Analysis by: Ryan Paolo Maglaque
 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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

Tamaño del archivo 44,131 bytes
Tipo de archivo HTML, HTM
Residente en memoria No
Fecha de recepción de las muestras iniciales 17 Feb 2017

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.

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}k.nl/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/so.php

It does the following:

  • It displays a form where the user is requested to input credentials for authentication.
  • It attempts to steal sensitive online information, such as user names and passwords.
  • This routine risks the exposure of the user's account information, which may then lead to the unauthorized use of the stolen data.

  SOLUTION

Motor de exploración mínimo 9.850
Primer archivo de patrones de VSAPI 13.226.07
Primera fecha de publicación de patrones de VSAPI 17 Feb 2017
Versión de patrones OPR de VSAPI 13.227.00
Fecha de publicación de patrones OPR de VSAPI 18 Feb 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

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HTML_MALPHISH.PN. 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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