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Database Entry
Emotet (aka Heodo)
Vendor detections: 6
| SHA256 hash: | c5efc23a6bc4da1660b4c6c3b4755581990f7c00591cfdce1350df652c03a3f6 |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | 349ac123292cbd1674f0f67895bb7db4861660af1306657d377552173b0172e2dbdb68784022eb697e2e3cd3853e2e5a |
| SHA1 hash: | 641f71dfecd31d434d13164f4ae217ff8d06ce28 |
| MD5 hash: | fa55bc6823b66c2f9ec0a8ecc43a1c97 |
| humanhash: | pluto-shade-nineteen-march |
| File name: | emotet_e2_c5efc23a6bc4da1660b4c6c3b4755581990f7c00591cfdce1350df652c03a3f6_2020-08-20__044328._doc |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | Heodo |
| File size: | 196'696 bytes |
| First seen: | 2020-08-20 04:44:50 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: |  docx |
| MIME type: | application/msword |
| ssdeep | 3072:Pb4PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlSj14nBhGMI1wkV:PUDRv1m4bnQgISjShGMI1wkV |
| TLSH | 33142AA820F97C9EC90732306AFA8FBF50805E8E116289799739335E3EFB175B275115 |
| Reporter |  Cryptolaemus1 |
| Tags: | doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
72
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:
Emotet
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 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
Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros)
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
Yara detected Emotet Downloader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.SAgent
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2020-08-20 04:46:08 UTC
AV detection:
19 of 48 (39.58%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
8/10
Tags:
macro
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
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
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