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	"title": "Epic Fail: Emotet malware uses fake \u0026lsquo;Windows 10 Mobile\u0026rsquo; attachments",
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	"plain_text": "Epic Fail: Emotet malware uses fake \u0026lsquo;Windows 10\r\nMobile\u0026rsquo; attachments\r\nBy Lawrence Abrams\r\nPublished: 2020-09-02 · Archived: 2026-04-05 20:28:27 UTC\r\nThe Emotet malware is now using malicious email attachment that pretends to be made by Windows 10 Mobile, an\r\noperating system that reached the end of life in January 2020.\r\nThe Emotet botnet spreads through spam emails that contain malicious Word documents. These Word documents contain\r\nmalicious macros that will download and install Emotet on a victim's computer when enabled.\r\nOnce installed, Emotet will steal a victim's email to use in additional spam campaigns and download and install other\r\nmalware such as TrickBot and QBot, which commonly lead to network-wide ransomware attacks.\r\nhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/epic-fail-emotet-malware-uses-fake-windows-10-mobile-attachments/\r\nPage 1 of 4\n\n0:00\r\nhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/epic-fail-emotet-malware-uses-fake-windows-10-mobile-attachments/\r\nPage 2 of 4\n\nVisit Advertiser websiteGO TO PAGE\r\nTricking a user into enabling Word macros\r\nWhen a Word document with macros is opened, Microsoft Word will open it in a 'Protected View' that does not allow the\r\nmacros to execute.\r\nDue to this, the Emotet malware operators create stylized Word documents that are designed to trick the user into clicking on\r\nthe 'Enable Editing' and 'Enable Content' buttons so that macros will be enabled.\r\nIn a recent update to the malicious Word documents, Emotet tracking group Cryptolaemus have discovered that a new\r\ndocument template is being used that pretends to be created on 'Windows 10 Mobile.'\r\nMalicious 'Windows 10 Mobile' Word document\r\nWindows 10 Mobile\r\nOperation did not complete successfully because the file was created on Windows 10 Mobile device.\r\nTo view and edit document click Enable Editing and then click Enable Content.\r\nThe Windows 10 Mobile operating system was first released in 2015. and due to lack of market share, it reached the end of\r\nlife in January 2020.\r\nWhile there are people who continue to use Windows 10 Mobile today, it is not a large user base, and the chances that\r\nanyone is sending you documents from a Windows 10 Mobile device is relatively low.\r\nIf you receive an email with a Word document stating it was made in Windows 10 Mobile, do not enable editing or content,\r\nand immediately trash it.\r\nhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/epic-fail-emotet-malware-uses-fake-windows-10-mobile-attachments/\r\nPage 3 of 4\n\nAutomated Pentesting Covers Only 1 of 6 Surfaces.\r\nAutomated pentesting proves the path exists. BAS proves whether your controls stop it. Most teams run one without the\r\nother.\r\nThis whitepaper maps six validation surfaces, shows where coverage ends, and provides practitioners with three diagnostic\r\nquestions for any tool evaluation.\r\nSource: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/epic-fail-emotet-malware-uses-fake-windows-10-mobile-attachments/\r\nhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/epic-fail-emotet-malware-uses-fake-windows-10-mobile-attachments/\r\nPage 4 of 4",
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