Emotet malware self-destructs after cops deliver time-bomb DLL to infected Windows PCs
The move has similarities to the FBI's cleaning-up of infected Microsoft Exchange Server deployments this month, a move that prompted considerable debate when we revealed the same thing could be lawfully done in the UK. Emotet was particularly nasty in that it spread via malicious attachments in spam emails, and once installed, could bring in additional malware: infected machines were rented out to crooks to install things like ransomware and code that drained victims' online bank accounts. Computer security biz Digital Shadows highlighted the extent of the Emotet epidemic, and said its remov...
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