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Trojan.XF.EMOTET.YXCBY

February 28, 2022
 Analysis by: Maria Emreen Viray
 ALIASES:

TrojanDownloader:O97M/Emotet.PDD!MTB (MICROSOFT)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet


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:

92,351 bytes

File Type:

Other

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

25 Feb 2022

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs, Displays message/message boxes, Downloads files

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 adds the following processes:

  • %Windows%\SysWow64\regsvr32.exe/s {Parent of default Excel save path}\xxw1.ocx

(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, where it usually is C:\Windows on all Windows operating system versions.)

Download Routine

This Trojan connects to the following website(s) to download and execute a malicious file:

  • http://www.{BLOCKED}ters.com/c7g8t/zbBYgukXYxzAF2hZc/
  • http://www.{BLOCKED}publications.com/home/BABxyyWZx8Vu/
  • http://{BLOCKED}ionit.com/screwing/AxLm/
  • http://{BLOCKED}oschoolputhuppally.org/wp-content/UuQ7LBsPoGu9Q/
  • http://{BLOCKED}oomtime.com/mongery/ZlPsROtQiXIujmJmAA/

It saves the files it downloads using the following names:

  • {Parent of default Excel save path}\xxw1.ocx → detected as TrojanSpy.Win32.EMOTET.YXCBZZ

NOTES:

Other Details

This Trojan does the following:

  • It contains the following message details luring users to enable macro content:

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

17.408.03

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

26 Feb 2022

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

17.409.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

27 Feb 2022

Step 1

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 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

Search and delete these files

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  • {Parent of default Excel save path}\xxw1.ocx

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Trojan.XF.EMOTET.YXCBY. 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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