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	"title": "EMOTET Uses Corona Virus Outbreak in New Spam Campaign - Threat Encyclopedia",
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	"plain_text": "EMOTET Uses Corona Virus Outbreak in New Spam Campaign -\r\nThreat Encyclopedia\r\nBy Analysis by: Maria Katrina Udquin\r\nArchived: 2026-04-05 17:28:56 UTC\r\n Analysis by: Maria Katrina Udquin\r\nopen on a new tab\r\nEMOTET tries to amplify the scare by using the nCov 2019 virus outbreak in its latest spam campaignnews-cybercrime-and-digital-threats. Messages in Japanese and containing the EMOTET payload are sent to victims\r\nlured into opening the malicious document attachment by disguising as a notice for preventive measures against\r\nthe spreading virus. The sender addresses of these spam are mostly compromised legitimate accounts. These spam\r\nmails use a formal layout with street address and contact numbers of the supposed organization that sent the notice\r\nto appear more legitimate.\r\nThe malicious documents attached in these emails contain macros that when executed, download a copy of\r\nEMOTET and installs it in the victim's computer. These documents are now detected by Trend Micro as\r\nTrojan.W97M.EMOTET.TIOIBEJI .\r\nAs always, we strongly advise you to never open email attachments from unknown or unwanted senders.\r\n SPAM BLOCKING DATE / TIME: January 31, 2020 GMT-8\r\n TMASE INFO\r\nhttps://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/th/threat-encyclopedia/spam/3682/emotet-uses-corona-virus-outbreak-in-new-spam-campaign\r\nPage 1 of 2\n\nENGINE:8.1\r\nPATTERN:25202\r\nSource: https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/th/threat-encyclopedia/spam/3682/emotet-uses-corona-virus-outbreak-in-new-spam-campaign\r\nhttps://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/th/threat-encyclopedia/spam/3682/emotet-uses-corona-virus-outbreak-in-new-spam-campaign\r\nPage 2 of 2",
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