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Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ae3f98c31cbf01b3809feeb57990ae8270686b4e716f2c8971f8408ca1676532
SHA3-384 hash: 82d497d3d9d3fcbf9feb01c38cc1092ebbe9c6408d5718a2b33c82799e53c35a321800bb4ab56bc7347853e5ef424a68
SHA1 hash: 8fa69e2fe9a8deb304e5db7de581146f86861619
MD5 hash: 7a7ab4a7b15714e12f02568e0023a1f6
humanhash: tennessee-maine-massachusetts-steak
File name:emotet_e2_ae3f98c31cbf01b3809feeb57990ae8270686b4e716f2c8971f8408ca1676532_2020-08-12__121121._doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:239'016 bytes
First seen:2020-08-12 12:12:45 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:dj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGk22TN6tzgbJgOwIrR+gc:dHgtEWPsL/aTyT9Gk22TN6huxwIrRZc
TLSH 71345C4EDA877A31D47B20305205EAB11996AC4A6F15422FB04E3EEC7F3DC58137E9E6
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo


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Emotet epoch2 doc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
71
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
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:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
bank.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
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 VBA stomped code (only p-code) potentially bypassing AV detection
Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Encrypted powershell cmdline option found
Found malware configuration
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found
PowerShell case anomaly found
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:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 263681 Sample: 45rNglGbC6._doc Startdate: 13/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 43 Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules) 2->43 45 Found malware configuration 2->45 47 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->47 49 9 other signatures 2->49 7 powershell.exe 14 18 2->7         started        12 582.exe 2 2->12         started        14 svchost.exe 2->14         started        16 10 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 35 gazedice.com 50.87.29.194, 49732, 80 UNIFIEDLAYER-AS-1US United States 7->35 37 www.genevievebeaupre.com 7->37 41 4 other IPs or domains 7->41 27 PowerShell_transcr....20200813043924.txt, UTF-8 7->27 dropped 29 C:\Users\user\582.exe, data 7->29 dropped 51 Creates processes via WMI 7->51 18 conhost.exe 7->18         started        53 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 12->53 55 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 12->55 20 CPFilters.exe 12 12->20         started        57 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 14->57 23 MpCmdRun.exe 1 14->23         started        39 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 16->39 31 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\45rNglGbC6.doc.LNK, MS 16->31 dropped file5 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 33 174.102.48.180, 49739, 80 TWC-10796-MIDWESTUS United States 20->33 25 conhost.exe 23->25         started        process9
Threat name:
Script-Macro.Trojan.Emotet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-12 12:14:07 UTC
AV detection:
22 of 29 (75.86%)
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_gen_2
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
Rule name:MALW_emotet
Author:Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team
Description:Rule to detect unpacked Emotet
Rule name:SharedStrings
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 docx ae3f98c31cbf01b3809feeb57990ae8270686b4e716f2c8971f8408ca1676532

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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