{"id":14307,"date":"2019-03-08T09:38:20","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T14:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=14307"},"modified":"2021-08-09T22:27:41","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T03:27:41","slug":"emotet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/emotet\/","title":{"rendered":"Emotet: the Biggest Network Security Villain of 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The Biggest Villain of 2019<\/h3>\n<p>The U.S. Department of Homeland Security considers it to be among <strong>the most costly and destructive threats to U.S. businesses in 2019<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It <strong>constantly evolves<\/strong>, using adaptation and versatility to grow stronger with each new iteration&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It leverages <strong>several attack vectors against multiple targets<\/strong>, giving it plenty of opportunities to secure a victory&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron6-300x174.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron6-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron6.jpg 692w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>The Feared, the Elusive, the Tenacious Malware: Emotet.<\/h3>\n<p>Emotet is a sophisticated cyber attack that uses its skills as a shapeshifter to spread itself far and wide across the Internet. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.us-cert.gov\/ncas\/alerts\/TA18-201A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The US Department of Homeland Security estimates<\/a> that <strong>organizations in 2019 have shelled out as much as $1,000,000 per incident to recover from an Emotet attack<\/strong>. With big baddies from seasons past like WannaCry and Petya still fresh in the memory, businesses must now turn their attention to the security world\u2019s 2019 season antagonist: <strong>Emotet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>What do Marvel\u2019s Ultron and Emotet have in common?<\/h3>\n<p>You may defeat them now, but they always come back stronger, smarter form than before! Just like the comic villain Ultron, featured in Marvel&#8217;s 2015 &#8220;Avengers: Age of Ultron,&#8221; Emotet always finds a way to make itself more dangerous. This complicated malware has been constantly evolving since its humble origin story as an upstart banking trojan in 2014. In fact, Sophos Labs detected and identified <strong>over 4,500 different varieties of Emotet carrying unique payloads in January alone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Emotet gives itself multiple chances to win. It spreads across networks, propagating itself through <strong>email spam<\/strong> and <strong>lateral movement<\/strong>, using your devices as remote zombies. Emotet collects contacts and browsing data. It can even act as a decoy for nastier attacks. Emotet isn&#8217;t picky; the malware can carry whatever malware is paying out top dollar at the time. Whether it\u2019s TrickBot malware, QBot banking trojans, BitPayment ransomware, or something even more nefarious, Emotet is an ideal delivery system for payloads of all kinds. It&#8217;s flexible. It&#8217;s persistent. And it always comes back stronger!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14310 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"622\" height=\"415\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron6.png 622w, https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron6-300x200.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 622px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 622\/415;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14310 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"622\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron6.png 622w, https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron6-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The Emotet malware\u2019s <strong>principal delivery method is through fake emails<\/strong>. One wrong click or careless attachment download lets Emotet get a foot in the door and from there, it begins its primary objective: <strong>spread to other devices on the network<\/strong>. Once infected, your inbox will start spitting out malicious emails to everyone in your contact list, providing Emotet with opportunities to infect far and wide. During this process, your email domain reputation plummets!<\/p>\n<p>Once a system is infected, <strong>Emotet calls back home and initiates a malware download<\/strong> for whatever payload it\u2019s been built to carry. In this call back step, Emotet may also take the opportunity to lift your contact lists and browser data to be sold off on the black market. With its versatility, constant evolution, and multiple victory conditions to meet, Emotet is a truly tricky foe.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14311 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"389\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron3.jpg 528w, https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron3-300x221.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 528px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 528\/389;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14311 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron3.jpg 528w, https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron3-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps <strong>its most dangerous use, though, is as a smokescreen<\/strong>. Due to the fast-acting nature of Emotet, its rapid expansion sends network administrators into a frenzy to prevent further compromise. Some cyber attackers use this period of panic as a chance to <strong>initiate a targeted ransomware attack<\/strong>. By the time the initial Emotet chaos has been stabilized, ransomware like BitPaymer has already used the distraction to get a stranglehold on the organizations\u2019 data.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14312 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"253\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron1-300x152.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/253;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14312 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron1-300x152.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3>Defeating Emotet<\/h3>\n<p>Call us old-school, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Firewalls.com<\/a> believes the bad guys should always lose in the end. Most single solutions are ill-equipped to deal with Emotet. Between its versatility, speed, and ability to assault multiple targets, you\u2019ll need a whole team to take it down. If you&#8217;re thinking the Avengers, think again.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sophos-security-heartbeat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sophos Synchronized Security with Sophos Heartbeat<\/a> is just the band of network defending heroes to call if you want to send the baddies packing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"wpex-theme-button red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/synchronized-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Try Synchronized Security Free for 30 Days<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sophos<\/a> protects against Emotet at every point in the attack chain. Synchronized Security means that your endpoints and your firewall communicate with each other in real-time to provide comprehensive and instantaneous response to threats. This constant pulse of communication between endpoints and the network is called the Sophos Heartbeat. The moment an attack is detected, <strong>Sophos Heartbeat instantly relays details back to XG Firewall<\/strong> in order to isolate the machine, shut it off from the network, and begin remediation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/sophos-central\/sophos-central-email.