TROJ_EMOTET.XXTE
Trojan:Win32/Emotet.K (Microsoft); RDN/Generic.grp (McAfee); Ransom.Kovter (Symantec); Trojan.Win32.Emotet.ai (Kaspersky); Troj/Inject-CNK (Sophos); Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (Sunbelt); Trojan horse Atros5.AUGU (AVG)
Windows
![](/vinfo/imgFiles/legend.jpg)
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
195,072 bytes
EXE
No
08 May 2017
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 creates the following folders:
- %Application Data%\WallpaperAuth
(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.)
Other System Modifications
This Trojan deletes the following files:
- %User Startup%\CongestionInstance.lnk
(Note: %User Startup% is the current user's Startup folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows 2000 and XP, and C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.)
Dropping Routine
This Trojan drops the following files:
- %User Startup%\WallpaperAuth.lnk
(Note: %User Startup% is the current user's Startup folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows 2000 and XP, and C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.)
Other Details
This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- {BLOCKED}0.136.67
- {BLOCKED}4.218.25
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
9.8
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
Search and delete this file
- %User Startup%\WallpaperAuth.lnk
Step 3
Search and delete this folder
- %Application Data%\WallpaperAuth
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_EMOTET.XXTE. 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 this Knowledge Base page for more information.
Step 5
Restore this file from backup only Microsoft-related files will be restored. If this malware/grayware also deleted files related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on you computer again.
- %User Startup%\CongestionInstance.lnk
Did this description help? Tell us how we did.