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Emotet Trojan is back with a new Office phishing campaign
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Updated onJuly 31, 2020
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The Emotet bankingTrojanreturned after a 5 months break with a newMicrosoft Officephishing scam.
Emotet goes back a long way since 2014 and has intermittently come back with a taste for your banking credentials andstealing your money.
It’s a serious security issue so it’s time to remind you once again to protect yourself with thebest antivirus softwareand to constantly update them to stay protected.
Emotet Trojan was spotted again after a 5 months break
Emotet wasdetected againby the specialists from Malwarebytes Labs on July 13th and they followed its trail until July 17th when it started to push malware spam.
Malwarebytes experts say that Emotet is using the same techniques as it employed previously.
If you’re targetted, you will receive a malicious email that will contain a URL or an infected Microsoft Office document.
When you open the document, that will trigger a macro with an error message for you to enable the macro.
After you will enable the macro, WMI will launch PowerShell to retrieve the Emotet binary from one of the remote compromised websites.
Once the package is executed, that will send a confirmation back to one of Emotet’s command and control servers and it will start doing damage.
Of course, that means stealing your banking passwords and trying to draw money from your account.
How can I protect my computer from Emotet?
The most important thing to do to protect your computer from Emotet or any othermalwareis to restrain from clicking on links or opening documents that you don’t recognize.
As Emotet is not a newthreat, we have anexcellent guide on how to protect your computer from Emotet trojan.
If you had any problems with Emotet or any othertrojanor malware, tell us your story in the Comments section below. Stay safe!
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Claudiu Andone
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His abrupt interest in computers started when he saw the first Home Computer as a kid. However, his passion for Windows and everything related became obvious when he became a sys admin in a computer science high school.
With 14 years of experience in writing about everything there is to know about science and technology, Claudiu also likes rock music, chilling in the garden, and Star Wars. May the force be with you, always!
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Oldtimer in the tech and science press, with 14 years of experience in writing on everything there is to know about science, technology, and Microsoft
