Analysis by: John Donnie Celestre
 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Hacking Tool arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites. It may be manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 1,695,675 bytes
Initial Samples Received Date: 13 May 2019

Arrival Details

This Hacking Tool arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It may be manually installed by a user.

Installation

This Hacking Tool adds the following possibly malicious files or file components:

  • 1.png
  • 2.png
  • 3.png
  • 4.png
  • background.html
  • background.js
  • background.js.map
  • expired.png
  • help.txt
  • Lato-Regular.ttf
  • manifest.json
  • map.png
  • pac.js
  • popup.css
  • popup.css.map
  • popup.html
  • popup.js
  • popup.js.map
  • images/icon.png
  • images/icon128x128.png
  • images/icon16x16.png
  • images/icon48x48.png
  • images/icon_19.png
  • images/icon_connected.png
  • images/icon_connected_19.png
  • images/icon_notification.png
  • images/manifest_icon_128.png
  • images/manifest_icon_16.png
  • images/manifest_icon_48.png
  • _locales\ar\messages.json
  • _locales\da\messages.json
  • _locales\de\messages.json
  • _locales\el\messages.json
  • _locales\en\messages.json
  • _locales\es\messages.json
  • _locales\fi\messages.json
  • _locales\fr\messages.json
  • _locales\hi\messages.json
  • _locales\hr\messages.json
  • _locales\hu\messages.json
  • _locales\it\messages.json
  • _locales\ja\messages.json
  • _locales\ko\messages.json
  • _locales\ms\messages.json
  • _locales\nl\messages.json
  • _locales\no\messages.json
  • _locales\pl\messages.json
  • _locales\pt\messages.json
  • _locales\ro\messages.json
  • _locales\ru\messages.json
  • _locales\sv\messages.json
  • _locales\th\messages.json
  • _locales\vi\messages.json
  • _locales\zh_CN\messages.json
  • _locales\zh_TW\messages.json
  • _metadata\verified_contents.json

Other Details

This Hacking Tool connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • https://parse-s{BLOCKED}n.saf{BLOCKED}e.net/parse
  • https://parse-s{BLOCKED}n.saf{BLOCKED}e.net/parse/files/kUwWEyBd1j{BLOCKED}NxMktNv1mI4R3TRlmu2/324118812929cd3e9023d79559fea6b9_argentina-256x256-stroked.png
  • https://parse-s{BLOCKED}n.saf{BLOCKED}e.net/parse/files/kUwWEyBd1j{BLOCKED}NxMktNv1mI4R3TRlmu2/mfp_120629006f86ae9e1b567753fa507b92ios-v3-main-austria-3x.png
  • https://parse-s{BLOCKED}n.saf{BLOCKED}e.net/parse/files/kUwWEyBd1j{BLOCKED}NxMktNv1mI4R3TRlmu2/mfp_33ad5f4da55724af9b72325b1315ddceios-v3-main-australia-3x.png
  • https://parse-s{BLOCKED}n.saf{BLOCKED}e.net/parse/files/kUwWEyBd1j{BLOCKED}NxMktNv1mI4R3TRlmu2/mfp_8f6868385ccaf1802b0eb40a44427c5bbg.png
  • https://s{BLOCKED}n.com/chrome-extension/free-trial?utm_source=organic&utm_campaign=chrome_extension&utm_term
  • https://www.s{BLOCKED}n.com/apps/chrome

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.850
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 2.178.08
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 23 May 2019
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 2.179.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 24 May 2019

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

Close all opened browser windows

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HackTool.JS.SaferVPN.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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