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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 6

Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	c5e15f4b4f97c4a8ab87e6bd09bf057455834577a7180163ca978fb734c66961
SHA3-384 hash:	15e6e494a9cd74e6a8a9879d436215f82e6b176c219ba48e20471b69ef5befa62016bcdead196ea60ad1d5eedfa26e5a
SHA1 hash:	6b0da35a5fa0937d56da48863a3eaab393265e25
MD5 hash:	855ec387b9187de269e6622baa15cf51
humanhash:	mars-pizza-echo-november
File name:	emotet_e1_c5e15f4b4f97c4a8ab87e6bd09bf057455834577a7180163ca978fb734c66961_2020-08-17__231920._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	246'270 bytes
First seen:	2020-08-17 23:20:17 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:0j6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkRReZjBu7Daqwys:0HgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkRRepnqwV
TLSH	50343CA2B18D7E25D8E71EF01F8ADAF8E698BC413A4842DBF40D7B7D1BB90D41945834
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 an HTTP GET request

Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories

Deleting a recently created file

Sending a custom TCP request

Replacing files

Moving a file to the Windows subdirectory

Creating a service

Connection attempt

Sending an HTTP POST request

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/435259

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/c5e15f4b4f97c4a8ab87e6bd09bf057455834577a7180163ca978fb734c66961/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-08-17 23:21:13 UTC

AV detection:

23 of 29 (79.31%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=yxqv6s2ps7ckrk4h426qtpyforkygrlxu4macy6ks6h3onggnfqq._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200817-fcv6f9952a/

Behaviour

Suspicious Office macro

Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

Threat name:

Emotet

Score:

1.00

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/c5e15f4b4f97c4a8ab87e6bd09bf057455834577a7180163ca978fb734c66961

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:	ach_Heodo_doc_gen_3 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