Analysis by: Mar Philip Elaurza
ALIASES:

JS/FakePDF.A!phish (FORTINET)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel: Downloaded from the Internet

This is the Trend Micro detection for a fake page asking for users to log in using their email address and password to proceed in viewing the document.

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

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 269,867 bytes
File Type: HTML, HTM
Memory Resident: Yes
Initial Samples Received Date: 20 May 2016
Payload: Steals information

Arrival Details

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

Stolen Information

This Trojan sends the gathered information via HTTP POST to the following URL:

  • http://www.{BLOCKED}outdoor.com/https/shinji.php

NOTES:

It is a fake page asking for users to log in using their email address and password to proceed in viewing the document. If user enters the requested information and clicks the proceed button, it accesses the following possibly malicious URL:

  • https://drive.google.com/file/d/{BLOCKED}2g1YlpibWNVMlE/view?usp=sharing

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.800
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 12.336.05
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 11 Feb 2016
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 12.337.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 12 Feb 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

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 HTML_ADOPHISH.SM. 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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