f69bb83e0c59ab0dd827c13
humanhash:	artist-beer-friend-pennsylvania
File name:	K_NXE_070120_IBB_073020.doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	176'004 bytes
First seen:	2020-07-31 07:23:05 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	doc
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:C4PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlSUac2bnOOkG6KBL:jDRv1m4bnQgISUac2bOOkGBBL
TLSH	11042904B0DDEC53D6821AB31EABCF68B2A87C501FB8A216351D376E6F752B051BC395
Reporter	JAMESWT_WT
Tags:	Emotet Heodo

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

n/a

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Detection(s):

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

Sending an HTTP GET request

Creating a file

Bypassing of proactive protection methods using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)

Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability

Result

Threat name:

Emotet

Detection:

malicious

Classification:

bank.troj.evad

Score:

92 / 100

Link:

https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/404881

Signature

Creates HTML files with .exe extension (expired dropper behavior)

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

Encrypted powershell cmdline option found

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

Very long command line found

Yara detected Emotet Downloader

Behaviour

Behavior Graph:

Download SVG

Detection:

emotet

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/ae3abc573956f6ecf54602dabcc2c4c20488c1bd826e4a064e379ffb44b76424/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-07-30 18:48:15 UTC

File Type:

Document

Extracted files:

AV detection:

21 of 29 (72.41%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vy5lyvzzk33oz5kgalnlzqweyicirqn5qjxeubsog6p7wrfxmqsa._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200731-saddvmb2y2/

Behaviour

Suspicious Office macro

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Threat name:

Emotet

Score:

1.00

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/ae3abc573956f6ecf54602dabcc2c4c20488c1bd826e4a064e379ffb44b76424

YARA Signatures

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