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Database Entry


Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: c3aeca7c50c66c8cbf0727cdb45a828d4c3bf983c497208bd0bedcfdaa098baa
SHA3-384 hash: 4214ae83829f11ca4202f96d05d6f289bad9c07aae5aa14a6a10eab8299930509048e4f9a99179a2ec74b32041806c95
SHA1 hash: e00c15534b580c5dc8b24dcfc80d7aa014bd75f2
MD5 hash: 987680dc4e6e5a2fba9ab179bff782a4
humanhash: pasta-princess-william-sodium
File name:2022-03-02_1052.xlsm
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Signature Heodo
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File size:47'898 bytes
First seen:2022-03-02 06:10:22 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Excel file xlsm
MIME type:application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
ssdeep 768:n5WHFKfQzXTmbfRzdDTKufT9nz0LTyY1NiMZFYpvrLeci3cr+UP6UCIHcX:nwF+OXabfFtT5fTR4Lh1NisFYBc3cr+z
TLSH T13D23E116C9346C2EC73E8C75420839A171596511A8CBFB5932947F0D3B86FCB67AE19C
Reporter fabjer
Tags:Emotet Heodo xlsm

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
226
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
File type:
application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.macroEnabled.12
Has a screenshot:
False
Contains macros:
False
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/246114/
Detection(s):
TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmoEsqXLS46And2.20210112.UNOFFICIAL
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SecuriteInfo.com.Heur.14887.27141.UNOFFICIAL
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SecuriteInfo.com.Heur.6845.6315.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.EnjoyTheSilence.M2.20210317.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.EnjoyTheSilence.20210716.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetEsqXL4EarlyHours.20211126.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilDoc.EmotetWarnBarPicturesOfU.XL.220301.UNOFFICIAL
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SecuriteInfo.com.Trojan.GenericKD.39077376.10259.14315.UNOFFICIAL
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Sending a custom TCP request
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Creating a file
Creating a process with a hidden window
Moving a recently created file
Launching a process
Sending an HTTP GET request
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
OOXML Excel File with Excel4Macro
Link:
https://app.docguard.net/c3aeca7c50c66c8cbf0727cdb45a828d4c3bf983c497208bd0bedcfdaa098baa/results/dashboard
Payload URLs
URL
File name
http://nataliapereira.com/wp-admin/pE8xYY3x6p/
sharedStrings.xml
Document image
Image:
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Document image
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
macros-on-open packed regsvr32
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/621f0a7ab94fb38cb435b455/reports/a8eda3a0-00c6-4967-8664-4decc263c592/overview
Label:
Malicious
Suspicious Score:
9.9/10
Score Malicious:
1%
Score Benign:
0%
Link:
https://www.malware.ai/gui/files/?id=afb62431-1ff2-4551-8f46-315464fb29dd
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Link:
https://labs.inquest.net/dfi/sha256/c3aeca7c50c66c8cbf0727cdb45a828d4c3bf983c497208bd0bedcfdaa098baa
Details
Macro Execution Coercion
Detected a document that appears to social engineer the user into activating embedded logic.
Autostarting Excel Macro Sheet
Excel contains Macrosheet logic that will trigger automatically upon document open.
Anomalous Macrosheet Path
Microsoft Excel spreadsheet references a macrosheet with a non-standard path. A potentially evasive tactic.
Result
Threat name:
Hidden Macro 4.0 Emotet
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/948844
Signature
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Document exploit detected (creates forbidden files)
Document exploit detected (drops PE files)
Document exploit detected (process start blacklist hit)
Document exploit detected (UrlDownloadToFile)
Drops PE files to the user root directory
Found Excel 4.0 Macro with suspicious formulas
Found malicious Excel 4.0 Macro
Found malware configuration
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros)
Office process drops PE file
Sigma detected: Microsoft Office Product Spawning Windows Shell
