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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 6

Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	ae57a693f14a99d743ef184eee54eb1e7bcca0af0afa5916fbb39b8e2906acec
SHA3-384 hash:	adb76b5004bc707b54c807ae9a437b9649e33b33600909af408ef517f9897dc10b0ab4d14b2b4b84e072b69dbd629fc0
SHA1 hash:	77f8f923fccc35caf98acec824a9ae4995d07d65
MD5 hash:	f1209a917eabd6755ec94337097fa830
humanhash:	echo-quebec-april-delta
File name:	emotet_e1_ae57a693f14a99d743ef184eee54eb1e7bcca0af0afa5916fbb39b8e2906acec_2020-08-15__024656._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	234'794 bytes
First seen:	2020-08-15 02:47:48 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:qj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkwAJUKau7wz0RU:qHgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkDJAu7wz0RU
TLSH	CE345B47668B6F7BDD1660300C47FF696578ACC27F068007314A3FADED7A7290A4AC99
Reporter	Cryptolaemus1
Tags:	doc Emotet epoch1 Heodo

Cryptolaemus1

Emotet epoch1 doc

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

n/a

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Detection(s):

SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Obfus-97.UNOFFICIAL

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 a custom TCP request

Creating a file in the %temp% directory

Sending an HTTP GET request

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:

Emotet

Detection:

malicious

Classification:

bank.troj.evad

Score:

88 / 100

Link:

https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/431506

Signature

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

Creates processes via WMI

Document contains an embedded VBA with many string operations indicating source code obfuscation

Encrypted powershell cmdline option found

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 Downloader

Behaviour

Behavior Graph:

Download SVG

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/ae57a693f14a99d743ef184eee54eb1e7bcca0af0afa5916fbb39b8e2906acec/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-08-15 02:49:04 UTC

AV detection:

21 of 29 (72.41%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vzl2ne7rjkm5oq7pdbho4vhldz54zifpbl5fsfx3wony4kigvtwa._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200815-3gqmgl3ncx/

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/ae57a693f14a99d743ef184eee54eb1e7bcca0af0afa5916fbb39b8e2906acec

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:	ach_Heodo_doc_gen_2 Create hunting rule
Author:	abuse.ch
Description:	Detects Heodo (aka Emotet) DOC

Rule name:	Cobalt_functions Create hunting rule
Author:	@j0sm1
Description:	Detect functions coded with ROR edi,D; Detect CobaltStrike used by differents groups APT