Trojan.HTML.PHISH.TIAOOHWZ

 Analysis by: Denisse Camille Layco

 ALIASES:

HTML:PhishingMail-ACA [Phish] (AVAST); JS/Phish.CDFC!tr (FORTINET)

 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

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware


This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

153,269 bytes

File Type:

HTML, HTM

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

12 Jan 2021

Payload:

Displays graphics/image, Connects to URLs/IPs, Steals information

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Information Theft

This Trojan gathers the following data:

  • Email input
  • Password input

Stolen Information

This Trojan sends the gathered information via HTTP POST to the following URL:

  • https://{BLOCKED}ationtheology.com/2019/12/reportdhlnew.php

Other Details

This Trojan displays a pop-up window with the following message:


It does the following:

  • If connection to URL is successful, redirect page to:
    • https://www.{email domain}
  • If connection to URL is not successful, redirect page to:
    • https://{BLOCKED}l.{BLOCKED}s.{BLOCKED}l/index/en.html
  • It displays the following images:

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

16.484.05

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

18 Jan 2021

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

16.485.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

19 Jan 2021

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Trojan.HTML.PHISH.TIAOOHWZ. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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