TROJ_EMOTET.XXSV


 ALIASES:

Spammer:Win32/Emotet.G (Microsoft); Troj/Emotet-Z (Sophos); Trojan.Emotet (Ikarus); W32/Emotet.Z!tr (Fortinet);

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It is a component of other malware.

It requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine. However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

115,712 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Initial Samples Received Date:

16 Dec 2016

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Installation

This Trojan is a component of other malware.

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}errycucumber31.eu/input/in/index.php
  • http://{BLOCKED}alservspro40.eu/input/in/index.php

It requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

It drops the following file(s)/component(s):

  • %Application Data%\Microsoft\xml_contact_x32.xml

(Note: %Application Data% is the Application Data folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.