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Trojan.W97M.CVE20170199.PFKKC

July 22, 2021
 ALIASES:

Exploit:O97M/CVE-2017-0199!MTB (MICROSOFT)

 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

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 takes advantage of certain vulnerabilities.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

184,848 bytes

File Type:

DOCX

Memory Resident:

No

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs

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.

Other Details

This Trojan does the following:

  • It connects to the following URLs to load a malicious template file:
    • https://www.{BLOCKED}te.it/uploads/form/boeing_jd_t034519.jpg

It takes advantage of the following vulnerabilities:

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

16.858.03

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

22 Jul 2021

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

16.859.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

23 Jul 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

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Trojan.W97M.CVE20170199.PFKKC. 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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