{"id":2560,"date":"2019-08-14T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malwarebytes.com\/press\/?p=2560"},"modified":"2023-10-03T03:50:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T03:50:00","slug":"new-york-school-district-claims-victory-over-emotet-trojan-with-malwarebytes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malwarebytes.com\/press\/2019\/08\/14\/new-york-school-district-claims-victory-over-emotet-trojan-with-malwarebytes","title":{"rendered":"New York School District Claims Victory Over Emotet Trojan with Malwarebytes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Leading Protection and Remediation Provider Fully\nRecovers School Environment in Under 20 Days<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Santa\nClara, CA \u2013 August 14, 2019 –<\/strong> <\/strong><\/a>Malwarebytes<\/a>TM<\/sup><\/a>,\nthe leading advanced endpoint protection and remediation solutions, today\nannounced the successful recovery of an Emotet outbreak for the East\nIrondequoit Central School District, which at one point had infected over 1,400\nof the school district\u2019s endpoints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The East Irondequoit Central School District,\nlocated in New York, first engaged Malwarebytes during a critical Emotet Trojan\noutbreak that a legacy endpoint security provider failed to stop. The Emotet\nTrojan ran rampant across the district\u2019s endpoint environment infecting 1,400 devices\nand impacting network operations across the district. Once on board,\nMalwarebytes was able to isolate, remediate and recover all infected endpoints\nwithout completely disrupting the network for students or staff in under 20\ndays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOrganizations from all industries and regions\nare turning to Malwarebytes when Emotet or other threats get past existing\nsecurity solutions. Our unique ability to isolate the infected endpoints in the\nmiddle of an attack and remediate gives customers the ability to quickly\nrecover and regain control of their systems,\u201d said Marcin Kleczynski, CEO of\nMalwarebytes. \u201cMalwarebytes was created to help companies fight against all\ntypes of threats. Working with this school district to protect its students and\nfaculty shows the real-life implications of cyberattacks in our nation\u2019s\ncritical infrastructure.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malwarebytes Cloud Platform<\/a> provided a\ncommand-central point for endpoint detection and response efforts, allowing the\nteam to access the dashboard remotely and monitor progress. This allowed them\nto view the full scale of the outbreak and track efforts to contain the\noutbreak in real-time. By isolating infected endpoints and limiting\ncommunication to the online dashboard, the team was able to protect machines\nthroughout the remediation process, with minimal disruption to other IT\nprocesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMalwarebytes made it possible to knock down\nthe Emotet infection in 20 days without taking down our network,\u201d said Joseph\nSutorius, Chief Information Officer for the East Irondequoit Central School\nDistrict. \u201cWithout Malwarebytes, our remediation would have taken significantly\nlonger and would have required a network interruption during our busiest time\nof the school year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a recent report, Malwarebytes\nLabs<\/a> found that educational institutions and students are prime\ntargets for cybercriminals, given school networks often lack strong protection\ndue to limited budgets and resources. Key findings in this sector include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n