Check Point Advisories

Emotet Maldoc Download Page

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2022-0033
Date Published:	9 Feb 2022
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 15 February, 2022
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Web Clients
Vulnerability Description	Emotet Maldoc Download Page is web page that automatically downloads malicious Microsoft Office documents to the victim's computer. Successful execution will infect the machine with the Emotet botnet and allow the attacker to take control of the infected machine and to download additional malware to the target.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Emotet Maldoc Download Page protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Malware Traffic.
Attack Information: Emotet Maldoc Download Page