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Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b2499733b6451b23e4b006ad5b7ae21e8c11cb477da78bccffd9ed41f5ba0a28
SHA3-384 hash: a8a2076a006f8982a609880f85e5713c2609d074b015211807257d72b90a01b1b7762648c1fe2302ff4f480e7c55946b
SHA1 hash: 29c39ca9eefcb1979063fa662e934b67f31a6abe
MD5 hash: 489cb8eadaf9944b343ffcec3d206b49
humanhash: mountain-carpet-mirror-uniform
File name:emotet_e2_b2499733b6451b23e4b006ad5b7ae21e8c11cb477da78bccffd9ed41f5ba0a28_2020-08-17__212444._doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:245'059 bytes
First seen:2020-08-17 21:25:52 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:ej6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkl9Nuv94yVwsskns:eHgtEWPsL/aTyT9Gkfcv6owss
TLSH DB344CA2B18D7E15D9E31EF01F8ADBB8E598BC413A4842DBF40D7BBD2FB90D41945824
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo


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Cryptolaemus1
Emotet epoch2 doc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
67
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 a custom TCP 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
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:
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 many string operations indicating source code obfuscation
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
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
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 269950 Sample: zuuZ8LpfmA.doc Startdate: 18/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 42 Snort IDS alert for network traffic (e.g. based on Emerging Threat rules) 2->42 44 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->44 46 Yara detected Emotet 2->46 48 5 other signatures 2->48 7 powershell.exe 14 20 2->7         started        12 svchost.exe 2->12         started        14 svchost.exe 1 1 2->14         started        16 5 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 32 www.feelthecitytours.com 7->32 34 feelthecitytours.com 5.135.201.9, 443, 49703 OVHFR France 7->34 36 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 7->36 30 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\I7hodtb3.exe, PE32 7->30 dropped 54 Powershell drops PE file 7->54 18 I7hodtb3.exe 2 7->18         started        21 conhost.exe 7->21         started        56 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 12->56 23 MpCmdRun.exe 12->23         started        38 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 14->38 file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 50 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 18->50 52 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 18->52 25 winrs.exe 12 18->25         started        28 conhost.exe 23->28         started        process9 dnsIp10 40 68.44.137.144, 443, 49707 COMCAST-7922US United States 25->40
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-17 21:27:03 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_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
Rule name:MALW_emotet
Author:Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team
Description:Rule to detect unpacked Emotet

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 b2499733b6451b23e4b006ad5b7ae21e8c11cb477da78bccffd9ed41f5ba0a28

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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