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Database Entry



Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: cafc557261c0f9e0e43f24e43efbf14505b54d38271152c48e4a6dd3279769c7
SHA3-384 hash: 989a875bee60466af3cf80a54293b497aef602fdfd0abf47a85030ed168b86800197200afb5481d7d8d2639ae03f52d1
SHA1 hash: 937415029860378974dd8532666d3d1e8dffd972
MD5 hash: 31df3dbabb164a63d18288ee6228c8c4
humanhash: oven-jig-ink-indigo
File name:emotet_e3_cafc557261c0f9e0e43f24e43efbf14505b54d38271152c48e4a6dd3279769c7_2020-08-21__160742._doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:180'959 bytes
First seen:2020-08-21 16:08:18 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 1536:13m48W5lrXcuYd0dGtgu8LoSRNHzz4lg8nV4b7Y7Dt5W9GvMQ/9iAl1a3kO+a95g:44PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlSw+a3xw0H
TLSH 17043BDE30C9FC2EE74E60369C4BAE6E7212DF901DC8F1A921B4377E35B6390556A211
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch3 Heodo


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Cryptolaemus1
Emotet epoch3 doc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
77
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 a custom TCP 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.evad.troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Creates processes via WMI
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
Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Office document tries to convince victim to disable security protection (e.g. to enable ActiveX or Macros)
PowerShell case anomaly found
Very long command line found
Yara detected Emotet
Yara detected Emotet Downloader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 275105 Sample: SJaZQz8oA1.doc Startdate: 23/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 47 Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL 2->47 49 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->49 51 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->51 53 8 other signatures 2->53 7 powershell.exe 14 21 2->7         started        11 svchost.exe 2->11         started        14 svchost.exe 1 1 2->14         started        16 9 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 37 ahansatan.com 217.144.104.55, 49726, 80 NETMIHANIR Iran (ISLAMIC Republic Of) 7->37 39 www.hhbiao.com 47.102.223.198, 443 CNNIC-ALIBABA-CN-NET-APHangzhouAlibabaAdvertisingCoLtd China 7->39 41 kissanime24.com 104.24.97.45, 443, 49725 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 7->41 31 PowerShell_transcr....20200823064733.txt, UTF-8 7->31 dropped 33 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...33t6uwfv.exe, data 7->33 dropped 18 Nt6uwfv.exe 2 7->18         started        22 conhost.exe 7->22         started        59 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 11->59 24 MpCmdRun.exe 1 11->24         started        43 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 14->43 file5 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 35 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 18->35 55 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 18->55 57 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 18->57 26 logagent.exe 12 18->26         started        29 conhost.exe 24->29         started        signatures9 process10 dnsIp11 45 162.249.220.190, 49728, 80 US-TELEPACIFICUS United States 26->45
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-21 16:10:06 UTC
AV detection:
21 of 29 (72.41%)
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

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 cafc557261c0f9e0e43f24e43efbf14505b54d38271152c48e4a6dd3279769c7

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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