Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-10 17:56

Sample ID 230214-c5cp1aab64
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

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2023-02-14 02:39

Signatures

N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-02-14 02:39

Reported

2023-02-14 02:41

Platform

win7-20220812-en

Max time kernel

141s

Max time network

148s

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\linestables.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS

Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyEnable = "0" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\9a-fd-ec-60-57-e4\WpadDecisionReason = "1" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe N/A
Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{A9A92B0C-85DC-4DE3-A09E-E59FC687F778}\WpadDecisionTime = 50ff99022640d901 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe N/A
Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\9a-fd-ec-60-57-e4\WpadDecisionTime = 50ff99022640d901 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content\CachePrefix C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{A9A92B0C-85DC-4DE3-A09E-E59FC687F778} C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{A9A92B0C-85DC-4DE3-A09E-E59FC687F778}\WpadDecisionReason = "1" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{A9A92B0C-85DC-4DE3-A09E-E59FC687F778}\WpadNetworkName = "Network 2" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\9a-fd-ec-60-57-e4 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{A9A92B0C-85DC-4DE3-A09E-E59FC687F778}\9a-fd-ec-60-57-e4 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\9a-fd-ec-60-57-e4\WpadDecision = "0" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe N/A
Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections\SavedLegacySettings = 4600000002000000090000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe N/A
Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections\DefaultConnectionSettings = 4600000002000000090000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe N/A
Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections\DefaultConnectionSettings = 4600000003000000090000000000000000000000000000000400000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001000000020000000a7f0006000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{A9A92B0C-85DC-4DE3-A09E-E59FC687F778}\WpadDecision = "0" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.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 1688 wrote to memory of 2032 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 1688 wrote to memory of 2032 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 1688 wrote to memory of 2032 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 1688 wrote to memory of 2032 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 1688 wrote to memory of 2032 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 1688 wrote to memory of 2032 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 1688 wrote to memory of 2032 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 956 wrote to memory of 1656 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe
PID 956 wrote to memory of 1656 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe
PID 956 wrote to memory of 1656 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe
PID 956 wrote to memory of 1656 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.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\linestables.exe

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

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\linestables.exe

--3eee9c7a

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
BO 200.58.171.51:80 tcp
BO 200.58.171.51:80 tcp
MX 189.196.140.187:80 tcp
MX 189.196.140.187:80 tcp
KR 222.104.222.145:443 tcp

Files

memory/1688-54-0x0000000075DF1000-0x0000000075DF3000-memory.dmp

memory/2032-55-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/1688-56-0x0000000000230000-0x000000000023D000-memory.dmp

memory/1688-58-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

memory/2032-59-0x0000000000230000-0x000000000025C000-memory.dmp

memory/2032-60-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

memory/956-61-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

memory/1656-62-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/956-63-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

memory/2032-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

memory/1656-65-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

memory/1656-67-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-02-14 02:39

Reported

2023-02-14 02:41

Platform

win10v2004-20220901-en

Max time kernel

137s

Max time network

154s

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\ielllangs.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ielllangs.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\History.IE5 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ielllangs.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.IE5 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ielllangs.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\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ielllangs.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content\CachePrefix C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ielllangs.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ielllangs.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\ielllangs.exe

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

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ielllangs.exe

--22ede07f

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 209.197.3.8:80 tcp
NL 104.80.225.205:443 tcp
BO 200.58.171.51:80 tcp
US 20.189.173.12:443 tcp
US 209.197.3.8:80 tcp
US 209.197.3.8:80 tcp
US 209.197.3.8:80 tcp
MX 189.196.140.187:80 tcp
KR 222.104.222.145:443 tcp
MY 115.132.227.247:443 tcp
CO 190.85.206.228:80 tcp

Files

memory/4752-133-0x00000000006D0000-0x00000000006E1000-memory.dmp

memory/4752-134-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

memory/1204-132-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/1204-135-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

memory/2140-136-0x0000000000CE0000-0x0000000000CF1000-memory.dmp

memory/3600-137-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/2140-138-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

memory/1204-139-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

memory/4752-140-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

memory/3600-141-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

memory/3600-142-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp