Analysis by: Mariefher Grace Villanueva
 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel: Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

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.

It does not have any propagation routine.

It does not have any backdoor routine.

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

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 147 bytes
File Type: HTML, HTM
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 17 Mar 2026
Payload: Connects to URLs/IPs, Displays message/message boxes

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.

Propagation

This Trojan does not have any propagation routine.

Backdoor Routine

This Trojan does not have any backdoor routine.

Rootkit Capabilities

This Trojan does not have rootkit capabilities.

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • https://{BLOCKED}gredients.com:443/wp-includes/1#{victim's email address encoded in Base64} → redirects to a download page

Once a compromised site is visited, the user is redirected to the following malicious site:

  • https://{BLOCKED}echgroup.com/j/#{victim's email address} → displays a download page that entices users to download a file
  • https://{BLOCKED}vice.ee/js/j.php → if download button is clicked, sends a POST request containing victim's email address then downloads JP081121000521100210-811021.js

It does the following:

It does not exploit any vulnerability.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.800
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 20.828.03
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 17 Mar 2026
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 20.829.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 18 Mar 2026

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

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Trojan.HTML.PHISH.JH. 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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