Analysis by: John Anthony Banes
 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

The malware may be hosted in a compromised or malicious website. It requires the arguments found in the website's URL in order to proceed with its intended routine.

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

It does not have any propagation routine.

It does not have any backdoor routine.

Once a malware successfully exploits the said vulnerability, it causes certain actions to be done on the system. It takes advantage of certain vulnerabilities.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 13,766 bytes
File Type: SWF
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 08 Feb 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.

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

Propagation

This Exploit does not have any propagation routine.

Backdoor Routine

This Exploit does not have any backdoor routine.

Other Details

Once a malware successfully exploits the said vulnerability, it causes the following actions to be done on the system:

  • Execute arbitrary codes

It takes advantage of the following vulnerabilities:

NOTES:

The malware may be hosted in a compromised or malicious website. It requires the arguments found in the website's URL in order to proceed with its intended routine.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.850
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 13.952.01
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 06 Feb 2018
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 13.953.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 07 Feb 2018

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

Close all opened browser windows

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as SWF_EXKIT.THBGBH. 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:

Step 4

Download and apply this security patch Refrain from using these products until the appropriate patches have been installed. Trend Micro advises users to download critical patches upon release by vendors.


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