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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 6

Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	edcb3cab2e16ae9281fd584303fc716ed35608369a30bfd9de27c636e997396a
SHA3-384 hash:	75ae7743d3cec9c1701fd31d9461bd2f7dacd2dd4aa4a79870a5a3a83b0cae35b3b5e22a7eec0faa97f62ce96a896f78
SHA1 hash:	9dcffacaff4c875ae38313cc19942e7643a7e4c2
MD5 hash:	23e15fc5738586c15d963762a81bd254
humanhash:	quebec-may-lemon-ceiling
File name:	emotet_e2_edcb3cab2e16ae9281fd584303fc716ed35608369a30bfd9de27c636e997396a_2020-08-14__201556._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	236'813 bytes
First seen:	2020-08-14 20:17:32 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:1rj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkX8Z6+w9uRm:5HgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkXT+w9uRm
TLSH	33344A46658B6F7BDD1260300C47FF6965B8ACC27F068007314E3FADEF7A7250A5A899
Reporter	Cryptolaemus1
Tags:	doc Emotet epoch2 Heodo

Cryptolaemus1

Emotet epoch2 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 an HTTP GET 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

Deleting a recently created file

Bypassing of proactive protection methods using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)

Enabling autorun for a service

Connection attempt to an infection source

Launching a process by exploiting the app vulnerability

Sending an HTTP POST request to an infection source

Result

Threat name:

Emotet

Detection:

malicious

Classification:

bank.troj.evad

Score:

100 / 100

Link:

https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/430870

Signature

Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)

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

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

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/edcb3cab2e16ae9281fd584303fc716ed35608369a30bfd9de27c636e997396a/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-08-14 20:19:05 UTC

AV detection:

21 of 29 (72.41%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Suspicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=5xftzkzoc2xjfap5lbbqh7drn3jvmcbwtiyl7wo6e7ddn2mxhfva._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200814-86ymrh3c6s/

Behaviour

Suspicious Office macro

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Threat name:

Emotet

Score:

1.00

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/edcb3cab2e16ae9281fd584303fc716ed35608369a30bfd9de27c636e997396a

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:	ach_Heodo_doc_gen_2 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