Security News > 2020 > October > Emotet malware now wants you to upgrade Microsoft Word
2020-10-24 11:05
Emotet switched to a new template this week that pretends to be a Microsoft Office message stating that Microsoft Word needs to be updated to add a new feature.
Emotet is a malware infection that spreads through emails containing Word documents with malicious macros.
Once the malware is installed, Emotet will use the computer to send spam emails and ultimately install other malware that could lead to a ransomware attack on the victim's network.
These malicious macros will download and install the Emotet malware into the victim's %LocalAppData% folder, as shown below.
Emotet is considered the most widely spread malware targeting users today.
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