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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 7

Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	fa0ce8c142463b37579d0d5a4fbb8da9dde5081ce2d5ffe0303872a533e7e190
SHA3-384 hash:	c89c5af1496fbd760d5d6b0b9348d5faab2b6f7667872920fee76e9a914e9107049e6d05243949fe5c4067d9eade5dbb
SHA1 hash:	815f96c75289ea3ec8862beaadc35a30d6551c03
MD5 hash:	29828e466860a2972c4ce074d71348a0
humanhash:	sweet-fourteen-alpha-lion
File name:	SRT_070120_YUZ_072820.doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	173'816 bytes
First seen:	2020-07-28 07:42:09 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	doc
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:+gn4PrXcuQuvpzm4bkiaMQgAlSOroF+K/8DaCpppwalMRG:uDRv1m4bnQgISOroF7+wal6G
TLSH	E20429817CB1BC6FE19411B30CBFCE6C121FAC0397729D16FA86336EAA31569D25D624
Reporter	JAMESWT_WT
Tags:	Emotet Heodo

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

n/a

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Detection(s):

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

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:

Emotet

Detection:

malicious

Classification:

bank.troj.evad

Score:

100 / 100

Link:

https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/399566

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 many string operations indicating source code obfuscation

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

Found malware configuration

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 dropped file

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

Powershell drops PE file

Very long command line found

Yara detected Emotet

Yara detected Emotet Downloader

Behaviour

Behavior Graph:

Download SVG

Detection:

emotet

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/fa0ce8c142463b37579d0d5a4fbb8da9dde5081ce2d5ffe0303872a533e7e190/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-07-28 07:41:54 UTC

File Type:

Document

Extracted files:

AV detection:

21 of 28 (75.00%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Suspicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=7igorqkciy5tov45bvne7o4nvho6kca44lk77ybqhbzkkm7h4gia._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200728-spdx1kdcvj/

Behaviour

Suspicious Office macro

Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

Threat name:

Emotet

Score:

1.00

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/fa0ce8c142463b37579d0d5a4fbb8da9dde5081ce2d5ffe0303872a533e7e190

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:	ach_Heodo_doc_20200728 Create hunting rule
Author:	abuse.ch
Description:	Detects Heodo DOC

Rule name:	ach_Heodo_doc_gen Create hunting rule
Author:	abuse.ch
Description:	Detects Heodo 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