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Database Entry

Emotet (aka Heodo)

Vendor detections: 6

Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	faa4c872e4e08e1146cc849b5a9f4302d22a6a7b88f28c20d267b44d7d6b0c5c
SHA3-384 hash:	0bf5c20b5f44572b2f9b7dc2c4ce613e060712feef8c6c1ab541225f0fd2b082504af7a2c1b40ae2f3ac800300916e36
SHA1 hash:	f2414b740b3f3e543a06622b7d083998ab42d586
MD5 hash:	0384d94b7a7cc9588f2f9a8f64dd1e12
humanhash:	magazine-bakerloo-enemy-artist
File name:	emotet_e2_faa4c872e4e08e1146cc849b5a9f4302d22a6a7b88f28c20d267b44d7d6b0c5c_2020-08-14__092528._doc
Download:	download sample
Signature	Heodo Create hunting rule
File size:	238'791 bytes
First seen:	2020-08-14 09:26:53 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	docx
MIME type:	application/msword
ssdeep	3072:joj6yw1MgpQiBhGWb6esLbTh8YuyDRBFtdfGkXO5jNHwqjRA:0HgtEWPsL/aTyT9GkXO5xwqjRA
TLSH	B8343946658B2E7BDD16A0300C47FF696578ACC27F078007314E3FADEE7A7250A5AC99
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

Connection attempt

Sending an HTTP POST request

Deleting a recently created file

Possible injection to a system process

Sending a TCP request to an infection source

Enabling autorun for a service

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/429202

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/faa4c872e4e08e1146cc849b5a9f4302d22a6a7b88f28c20d267b44d7d6b0c5c/

Threat name:

Document-Word.Trojan.Emotet

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2020-08-14 09:28:06 UTC

AV detection:

21 of 29 (72.41%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=7ksmq4xe4chbcrwmqsnvvh2daljcu2t3rdziyigsm62e27llbroa._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

macro

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/200814-j23b72962x/

Behaviour

Suspicious Office macro

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Threat name:

Emotet

Score:

0.70

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/faa4c872e4e08e1146cc849b5a9f4302d22a6a7b88f28c20d267b44d7d6b0c5c

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