PDF_MALPHISH.BYX


 ALIASES:

Trojan.PDF.Phish.c (Kaspersky)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
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 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

137,804 bytes

File Type:

PDF

Initial Samples Received Date:

18 Feb 2016

Arrival Details

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

NOTES:

It asks the user to click on the link in the PDF to view the content. Upon clicking the link, it accesses a fake Adobe website phishing users to log in using their email ID and password:

  • http://{BLOCKED}ancocoproducts.com/wg/payment.htm