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Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b8c1128b7d39be46714c9587319843af8e486469144b9fe1a9b4e9e5bdbf2301
SHA3-384 hash: b2c1f08b0d55efe528539b6ecdc17b1a110d4b6d2b9f01c18444b5a59ef08e6ae63b8e6482820c00cb8f2143b32856e2
SHA1 hash: 83df8d3ed93dbbba53dd828536f814942d19a0bf
MD5 hash: 1d80cede3044802759c5480bd8b60ad7
humanhash: helium-jig-vegan-delaware
File name:emotet_e2_b8c1128b7d39be46714c9587319843af8e486469144b9fe1a9b4e9e5bdbf2301_2020-08-19__131339._doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:259'657 bytes
First seen:2020-08-19 13:15:00 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:Ij6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkYYzRgjpSh/Cweq:IHgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkYYClSdCweq
TLSH D7446DD951E93E5EDD0732307AB59BBF50908E4D2A21857A5336375D3EFF03AA27200A
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo


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Emotet epoch2 doc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
73
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:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
bank.troj.evad
Score:
96 / 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 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
Very long command line found
Yara detected Emotet
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 271557 Sample: jOPiFzQj44._doc Startdate: 20/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 96 42 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->42 44 Yara detected Emotet 2->44 46 Very long command line found 2->46 48 5 other signatures 2->48 7 powershell.exe 14 20 2->7         started        12 svchost.exe 2->12         started        14 WINWORD.EXE 184 48 2->14         started        16 9 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 34 easma.cn 122.51.57.193, 49722, 80 CNNIC-TENCENT-NET-APShenzhenTencentComputerSystemsCompa China 7->34 30 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\Yy5m4s.exe, PE32 7->30 dropped 54 Powershell drops PE file 7->54 18 Yy5m4s.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        36 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 14->36 32 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\jOPiFzQj44.doc.LNK, MS 14->32 dropped 38 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 16->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 edpnotify.exe 12 18->25         started        28 conhost.exe 23->28         started        process9 dnsIp10 40 70.121.172.89, 49726, 80 TWC-11427-TEXASUS United States 25->40
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-19 13:16:05 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_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
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 b8c1128b7d39be46714c9587319843af8e486469144b9fe1a9b4e9e5bdbf2301

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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