Managed XDR

sample8.doc (Emotet) — malware analysis report

File info

Filename
sample8.doc
File type
Composite Document File V2 Document, Little Endian, Os: Windows, Version 10.0, Code page: 1252, Template: Normal.dotm, Revision Number: 1, Name of Creating Application: Microsoft Office Word, Create Time/Date: Wed Aug 22 07:10:00 2018, Last Saved Time/Date: Mon Sep 5 07:47:00 2022, Number of Pages: 1, Number of Words: 6, Number of Characters: 38, Security: 0
File size
114.5 KB
First seen
Last seen

Environment

win7/x86 en

Hashes

SHA1
0d6e319ddc14dddfca2eac12a73bde745f131b0f
SHA256
c46e67af456d973b1cfa4ca936c5fd2fac3f8acd827bbc0de3cca5111558ebc5
MD5
75977ef29220ad46517a36c764e5b70e

Malwares

  • Emotet

Signatures

Execution

T1059.001 suspicious_powershell: Suspicious document behaviour (creates powershell process)
T1203 office_exploit_creates_cmd: The document exhibits suspicious behaviour (creates a cmd.exe process)
T1059 powershell_cmd_longcommandline: Suspiciously long commandline
T1203 office_exploit_http: The document exhibits suspicious behaviour (performs HTTP requests)
T1059.001 suspicious_process: Spawns a suspicious process
T1059.003 suspicious_cmd: Executes cmd.exe with a suspicious command line
T1064 office_macros: The document contains macroses (total: 3)
T1064 office_macros_autoexec: The document contains an auto-start macro
T1204.002 office_vb_load: Microsoft Office is loading VB DLL files (macros usage indicator)

Privilege Escalation

T1134 opens_thread_token: Opens the access token associated with a thread
T1134 opens_process_token: Opens the access token associated with a process

Defense Evasion

T1027 suspicious_cmd: Executes cmd.exe with a suspicious command line
T1070 stealth_window: A process created a hidden window
T1564 office_vba_stomping: VBA Stomping was detected in the document (the VBA source code and P-code are different)
T1064 office_macros: The document contains macroses (total: 3)
T1064 office_macros_autoexec: The document contains an auto-start macro
T1134 opens_thread_token: Opens the access token associated with a thread
T1134 opens_process_token: Opens the access token associated with a process
T1497 evasion_trustrecords: Attempts to detect Sandbox exploring trusted documents

Credential Access

T1555.003 cookie_files: Accesses cookie files
T1552 cookie_files: Accesses cookie files

Discovery

T1518 locates_browser: Attempts to identify where browsers are installed
T1497 evasion_trustrecords: Attempts to detect Sandbox exploring trusted documents
T1083 checks_recent_files: Attempt to check recently opened files through registry

Command and Control

T1071.001 office_exploit_http: The document exhibits suspicious behaviour (performs HTTP requests)
T1071.001 network_cnc_http: Suspicious HTTP traffic
T1071.004 office_exploit_dns: The document exhibits suspicious behaviour (performs DNS requests)
T1071.001 network_http: Performs HTTP requests

Other

yara_rules: Static rules
creates_exe: Creates executable files in the file system
create_process_failed: Could not start the process
dead_link: Attempts to run a file from a dead or blocked URL
http_file_not_found: Attempts to download EXE or DLL file but receives HTML with an error
unexpected_exception: Unexpected exception
get_policy_info: Retrieves information about a Policy object
test_check_service: Starts services
antisandbox_check_graphics_card: Uses CreateDXGIFactory, potentially to detect graphics card
checktokenmembership: Checks user token with CheckTokenMembership call

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