Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-10 17:56

Sample ID 230215-vbj64acf3y
Target 2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-retrieved-by-Word-macro.exe
SHA256 2032acdf04511314d53f51d1fef7f9e62e69abbe3db0b31a0302a8545ab1bd82
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

2032acdf04511314d53f51d1fef7f9e62e69abbe3db0b31a0302a8545ab1bd82

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-retrieved-by-Word-macro.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: RenamesItself

Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2023-02-15 16:48

Signatures

N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-02-15 16:48

Reported

2023-02-15 16:49

Platform

win7-20220812-en

Max time kernel

10s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-retrieved-by-Word-macro.exe"

Signatures

Emotet

trojan banker emotet

Enumerates physical storage devices

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-retrieved-by-Word-macro.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-retrieved-by-Word-macro.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-retrieved-by-Word-macro.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-retrieved-by-Word-macro.exe

--6dea9298

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\typtexture.exe

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

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\typtexture.exe

--e872c362

Network

N/A

Files

memory/1116-55-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001C1000-memory.dmp

memory/1116-56-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

memory/2032-54-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/2032-57-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

memory/2032-58-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

memory/2032-59-0x0000000076681000-0x0000000076683000-memory.dmp

memory/1528-60-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/2032-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

memory/1528-62-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-02-15 16:48

Reported

2023-02-15 16:51

Platform

win10v2004-20221111-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

152s

Command Line

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

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-retrieved-by-Word-macro.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-retrieved-by-Word-macro.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2019-05-01-Emotet-binary-retrieved-by-Word-macro.exe

--6dea9298

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mhegscrn.exe

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

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mhegscrn.exe

--b23b143b

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
BO 200.58.171.51:80 tcp
NL 104.80.225.205:443 tcp
MX 189.196.140.187:80 tcp
NL 87.248.202.1:80 tcp
NL 87.248.202.1:80 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/2480-132-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/2552-134-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

memory/2552-133-0x00000000005C0000-0x00000000005D1000-memory.dmp

memory/2480-135-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

memory/4752-136-0x0000000000CF0000-0x0000000000D01000-memory.dmp

memory/1508-137-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/2480-138-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

memory/1508-139-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

memory/1508-140-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp