Analysis by: Joselyn Canuela
 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 16,703 bytes
File Type: DOC
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 24 Sep 2017

Arrival Details

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

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}t.ly/{BLOCKED}S

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.850
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 13.680.04
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 25 Sep 2017
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 13.681.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 26 Sep 2017

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 W2KM_PHISH.JKY. 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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