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First identified in 2014, Emotet has been regularly updated by its developers to maintain its effectiveness for malicious activity. The
"Emotet was originally developed as banking malware which sneaked on to users' computers to steal private and sensitive information. However, it has evolved over time and is now seen as one of the most costly and destructive malware variants," said
The research team also warns that "MVPower DVR Remote Code Execution" is the most common exploited vulnerability, impacting 42% of organizations globally, followed by "HTTP Headers Remote Code Execution (CVE-2020-13756)" which impact 42% of organizations worldwide.
Top malware families
*The arrows relate to the change in rank compared to the previous month.
This Month, Emotet remains the most popular malware with a global impact of 7% of organizations, closely followed by Trickbot and Formbook - which impacted 4% of organizations worldwide, each.
1. ? Emotet - Emotet is an advanced, self-propagate and modular Trojan. Emotet once used to employ as a banking Trojan, and recently is used as a distributer to other malware or malicious campaigns. It uses multiple methods for maintaining persistence and Evasion techniques to avoid detection. In addition, it can be spread through phishing spam emails containing malicious attachments or links.
2. ? Trickbot - Trickbot is a dominant banking Trojan constantly being updated with new capabilities, features and distribution vectors. This enables Trickbot to be a flexible and customizable malware that can be distributed as part of multi purposed campaigns.
3. ? Formbook - Formbook is an Info Stealer that harvests credentials from various web browsers, collects screenshots, monitors and logs keystrokes, and can download and execute files according to its C&C orders.
Top exploited vulnerabilities
This month "MVPower DVR Remote Code Execution" is the most common exploited vulnerability, impacting 42% of organizations globally, followed by "HTTP Headers Remote Code Execution (CVE-2020-13756)" which impact 42% of organizations worldwide. "Web Server Exposed Git Repository Information Disclosure" is on the third place in the top exploited vulnerabilities list, with a global impact of 41%.
1. ? MVPower DVR Remote Code Execution - remote code execution vulnerability exists in MVPower DVR devices. A remote attacker can exploit this weakness to execute arbitrary code in the affected router via a crafted request.
2. ? HTTP Headers Remote Code Execution (CVE-2020-13756) - HTTP headers let the client and the server pass additional information with an HTTP request. A remote attacker may use a vulnerable HTTP Header to run arbitrary code on the victim machine.
3. ? Web Server Exposed Git Repository Information Disclosure - information disclosure vulnerability has been reported in Git Repository. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unintentional disclosure of account information.
Top mobile malware
This month, Hiddad holds 1st place in the most prevalent mobile malware, followed by xHelper and Triada.
1. Hiddad - Hiddad is an Android malware which repackages legitimate apps and then releases them to a third-party store. Its main function is to display ads, but it can also gain access to key security details built into the OS.
2. xHelper - A malicious application seen in the wild since
3. Triada - Modular Backdoor for Android which grants superuser privileges to downloaded malware.
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The complete list of the top 10 malware families in December can be found on the Check Point Blog.
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