ZDNet

Meet the white-hat group fighting Emotet, the world's most dangerous malware

This ebook, based on the latest ZDNet/TechRepublic special feature, offers a detailed look at how to build risk management policies to protect your critical digital assets. Read now For more than a ...
ZDNet

A vigilante is sabotaging the Emotet botnet by replacing malware payloads with GIFs

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Bleeping Computer

EmoCheck now detects new 64-bit versions of Emotet malware

The Japan CERT has released a new version of their EmoCheck utility to detect new 64-bit versions of the Emotet malware that began infecting users this month. Emotet is one of the most actively ...
Bleeping Computer

New EmoCheck Tool Checks if You're Infected With Emotet

A new utility has been released by Japan CERT (computer emergency response team) that allows Windows users to easily check if they are infected with the Emotet Trojan. The Emotet Trojan is one of the ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Emotet Is Back and Is Deadlier Than Ever! A Rundown of the Emotet Malware

Emotet is a type of malware and a cybercrime operation that is believed to have originated in Ukraine. The Emotet malware was first detected in 2014. After that, it was considered extremely dangerous ...
SiliconANGLE

Emotet malware detections surge 27-fold in first quarter

A new report today from artificial intelligence cybersecurity platform company Deep Instinct Ltd. details a rapid rise in Emotet malware this year, with new versions and campaigns emerging. Once ...
Threat Post

Emotet Now Spreading Through Malicious Excel Files

An ongoing malicious email campaign that includes macro-laden files and multiple layers of obfuscation has been active since late December. The infamous Emotet malware has switched tactics yet again, ...
Dark Reading

Emotet Resurfaces Yet Again After 3-Month Hiatus

Like the proverbial bad penny that constantly keeps turning up, the Emotet malware operation has resurfaced yet again — this time after a lull of about three months. Security researchers this week ...
HotHardware

Vigilante Hacker Disrupts Emotet Botnet Malware With Ironically Comical GIF Assault

The sheer number of malware campaigns operating online targeting users, in an attempt to steal information or extort money, is staggering. One of the recently revived botnets targeting users is called ...
HotHardware

Emotet Botnet Makes An October Surprise Return With Windows Update Malware Trickery

This month, the Emotet botnet is going trick or treat, and it is only occupied with tricking. Previously, the malware spread by utilizing spam campaigns with Word or Excel files, but the botnet is ...
WeLiveSecurity

How Emotet is changing tactics in response to Microsoft’s tightening of Office macro security

One of the key findings from the ESET Threat Report T1 2022 is that the Emotet botnet has risen, Phoenix-like, from the ashes, pumping out vast amounts of spam in March and April 2022, to the point ...