Analysis by: RonJay Kristoffer Caragay

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

Tamaño del archivo 115,712 bytes
Tipo de archivo EXE
Fecha de recepción de las muestras iniciales 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.