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Online users are frequently the target of botnet malware campaigns, as cybercriminals are always hunting for extorting money or stealing data to carry out a range of scams. Emotet is one of the most commonly used botnets nowadays, which is distributed via wireless networks and can load different types of malware.
However, an unidentified genius hacker has come up with a hilarious twist on the use of Emotet by replacing Emotet’s malicious payloads with funny, animated GIFs and memes.
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Kevin Beaumont, Microsoft’s cybersecurity researcher, revealed in their blog post that the hacker has replaced around 25% of the botnet payloads so far, which has affected its operations drastically.
It is worth noting that the botnet bombards the victim’s computer with fake business-related emails containing infected Office documents or a URL of infected Office files. When the recipient downloads the infected files or clicks on the links that lead to compromised websites, the file displays the Enable Editing button to allow execution of macros, once executed the macros download Emotet malware onto the device.
In the absence of a payload, Emotet malware cannot infect the device. That’s why threat actors are currently busy finding a way to regain their lost control of the malware’s operations while the cybersecurity community is praising ..
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