Analysis by: Rhena Inocencio

ALIASES:

Exploit:Java/CVE-2012-1723.BAC (Microsoft), Java/Dldr.Themod.AQ (Antivir)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Canal de infección Downloaded from the Internet

This Trojan may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component. It may be hosted on a website and run when a user accesses the said website.

It does not have any propagation routine.

It does not have any backdoor routine.

It does not drop any other file.

It does not have any information-stealing capability.

It requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine. It takes advantage of certain vulnerabilities.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

Tamaño del archivo Varies
Tipo de archivo Java Class
Fecha de recepción de las muestras iniciales 05 Oct 2012
Carga útil Connects to URLs/IPs

Arrival Details

This Trojan may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.

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

Propagation

This Trojan does not have any propagation routine.

Backdoor Routine

This Trojan does not have any backdoor routine.

Dropping Routine

This Trojan does not drop any other file.

Download Routine

This Trojan downloads a possibly malicious file from a certain URL. The URL where this malware downloads the said file depends on the following parameter(s) passed on to it by its components:

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Information Theft

This Trojan does not have any information-stealing capability.

Other Details

This Trojan requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

It takes advantage of the following vulnerabilities:

NOTES:

It does not have rootkit capabilities.

  SOLUTION

Motor de exploración mínimo 9.200
Versión de patrones OPR de VSAPI 9.449.00
Fecha de publicación de patrones OPR de VSAPI 09 Oct 2012

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 JAVA_BLACOLE.RRC. 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.

Step 4

Download and apply this security patch Refrain from using these products until the appropriate patches have been installed. Trend Micro advises users to download critical patches upon release by vendors.  


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