Trojan-Banker.Win32.Emotet

Parent class: TrojWare

Trojans are malicious programs that perform actions which are not authorized by the user: they delete, block, modify or copy data, and they disrupt the performance of computers or computer networks. Unlike viruses and worms, the threats that fall into this category are unable to make copies of themselves or self-replicate. Trojans are classified according to the type of action they perform on an infected computer.

Class: Trojan-Banker

Trojan-Banker programs are designed to steal user account data relating to online banking systems, e-payment systems and plastic card systems. The data is then transmitted to the malicious user controlling the Trojan. Email, FTP, the web (including data in a request), or other methods may be used to transit the stolen data.

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Platform: Win32

Win32 is an API on Windows NT-based operating systems (Windows XP, Windows 7, etc.) that supports execution of 32-bit applications. One of the most widespread programming platforms in the world.

Description

This family consists of malware that is used for downloading other malware ("bankers") to a victim’s device. The Emotet malware is distributed mostly by means of phishing email that contains either links to malicious sites, or malicious attachments (PDF or Microsoft Word documents). The PDF documents contain links to malicious sites, and the Microsoft Word documents contain malicious macros and instructions on how to enable these macros.

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