Emotet is one of the most dangerous Trojans, which after several months of inactivity is on the offensive again. It attacks Internet users through fraudulent emails.

The Emotet Trojan gains access to emails, logins and passwords, thanks to which it has control over victim’s mailboxes, including the ability to affect correspondence. An example would be impersonating a message from Microsoft, as shown by Komputer Świat portal. The content of the message includes an attachment regarding the change of license. If the victim opens the file, it will run malicious macros.

According to cyber security experts, the Trojan could have created a database containing over 200,000 logins and passwords.
In the case of Trojans which, after several months of inactivity, make themselves felt again, it is worth having an up-to-date antivirus database and think twice about opening the attachment of a suspicious email.