Trojan.Win64.CVE20190880.A
HEUR:Exploit.Win32.CVE-2019-0880.a (KASPERSKY); W32/CVE_2019_0880.A!exploit (FORTINET)
Windows


Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
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.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
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.
Installation
This Trojan drops the following files:
- {malware directory}\log.log → logs routine
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.
NOTES:
This Trojan does the following:
-
If %User Temp%\union1.dll exists:
- It loads and copies %User Temp%\union1.dll into the following:
- %System%\comhost.dll
- It deletes the following file:
- %User Temp%\union1.dll
- It logs the following text in log.log:
- "Level High --> Path"
- It loads and copies %User Temp%\union1.dll into the following:
If %User Temp%\union1.dll does NOT have the substring "Low":
- It loads and copies %User Temp%\union1.dll into the following:
- %AppDataLocal%\comhost.dll
- It logs the following text in log.log:
- "Level Medium --> Path"
It takes advantage of the following exploit(s):
-
If %User Temp%\union1.dll has the substring "Low":
- CVE-2019-0880 | Microsoft splwow64 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- It logs the following text in log.log:
- "Low Medium"
- It logs the following text in log.log:
- CVE-2019-0880 | Microsoft splwow64 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
SOLUTION
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
Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.
Step 3
Search and delete this file
- {malware directory}\log.log
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Trojan.Win64.CVE20190880.A. 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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