Trojan.W97M.EMOTET.JKCW

December 12, 2019
 Analysis by: Carl Maverick Pascual
 ALIASES:

TrojanDownloader:O97M/Emotet.SP!MTB (Microsoft) ; VBA/Agent.136E!tr.dldr (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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

176,137 bytes

File Type:

DOC

Initial Samples Received Date:

11 Dec 2019

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.

Download Routine

This Trojan saves the files it downloads using the following names:

  • %User Temp%\216.exe

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://www.{BLOCKED}es.com/wp-content/dsdb28de-kw0ch1msvi-003/
  • http://www.{BLOCKED}terinmailand.com:443
  • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.14.143:443/k5h83e

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

15.554.01

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

11 Dec 2019

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

15.555.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

12 Dec 2019

Step 1

Trend Micro Predictive Machine Learning detects and blocks malware at the first sign of its existence, before it executes on your system. When enabled, your Trend Micro product detects this malware under the following machine learning name:

     
    • Downloader.VBA.TRX.XXVBAF01FF006

Step 2

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 3

Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Trojan.W97M.EMOTET.JKCW. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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