{"id":27872,"date":"2021-11-22T16:41:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T15:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perseus.de\/emotet-is-back-the-malware-declared-defeated-is-back-on-the-move\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T07:28:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T05:28:39","slug":"emotet-is-back-the-malware-declared-defeated-is-back-on-the-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perseus.de\/en\/emotet-is-back-the-malware-declared-defeated-is-back-on-the-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Emotet is back: The malware declared defeated is back on the move"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27872\" class=\"elementor elementor-27872 elementor-22982\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcf4ec4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dcf4ec4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1db58c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1db58c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/perseus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gefahrenwarnung-Headerbild-Website-2025-1024x256.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27799\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perseus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gefahrenwarnung-Headerbild-Website-2025-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/perseus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gefahrenwarnung-Headerbild-Website-2025-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/perseus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gefahrenwarnung-Headerbild-Website-2025-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/perseus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gefahrenwarnung-Headerbild-Website-2025.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1258a43 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1258a43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de4e88 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2de4e88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4982c80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4982c80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>22.11.2021<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8348bc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8348bc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Emotet is back: The malware declared defeated is back on the move\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb03842 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb03842\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91d0988 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91d0988\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The malware Emotet, which was thought to have been defeated at the beginning of the year, is back in circulation. We have summarized the most important questions and answers about the return of Emotet for you and get to the heart of how you can protect yourself from the malware. <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f85a5ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f85a5ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fad2031 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fad2031\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8282d30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8282d30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What happened?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee744d2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee744d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ea6506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ea6506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On November 15, the world of cybersecurity was shaken by the news that the notorious Emotet malware was circulating again about half a year after it was destroyed. In the past, Emotet was considered the most widespread malware, spreading mainly via spam campaigns and infected attachments of phishing emails. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1dfa8e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f1dfa8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf4f09a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bf4f09a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a82985c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a82985c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-482032b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"482032b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5f6a5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5f6a5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What exactly is Emotet?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f5d6ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f5d6ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-057f5b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"057f5b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As recently as last year, the notorious malware topped the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.checkpoint.com\/2020\/08\/07\/julys-most-wanted-malware-emotet-strikes-again-after-five-month-absence\/\">&#8220;Global Threat Index 2020&#8221;<\/a> as the most dangerous malware. The malware first appeared in June 2014 and was primarily used to attack the banking sector. <\/p><p>The perfidious thing about Emotet is that the malware often acts as a door opener for the installation of further malware. The software is not only capable of gaining unauthorized access to data, but is mainly used as a downloader for other malware variants such as TrickBot and IcedID. Originally used as a banking Trojan (spying on access data for online banking), Emotet has recently served more as a spreader of other malware. The program used various methods and evasion techniques to remain operational and undetected.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6237d73 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6237d73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dde6dc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9dde6dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02dd0e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"02dd0e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16d621d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16d621d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89904c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89904c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Why was Emotet considered defeated?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fae461d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fae461d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f04793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f04793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the beginning of the year, German law enforcement agencies, among others, announced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bka.de\/DE\/Presse\/Listenseite_Pressemitteilungen\/2021\/Presse2021\/210127_pmEmotet.html;jsessionid=EFDD110B015D16302ED7408E8179B4D3.live292?nn=27162\">destruction of the Emotet network<\/a>: The infrastructure of the malware was destroyed, servers were confiscated. Only harmless updates were carried out until an Emotet module was deployed on April 25, 2021, which completely removed the malware from infected systems. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdadbd8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cdadbd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-104dd95 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"104dd95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6e5251 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f6e5251\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1cf26c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1cf26c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee082fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee082fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What is the status today?  <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc25934 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc25934\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b46b6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b46b6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The masterminds of Emotet have now begun to resume their operations. Systems already infected with TrickBot began to install new files from the Internet. Both <a href=\"https:\/\/cyber.wtf\/2021\/11\/15\/guess-whos-back\/\">automated and manual analyses<\/a> revealed that the files were new Emotet variants. The new versions have many similarities with past Emotet programs, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heise.de\/news\/Totgesagte-leben-laenger-Emotet-ist-zurueck-6268241.html\">encryption and certificates<\/a> to secure communication have been slightly changed.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a03f6e4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a03f6e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b600db9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b600db9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f622d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f622d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c1eeee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c1eeee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b305611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b305611\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What are the risks of Emotet for my company?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e889ec5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e889ec5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-335618c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"335618c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Emotet is known for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heise.de\/news\/Totgesagte-leben-laenger-Emotet-ist-zurueck-6268241.html\">so-called dynamite phishing<\/a>. Deceptively real phishing emails with personalized content designed to trick targets into opening attachments are characteristics of Emotet campaigns. The phishing e-mails are so well camouflaged that they sometimes imitate colleagues or business partners as senders. It is particularly tricky that past messages of the targeted persons are quoted in the phishing emails. The Emotet emails can thus be perceived by the recipients as a response to previously sent emails.    <\/p><p>The BSI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsi.bund.de\/SharedDocs\/Cybersicherheitswarnungen\/DE\/2021\/2021-269890-1032.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&amp;v=3\">is already warning<\/a> against broad-based phishing campaigns, as they were already observed last year. Companies and authorities are at high risk, especially due to the additional installation of further malware by Emotet. <\/p><p>Attention! The sending of the Emotet spam emails has already begun. Currently, the malware is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gdata.de\/news\/2021\/11\/37138-emotet-ist-zurueck?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GData-PresseCenter-DE+%28G+DATA+PresseCenter+-+Deutschland%29\">distributed<\/a> to potential victims in the form of *.docm and *.xlsm and password-protected ZIP attachments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0960966 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0960966\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d008e5a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d008e5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a860a0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a860a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6924eb7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6924eb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65f9402 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65f9402\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What can I do?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-530eecb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"530eecb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05d44c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05d44c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n<li>Be especially skeptical of emails with ZIP attachments. Emotet is usually spread via phishing emails with attachments. Embedded in a ZIP file, Emotet can spread under the radar because it may remain undetected by antivirus programs.  <\/li>\n<li>If you receive a reply to emails you send (usually with a subject starting with &#8220;Re:&#8230;&#8221; ), make sure that the reply is actually related to your message. To do this, you can check either the sender or the content of the message thoroughly. If the text seems unusually worded or taken out of context, you should exercise extra caution.  <\/li>\n<li>If you have any doubts about the authenticity of the sender, contact the person by other means, such as a phone call or text message.<\/li>\n<li>Network administrators are additionally advised to block or carefully monitor all IP addresses belonging to Emotet to prevent them from being &#8220;recruited&#8221; to the newly recovered Emotet botnet.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><br><\/p><p>The list of IP addresses is available here:  <a href=\"https:\/\/feodotracker.abuse.ch\/downloads\/ipblocklist_recommended.txt\">https:\/\/feodotracker.abuse.ch\/downloads\/ipblocklist_recommended.txt<\/a>. <span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Please note that the utmost caution is required when handling these IP addresses. If you&#8217;re not sure what to do with these addresses, contact our team. 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