Analysis by: Noel Anthony Llimos
 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Exploit

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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

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

It takes advantage of certain vulnerabilities.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 22,089 bytes
File Type: HTML, HTM
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 14 Sep 2018

Arrival Details

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

Other Details

This Exploit does the following:

  • Successfully exploiting this vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

It takes advantage of the following vulnerabilities:

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.850
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 14.388.02
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 18 Jul 2018
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 14.389.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 19 Jul 2018

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