Sigma detected: Regsvr32 Command Line Without DLL
Sigma detected: Regsvr32 Network Activity
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Yara detected Emotet
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 581325 Sample: 2022-03-02_1052.xlsm Startdate: 02/03/2022 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 33 129.232.188.93 xneeloZA South Africa 2->33 35 203.114.109.124 TOT-LLI-AS-APTOTPublicCompanyLimitedTH Thailand 2->35 37 44 other IPs or domains 2->37 47 Found malware configuration 2->47 49 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->49 51 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->51 53 13 other signatures 2->53 9 EXCEL.EXE 7 19 2->9         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 41 annewelshsalon.com 173.248.128.103, 49166, 80 WEHOSTWEBSITES-COMUS United States 9->41 43 nataliapereira.com 91.121.66.19, 49165, 80 OVHFR France 9->43 25 C:\Users\user\dw1.ocx, PE32 9->25 dropped 27 JDq8QY3rIjbi0IVrtT...n4p9qRxVaRBr[1].dll, PE32 9->27 dropped 29 C:\Users\user\...\~$2022-03-02_1052.xlsm, data 9->29 dropped 57 Document exploit detected (creates forbidden files) 9->57 59 Document exploit detected (UrlDownloadToFile) 9->59 14 regsvr32.exe 2 9->14         started        file6 signatures7 process8 file9 31 C:\Windows\...\vrrfavjxrxat.wsf (copy), PE32 14->31 dropped 61 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 14->61 18 regsvr32.exe 1 14->18         started        signatures10 process11 signatures12 45 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 18->45 21 regsvr32.exe 2 18->21         started        process13 dnsIp14 39 209.15.236.39, 49167, 8080 COGECO-PEER1CA Canada 21->39 55 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 21->55 signatures15
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/c3aeca7c50c66c8cbf0727cdb45a828d4c3bf983c497208bd0bedcfdaa098baa/
Threat name:
Document-Office.Trojan.Emotet
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2022-03-02 01:25:39 UTC
File Type:
Document
Extracted files:
30
AV detection:
25 of 42 (59.52%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=yoxmu7cqyzwizpyhe7g3iwucrvgdx6mdyslsbc6qx3op3kqjrova._file
Result
Malware family:
emotet
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:emotet botnet:epoch4 banker macro suricata trojan xlm
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/220302-gxm8zsfael/
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Drops file in System32 directory
Loads dropped DLL
Downloads MZ/PE file
Emotet
Process spawned unexpected child process
suricata: ET MALWARE W32/Emotet CnC Beacon 3
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
209.15.236.39:8080
162.244.80.68:443
195.154.253.60:8080
31.24.158.56:8080
209.126.98.206:8080
45.142.114.231:8080
159.8.59.82:8080
159.65.88.10:8080
82.165.152.127:8080
1.234.2.232:8080
178.79.147.66:8080
103.75.201.4:443
131.100.24.231:80
129.232.188.93:443
173.212.193.249:8080
107.182.225.142:8080
103.134.85.85:80
176.104.106.96:8080
203.114.109.124:443
216.158.226.206:443
119.235.255.201:8080
103.75.201.2:443
176.56.128.118:443
195.154.133.20:443
51.254.140.238:7080
45.118.115.99:8080
212.237.56.116:7080
138.185.72.26:8080
158.69.222.101:443
46.55.222.11:443
79.172.212.216:8080
81.0.236.90:443
110.232.117.186:8080
50.30.40.196:8080
185.157.82.211:8080
162.243.175.63:443
178.128.83.165:80
153.126.203.229:8080
50.116.54.215:443
45.176.232.124:443
164.68.99.3:8080
207.38.84.195:8080
217.182.143.207:443
212.24.98.99:8080
45.118.135.203:7080
58.227.42.236:80
212.237.17.99:8080
Dropper Extraction:
http://nataliapereira.com/wp-admin/pE8xYY3x6p/
http://annewelshsalon.com/wp-admin/2c9l2o1/cWWAzTVQ/
Malware family:
Emotet
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/c3aeca7c50c6/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/c3aeca7c50c66c8cbf0727cdb45a828d4c3bf983c497208bd0bedcfdaa098baa

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:Microsoft_XLSX_with_Macrosheet
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File information

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Malspam

Heodo

Excel file xlsm c3aeca7c50c66c8cbf0727cdb45a828d4c3bf983c497208bd0bedcfdaa098baa

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/246114/

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