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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 6

Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	cae8093c3d22e2481c446e584d01ded73e268fec26514efa4e062ff13f961612
SHA3-384 hash:	373c5a3a909396ef4ab3ae28d455e974a3849d1e5f3de987d8eafed4e517428556e37a8d467643ac27594dcf01fa3ae0
SHA1 hash:	b6c6f3b62c4a76200646c097a6f3f3d5abaa98dd
MD5 hash:	f0bd392679e7f59cd04eca8c5ce5b81a
humanhash:	ohio-comet-red-eight
File name:	emotet_e3_cae8093c3d22e2481c446e584d01ded73e268fec26514efa4e062ff13f961612_2020-08-17__165602._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	237'762 bytes
First seen:	2020-08-17 16:56:13 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:wj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkUUz/qyNwsqY:wHgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkU4dwsqY
TLSH	3F345DA3B18D7E26D9E31EF01F8ADBB8A698BC413E4842DBF4097B7D2DBD0D41945424
Reporter	Cryptolaemus1
Tags:	doc Emotet epoch3 Heodo

Cryptolaemus1

Emotet epoch3 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 a custom TCP request

Creating a file in the %temp% directory

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

Possible injection to a system process

Enabling autorun for a service

Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability

Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source

Result

Threat name:

Emotet

Detection:

malicious

Classification:

bank.troj.evad

Score:

100 / 100

Link:

https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/434236

Signature

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

Found malware configuration

Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)

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

Yara detected Emotet Downloader

Behaviour

Behavior Graph:

Download SVG

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/cae8093c3d22e2481c446e584d01ded73e268fec26514efa4e062ff13f961612/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Powload

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-08-17 16:58:06 UTC

AV detection:

22 of 29 (75.86%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=zluaspb5elreqhcenzme2ao6247cnd7meziu56soayx7cp4wcyja._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200817-fym11r4bta/

Behaviour

Suspicious Office macro

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Threat name:

Emotet

Score:

1.00

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/cae8093c3d22e2481c446e584d01ded73e268fec26514efa4e062ff13f961612

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