Analysis by: Maria Emreen Viray

ALIASES:

HEUR:Exploit.Win32.CVE-2019-0880.a (KASPERSKY); W32/CVE_2019_0880.A!exploit (FORTINET)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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

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

It does not have any propagation routine.

It does not have any backdoor routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 112,128 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: Yes
Initial Samples Received Date: 19 Aug 2021
Payload: Drops files

Arrival Details

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

Installation

This Trojan drops the following files:

  • {malware directory}\log.log → logs routine

Propagation

This Trojan does not have any propagation routine.

Backdoor Routine

This Trojan does not have any backdoor routine.

Rootkit Capabilities

This Trojan does not have rootkit capabilities.

NOTES:

This Trojan does the following:

  • If %User Temp%\union1.dll exists:
    • It loads and copies %User Temp%\union1.dll into the following:
      • %System%\comhost.dll
    • It deletes the following file:
      • %User Temp%\union1.dll
    • It logs the following text in log.log:
      • "Level High --> Path"

If %User Temp%\union1.dll does NOT have the substring "Low":

  • It loads and copies %User Temp%\union1.dll into the following:
    • %AppDataLocal%\comhost.dll
  • It logs the following text in log.log:
    • "Level Medium --> Path"

It takes advantage of the following exploit(s):

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.800
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 16.914.05
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 19 Aug 2021
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 16.915.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 20 Aug 2021

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

Search and delete this file

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  • {malware directory}\log.log

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Trojan.Win64.CVE20190880.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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