Rewterz Threat Alert – Emotet – Active IOCs

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

Emotet was initially discovered in 2014 when it infected clients of German and Austrian institutions. Emotet serves as a downloader for other malware variants like TrickBot, QakBot, and IcedID. Phishing attempts are the most common way to propagate emotet trojan, which employs an email with malicious links or Macro-embedded Microsoft Word files. It has mostly been used to attack the banking industry. Emotet can launch several malware payloads depending on the target system after deployment. Emotet is frequently used as a downloader for other malware and is a particularly common delivery method for banking Trojans such as Qakbot and TrickBot. Emotet can steal data such as saved user passwords on the browser by eavesdropping on network traffic. Its modules focus on credential theft, email theft, and spamming.

Impact

• Credential Theft
• Information Theft
• Financial Loss

Indicators of Compromise

MD5

• c08a33adf3410af40e9d55b4642b91ea

SHA-256

• 265f4ce97b8c4a17c8f27359496edc3f97e2e6926a267fba16797dd5c6e3a70b

SHA-1

• b379e42d5294d529963db655de8c2e7175b0629d

Remediation

• Block all threat indicators at your respective controls.
• Search for IOCs in your environment.