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Emotet (aka Heodo)


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ec862252c73a8d6d01673c9ddfe378960d9ef61beb0259005134c0c302af2329
SHA3-384 hash: 666eb21f544b50fc9eaf922046ba73db762d64744884fe0b878f99623dcedd26d469f18c2c033b2196c439faaec7c9c8
SHA1 hash: 292f324b38e66e776a4c7b3dff1cae4db46b1fe2
MD5 hash: 34b0b383208d800c70c2ccbf5e909110
humanhash: april-beryllium-solar-september
File name:emotet_e1_ec862252c73a8d6d01673c9ddfe378960d9ef61beb0259005134c0c302af2329_2020-08-20__174809._doc
Download: download sample
Signature Heodo
File size:243'863 bytes
First seen:2020-08-20 17:48:32 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Word file docx
MIME type:application/msword
ssdeep 3072:Aj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkh6QLtt7MWwog:AHgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkJT7MWwog
TLSH 65343BE25593DB7AE503863B7685EFBC307A8C0028115617B99E37EE2F3903C494F699
Reporter Cryptolaemus1
Tags:doc Emotet epoch1 Heodo


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Cryptolaemus1
Emotet epoch1 doc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
84
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
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:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
bank.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Creates processes via WMI
Document contains an embedded VBA with base64 encoded strings
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 dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
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: 273696 Sample: KjDJYcZZE2._doc Startdate: 22/08/2020 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 40 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->40 42 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->42 44 Malicious encrypted Powershell command line found 2->44 46 7 other signatures 2->46 7 powershell.exe 14 20 2->7         started        12 svchost.exe 2->12         started        14 WINWORD.EXE 208 71 2->14         started        16 8 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 34 www.yikeyuedu.com 7->34 36 ywqzz.com 103.43.160.8, 443, 49741 HKKFGL-AS-APHKKwaifongGroupLimitedHK India 7->36 30 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\Aoeaitgg6.exe, PE32 7->30 dropped 32 PowerShell_transcr....20200822021615.txt, UTF-8 7->32 dropped 54 Powershell drops PE file 7->54 18 Aoeaitgg6.exe 2 7->18         started        21 conhost.exe 7->21         started        56 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 12->56 23 MpCmdRun.exe 1 12->23         started        file5 signatures6 process7 signatures8 48 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 18->48 50 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 18->50 52 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 18->52 25 apprepapi.exe 12 18->25         started        28 conhost.exe 23->28         started        process9 dnsIp10 38 181.30.61.163, 443, 49748 TelecomArgentinaSAAR Argentina 25->38
Threat name:
Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-08-20 17:50:06 UTC
AV detection:
20 of 29 (68.97%)
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
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

File information


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Web download

Heodo

Word file docx ec862252c73a8d6d01673c9ddfe378960d9ef61beb0259005134c0c302af2329

(this sample)

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