Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-10 17:57

Sample ID 230213-rdwfcsdf49
Target 2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe
SHA256 6d7aff70a84d9237bde3b149ff04532cafb29b6f358886b5038a737af5934d1f
Tags
emotet banker trojan
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V6

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

6d7aff70a84d9237bde3b149ff04532cafb29b6f358886b5038a737af5934d1f

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

emotet banker trojan

Emotet

Drops file in System32 directory

Enumerates physical storage devices

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2023-02-13 14:05

Signatures

N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-02-13 14:05

Reported

2023-02-13 14:05

Platform

win7-20220901-en

Max time kernel

31s

Max time network

37s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe"

Signatures

Emotet

trojan banker emotet

Drops file in System32 directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\counters.dat C:\Windows\SysWOW64\licssound.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS

Description Indicator Process Target
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings C:\Windows\SysWOW64\licssound.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections C:\Windows\SysWOW64\licssound.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings C:\Windows\SysWOW64\licssound.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad C:\Windows\SysWOW64\licssound.exe N/A
Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections\SavedLegacySettings = 4600000002000000090000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\licssound.exe N/A
Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections\DefaultConnectionSettings = 4600000002000000090000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\licssound.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content\CachePrefix C:\Windows\SysWOW64\licssound.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\licssound.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\licssound.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyEnable = "0" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\licssound.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\licssound.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 320 wrote to memory of 1488 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe
PID 320 wrote to memory of 1488 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe
PID 320 wrote to memory of 1488 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe
PID 320 wrote to memory of 1488 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe
PID 320 wrote to memory of 1488 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe
PID 320 wrote to memory of 1488 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe
PID 320 wrote to memory of 1488 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 1700 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\licssound.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\licssound.exe
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 1700 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\licssound.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\licssound.exe
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 1700 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\licssound.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\licssound.exe
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 1700 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\licssound.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\licssound.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe

--a1bda328

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\licssound.exe

"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\licssound.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\licssound.exe

--272a2058

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
NL 142.250.179.131:443 tcp
NL 216.58.214.10:443 tcp
NL 142.251.36.35:80 tcp
US 44.239.211.14:443 tcp
NL 142.251.36.35:80 tcp

Files

memory/320-54-0x0000000075711000-0x0000000075713000-memory.dmp

memory/1488-55-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/320-58-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

memory/320-56-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001CD000-memory.dmp

memory/1488-59-0x0000000000230000-0x000000000025C000-memory.dmp

memory/1488-60-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

memory/1712-61-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000003A1000-memory.dmp

memory/1700-62-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/1488-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

memory/1712-63-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000003A1000-memory.dmp

memory/1700-65-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

memory/1700-67-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-02-13 14:05

Reported

2023-02-13 14:07

Platform

win10v2004-20220812-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

152s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe"

Signatures

Emotet

trojan banker emotet

Drops file in System32 directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\aclevents.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies C:\Windows\SysWOW64\aclevents.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\History.IE5 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\aclevents.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.IE5 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\aclevents.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS

Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content\CachePrefix C:\Windows\SysWOW64\aclevents.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\aclevents.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\aclevents.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-1-of-2.exe

--a1bda328

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\aclevents.exe

"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\aclevents.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\aclevents.exe

--b69fa679

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 209.197.3.8:80 tcp
BO 200.58.171.51:80 tcp
US 93.184.221.240:80 tcp
DE 20.52.64.200:443 tcp
MX 189.196.140.187:80 tcp
DE 162.19.139.184:2222 tcp
KR 222.104.222.145:443 tcp
MY 115.132.227.247:443 tcp
CO 190.85.206.228:80 tcp
DE 159.69.211.211:8080 tcp

Files

memory/4612-132-0x00000000005C0000-0x00000000005D1000-memory.dmp

memory/2268-133-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/4612-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

memory/4612-134-0x00000000005C0000-0x00000000005D1000-memory.dmp

memory/2268-136-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

memory/1744-137-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/2268-138-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

memory/1744-139-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

memory/1744-140-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp