Analysis by: John Rey Canon
 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Backdoor

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Backdoor arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites. It may be hosted on a website and run when a user accesses the said website.

It requires being executed with a specific argument/parameter, an additional component, or in a specific environment in order to proceed with its intended routine. This malicious script runs on web browsers, which may be installed on any operating system.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

Tamaño del archivo 45 bytes
Tipo de archivo PHP
Residente en memoria No
Fecha de recepción de las muestras iniciales 17 Jun 2019

Arrival Details

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

It may be hosted on a website and run when a user accesses the said website.

Other Details

This Backdoor requires being hosted on a web server in order to proceed with its intended routine.

It requires being executed with a specific argument/parameter, an additional component, or in a specific environment in order to proceed with its intended routine.

This malicious script runs on web browsers, which may be installed on any operating system.

  SOLUTION

Motor de exploración mínimo 9.850
Primer archivo de patrones de VSAPI 15.182.02
Primera fecha de publicación de patrones de VSAPI 18 Jun 2019
Versión de patrones OPR de VSAPI 15.183.00
Fecha de publicación de patrones OPR de VSAPI 19 Jun 2019

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

Close all opened browser windows

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Backdoor.PHP.CHOPPER.ALF. 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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