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sophos Email Protection<\/a> blocks spam both inbound and outbound. Leveraging threat intelligence from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/labs.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SophosLabs<\/a>, Sophos email protection identifies malicious emails like those that propagate Emotet and shuts threats down before they hit the inbox.\u00a0<strong>Active threat protection,\u00a0malicious attachment sandboxing<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>time-of-click URL protection<\/strong> all come standard with Sophos Central Email Advanced, giving your inbox all the superpowers it needs to shut down Emotet at its point of entry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"wpex-theme-button red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/products\/sophos-email.aspx?id=00130000019KGZ4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Try Sophos Email Free for 30 days<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"wpex-theme-button red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/medialibrary\/pdfs\/factsheets\/sophos-email-dsna.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Read Sophos Email Datasheet<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If a single endpoint becomes infected, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/sophos-central\/intercept-x-advanced.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sophos Intercept X<\/a> springs into action, isolating the device before Emotet has a chance to spread across the network. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/sophos-intercept-x\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Intercept X is super smart<\/a>, <strong>harnessing deep learning capabilities to anticipate new threats and predict security threats<\/strong> before they happen. Intercept X cuts off the opportunity for lateral movement and gets to work cleaning up the infected systems. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/sophos-central\/intercept-x-advanced.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sophos Intercept X Advanced<\/a> consolidates protection and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/sophos-central\/intercept-x-advanced-with-edr.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)<\/a> into a single solution with guided incident response.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"wpex-theme-button red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/products\/intercept-x.aspx?id=00130000019KGZ4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Try Intercept X Free for 30 days<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"wpex-theme-button red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/medialibrary\/PDFs\/factsheets\/intercept-x-edr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Read Intercept X Advanced Datasheet<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xg.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">XG Firewalls<\/a> feature advanced cloud-based sandboxing to examine and detonate payloads in a quarantined environment. XG Firewall is the overwatch command center that communicates in real time with endpoints thanks to the Sophos Heartbeat. AI-powered behavioral monitoring lets XG Firewalls detect behaviors consistent with Emotet and pre-emptively block all currently known IP addresses with Emotet. With advanced protection guarding the point-of-entry, individual endpoints, and at the network level, <strong>your Sophos team makes short work of Emotet.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"wpex-theme-button red\" href=\"https:\/\/secure2.sophos.com\/en-us\/products\/next-gen-firewall\/free-trial.aspx?id=00130000019KGZ4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0Try XG Firewalls Free for 30 days<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"wpex-theme-button red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/medialibrary\/pdfs\/factsheets\/sophos-xg-series-appliances-brna.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Read XG Firewall Datasheet<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14314 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron5-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"230\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron5-1.png 578w, https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron5-1-300x119.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 578px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 578\/230;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14314 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron5-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron5-1.png 578w, https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron5-1-300x119.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Since these programs were designed to work as one well-oiled machine, <strong>all of these layers of Sophos protection occur automatically<\/strong>. This provides a <strong>comprehensive, zero-touch response<\/strong> that addresses advanced threats at every step of the attack chain. This dream team of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/products\/email-security\/sophos-email-security\/sophos-central-email-advanced\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sophos Email<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/sophos-central\/intercept-x-advanced.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Intercept X<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/firewalls\/xg.html\">XG Firewalls<\/a> ensures Emotet never sees the Endgame. That means your story always gets its happy conclusion. And <strong>automatic, real-time, zero touch response<\/strong>\u00a0means your IT guy can go grab lunch.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14315 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"703\" height=\"306\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron4.jpg 703w, https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron4-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron4-700x306.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 703px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 703\/306;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14315 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"703\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron4.jpg 703w, https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron4-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev01.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ultron4-700x306.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biggest Villain of 2019 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security considers it to be among the most costly and destructive threats to U.S. businesses in 2019&#8230; It constantly evolves, using adaptation and versatility to grow stronger with each new iteration&#8230; It leverages several attack vectors against multiple targets, giving it plenty of opportunities to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":14332,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[286,68],"tags":[366,63,92],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.14 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Emotet: the Biggest Network Security Villain of 2019<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Emotet is said to be one of the most destructive &amp; expensive threats to businesses in 2019. 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