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Database Entry



Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e4f344c168cc9804eb86d14ceca0c834b8404c3e04cf9c0d1c8c70f611e6d5df
SHA3-384 hash: eb8d50543cd3b35bd82864ee6f99f3366a0293a5c1b23fd777c5fe843627669b33172a701737a4f7b6871c72eb290597
SHA1 hash: 2030efff7cef54390e2106a12a79658aeafdee58
MD5 hash: 38cf5961a032312f7247890de459fb4d
humanhash: oxygen-equal-spaghetti-venus
File name:emotet_e1_e4f344c168cc9804eb86d14ceca0c834b8404c3e04cf9c0d1c8c70f611e6d5df_2020-08-12__091141._doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:233'108 bytes
First seen:2020-08-12 09:12:13 UTC
Last seen:2020-08-12 09:41:37 UTC
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:Kj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkqe3mez6wUPmRZ:KHgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkD3mez6wUuRZ
TLSH DB348E4FDB477A36E4B720304246EBB52996AC066F15422FA0463FEC3D3DC58137A9E6
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch1 Heodo


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Cryptolaemus1
Emotet epoch1 doc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
67
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
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.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 VBA stomped code (only p-code) potentially bypassing AV detection
Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Drops PE files to the user root directory
Encrypted powershell cmdline option found
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found
PowerShell case anomaly found
Powershell drops PE file
Very long command line found
Yara detected Emotet
Yara detected Emotet Downloader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 263439 Sample: dLGrc6KkHF._doc Startdate: 13/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 39 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->39 41 Yara detected Emotet Downloader 2->41 43 Yara detected Emotet 2->43 45 6 other signatures 2->45 7 powershell.exe 14 18 2->7         started        12 927.exe 2 2->12         started        14 svchost.exe 2->14         started        16 11 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 33 mcatcher.cn 103.243.27.101, 49724, 80 CLOUDIE-AS-APCloudieLimitedHK Hong Kong 7->33 27 C:\Users\user\927.exe, PE32 7->27 dropped 29 PowerShell_transcr....20200813002243.txt, UTF-8 7->29 dropped 47 Drops PE files to the user root directory 7->47 49 Creates processes via WMI 7->49 51 Powershell drops PE file 7->51 18 conhost.exe 7->18         started        53 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 12->53 55 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 12->55 20 quartz.exe 12 12->20         started        57 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 14->57 23 MpCmdRun.exe 14->23         started        35 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 16->35 37 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 16->37 file5 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 31 201.171.150.41, 443, 49736 UninetSAdeCVMX Mexico 20->31 25 conhost.exe 23->25         started        process9
Threat name:
Script-Macro.Trojan.Emotet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-12 09:14:05 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_gen_2
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
Author:Marc Rivero | McAfee ATR Team
Description:Rule to detect unpacked Emotet
Rule name:SharedStrings
Author:Katie Kleemola
Description:Internal names found in LURK0/CCTV0 samples

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 e4f344c168cc9804eb86d14ceca0c834b8404c3e04cf9c0d1c8c70f611e6d5df

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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