Analysis by: Byron Jon Gelera

 ALIASES:

HTML/Phishing.PayPal.CS (ESET-NOD32); PWS:HTML/Phish (Microsoft)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Canal de infecção: Spammed via email

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

Tipo de compactação: 184,348 bytes
Tipo de arquivo: HTML, HTM
Residente na memória: No
Data de recebimento das amostras iniciais: 13 Oct 2017
Carga útil: Displays fake login console, Connects to URLs/IPs

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

NOTES:

Upon execution of the file, it displays the following fake PayPal Login page.

After entering login credentials, the user will be presented with the following fake "Update Forms" requiring personal and credit card information.

After providing the requested information and clicking Next, it will post the gathered information to the following URL: http://www.{BLOCKED}t.com.au/private/rez1.php

The user will then be redirected to the real PayPal homepage.

  SOLUTION

Mecanismo de varredura mínima: 9.850
Primeiro arquivo padrão VSAPI: 13.716.04
Data do lançamento do primeiro padrão VSAPI: 13 Oct 2017
VSAPI OPR Pattern Version: 13.717.00
VSAPI OPR Pattern veröffentlicht am: 14 Oct 2017

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Close all opened browser windows

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HTML_PHISH.AUSEHC. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.


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