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JS_EXPLOIT.MEB

May 09, 2013
 ALIASES:

Exploit:Win32/CVE-2013-1347.B (Microsoft), Exploit-CVE2013-1347 !! (McAfee), JS:Exploit.CVE-2013-1347.C (BitDefender), Mal/JSShell-B (Sophos)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

Varies

File Type:

Script

Initial Samples Received Date:

08 May 2013

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs, Downloads files

Arrival Details

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

Download Routine

This Trojan accesses the following websites to download files:

  • http://{BLOCKED}l.{BLOCKED}1.us:8081/bookmark.png - detected as BKDR_POISON.MEA

NOTES:

This is the Trend Micro detection for the decoded script of JS_EXPLOIT.MEA.

This may be hosted on the following website:

  • http://{BLOCKED}l.{BLOCKED}1.us:8081/update/index.php
It takes advantage of the following vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) 8 to download the malicious file:
  • CVE-2013-1347

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.300

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

9.904.04

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

08 May 2013

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

9.905.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

08 May 2013

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

Remove malware/grayware files dropped/downloaded by JS_EXPLOIT.MEB

    • BKDR_POISON.MEA

Step 3

Close all opened browser windows

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as JS_EXPLOIT.MEB. 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.

Step 5

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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