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PDF_MALPHISH.AUSJEQH

October 16, 2017
 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:

Spammed via email, Dropped by other malware, Downloaded from the Internet

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users. It 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.

It steals certain information from the system and/or the user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

134,223 bytes

File Type:

PDF

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

10 Oct 2017

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs, Steals information, Displays fake login console

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

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

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.

Information Theft

This Trojan steals the following information:

  • Email Address
  • Password

Other Details

This Trojan does not exploit any vulnerability.

NOTES:
This Trojan presents the user a fake message tricking them to click on the following link:

https://{BLOCKED}invscanelolivestream.com/security/drive17/drive/index.php

After clicking on the link, it shows a spoofed OneDrive page:

Choosing an email provider from the spoofed page will display the following fake login windows:

    For Office:

    For Outlook:

    For Outlook Web App:

This Trojan sends the gathered information to the following URL:

https://{BLOCKED}invscanelolivestream.com/security/drive17/drive/padding.php

After entering the login information, it will display a document to trick the user that they have successfully accessed the document.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

13.712.03

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

11 Oct 2017

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

13.713.80

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

12 Oct 2017

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

Identify and terminate files detected as PDF_MALPHISH.AUSJEQH

[ Learn More ]
  1. Windows Task Manager may not display all running processes. In this case, please use a third-party process viewer, preferably Process Explorer, to terminate the malware/grayware/spyware file. You may download the said tool here.
  2. If the detected file is displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer but you cannot delete it, restart your computer in safe mode. To do this, refer to this link for the complete steps.
  3. If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.

Step 3

Close all opened browser windows

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as PDF_MALPHISH.AUSJEQH. 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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