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TROJ_PIDIEF.PHIS

June 10, 2015
 Analysis by: Cris Nowell Pantanilla
 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:

Spammed via email

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

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

47,606 bytes

File Type:

PDF

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

05 Jun 2015

Payload:

Steals information

Arrival Details

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

NOTES:

The PDF contains a link, that points to the shortened URL http://ow.ly/{BLOCKED}Ku:

Once accessed, the user is redirected to http://redtecx.{BLOCKED}t.com/, which displays the following fake Google Drive site, asking for the user's login credentials:

It then redirects the user to a real Google Drive site with a non-malicious PDF document:

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.750

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 TROJ_PIDIEF.PHIS. 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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