Analysis by: Cris Nowell Pantanilla
ALIASES:

JS/Exploit.Agent.NLQ (ESET-NOD32)

 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

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

It is a component of other malware.

Once a compromised site is visited, the user is redirected to a certain malicious site. It takes advantage of an unknown vulnerability in a certain software to allow a remote malicious user or malware to download files on the affected machine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 220,041 bytes
File Type: HTML, HTM
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 06 Apr 2016

Arrival Details

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

Installation

This Trojan is a component of other malware.

Other Details

Once a compromised site is visited, the user is redirected to a certain malicious site.

It takes advantage of an unknown vulnerability in a certain software to allow a remote malicious user or malware to download files on the affected machine.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.800
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 12.450.04
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 06 Apr 2016
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 12.455.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 07 Apr 2016

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 HTML_ANGLER.BF. 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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