"Emotet Tops Malware Charts in December After Reboot"

Check Point researchers recently found that the Emotet Trojan bounced back from fifth place on the malware charts in November to now back at the top.  The Emotet Trojan accounts for 7% of malware infections globally after a spam campaign targeted more than 100,000 users per day over the holiday period.   Emotet is closely followed by fellow modular Trojan Trickbot and info-stealer Formbook (both 4%).  The Emotet Trojan has now been updated with new malicious payloads and improved detection evasion capabilities.  The latest version creates a dialogue box, which helps it evade detection from users, the researchers stated.  The new malicious spam campaign uses different delivery techniques to spread Emotet, including embedded links, document attachments, or password-protected Zip files.  Emotet and Trickbot are often used in combination by ransomware groups to gain an initial foothold into networks. 

Infosecurity reports: "Emotet Tops Malware Charts in December After Reboot"