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May 8, 2020
Severity
Medium
Analysis Summary
Emotet is a Trojan that is primarily spread through spam emails (malspam). The infection may arrive either via malicious script, macro-enabled document files, or malicious link. Emotet emails may contain familiar branding designed to look like a legitimate email. Emotet may try to persuade users to click the malicious files by using tempting language about “Your Invoice,” “Payment Details,” or possibly an upcoming shipment from well-known parcel companies.
Emotet has gone through a few iterations. Early versions arrived as a malicious JavaScript file. Later versions evolved to use macro-enabled documents to retrieve the virus payload from command and control (C&C) servers run by the attackers.
Impact
| Financial loss |
Indicators of Compromise
URL
- http[:]//195[.]76[.]232[.]114/
- http[:]//85[.]94[.]170[.]73/
- http[:]//186[.]188[.]222[.]3/
- http[:]//196[.]179[.]249[.]218[:]8080/
Remediation
| Block all threat indicators at your respective controls. Always be suspicious about emails sent by unknown senders. Never click on the links/attachments sent by unknown senders. |