Emotet Wi-Fi Spreader Upgraded
ID: e3c99b82-c007-55d2-ae03-e35aeee794ab
STIX ID: report--e3c99b82-c007-55d2-ae03-e35aeee794ab
Feed Name: Binary Defense Blog
Binary Defense observed an updated Emotet Wi‑Fi spreader that was transformed from a stand‑alone program into a module of Emotet: it now downloads a service binary and the Emotet loader from hardcoded C2s, adds verbose debug logging via a PHP POST protocol (sending MachineGUID as "id" and base64 debug strings as "data" to gate.php), and attempts SMB brute‑forcing of C$/ADMIN$ to propagate. The report includes technical details of the spreader and Service.exe behavior, notable artifacts hinting at development history, IOCs (hashes, URLs, drop paths), a YARA detection rule, and a Suricata rule for network detection.
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