Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-10 17:57

Sample ID 230214-en1rlsae97
Target 2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-2-of-2.exe
SHA256 486ede4ecff9a951261af3d267072bf75a37e7812afd91dc4c30bf5535dede8b
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

486ede4ecff9a951261af3d267072bf75a37e7812afd91dc4c30bf5535dede8b

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-2-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 behavior: RenamesItself

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2023-02-14 04:05

Signatures

N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-02-14 04:05

Reported

2023-02-14 04:08

Platform

win7-20221111-en

Max time kernel

137s

Max time network

150s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-2-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\adtimpl.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\Wpad\2a-c8-e4-8b-4b-34\WpadDecisionReason = "1" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\2a-c8-e4-8b-4b-34\WpadDecision = "0" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe N/A
Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections\SavedLegacySettings = 4600000002000000090000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{F27EC970-ABFE-4605-87CD-C18AF0CF5289}\2a-c8-e4-8b-4b-34 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe N/A
Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections\DefaultConnectionSettings = 4600000002000000090000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{F27EC970-ABFE-4605-87CD-C18AF0CF5289} C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe N/A
Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{F27EC970-ABFE-4605-87CD-C18AF0CF5289}\WpadDecisionTime = 70e0df1d3240d901 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{F27EC970-ABFE-4605-87CD-C18AF0CF5289}\WpadDecision = "0" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe N/A
Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\2a-c8-e4-8b-4b-34\WpadDecisionTime = 70e0df1d3240d901 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content\CachePrefix C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyEnable = "0" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe N/A
Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections\DefaultConnectionSettings = 4600000003000000090000000000000000000000000000000400000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001000000020000000a7f004f000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{F27EC970-ABFE-4605-87CD-C18AF0CF5289}\WpadDecisionReason = "1" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{F27EC970-ABFE-4605-87CD-C18AF0CF5289}\WpadNetworkName = "Network 2" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\2a-c8-e4-8b-4b-34 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.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-2-of-2.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2012 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-2-of-2.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-2-of-2.exe
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2012 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-2-of-2.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-2-of-2.exe
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2012 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-2-of-2.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-2-of-2.exe
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2012 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-2-of-2.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-2-of-2.exe
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2012 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-2-of-2.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-2-of-2.exe
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2012 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-2-of-2.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-2-of-2.exe
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2012 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-2-of-2.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-2-of-2.exe
PID 560 wrote to memory of 520 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe
PID 560 wrote to memory of 520 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe
PID 560 wrote to memory of 520 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe
PID 560 wrote to memory of 520 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe

Processes

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

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

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

--53146567

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe

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

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adtimpl.exe

--56deb9e7

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/2028-54-0x0000000075441000-0x0000000075443000-memory.dmp

memory/2012-55-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/2028-56-0x0000000000230000-0x000000000023D000-memory.dmp

memory/2028-58-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

memory/2012-59-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003F9000-memory.dmp

memory/2012-60-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000429000-memory.dmp

memory/520-62-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/560-63-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

memory/2012-65-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

memory/520-66-0x00000000002A0000-0x00000000002B1000-memory.dmp

memory/520-67-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000429000-memory.dmp

memory/520-68-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000429000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-02-14 04:05

Reported

2023-02-14 04:08

Platform

win10v2004-20220901-en

Max time kernel

128s

Max time network

147s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-updated-after-initial-infection-2-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\Content.IE5 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mheglics.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mheglics.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mheglics.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\History.IE5 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mheglics.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\mheglics.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content\CachePrefix C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mheglics.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mheglics.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-2-of-2.exe N/A

Processes

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

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

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

--53146567

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mheglics.exe

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

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mheglics.exe

--48c4f75c

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 20.189.173.15:443 tcp
BO 200.58.171.51:80 tcp
US 2.18.109.224:443 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/3248-132-0x00000000006C0000-0x00000000006D1000-memory.dmp

memory/1536-133-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/3248-134-0x00000000006C0000-0x00000000006D1000-memory.dmp

memory/3248-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

memory/1536-136-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000429000-memory.dmp

memory/3032-137-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/1536-138-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

memory/3032-139-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000429000-memory.dmp

memory/3032-140-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000429000-memory.dmp