ELF_MODSEO.A

July 06, 2017
 Analysis by: Karl Dominguez
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes


  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

33,891 bytes

File Type:

ELF

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

12 Jul 2010

Adware Routine

This Trojan connects to the following URLs to download and display ads:

  • http://{BLOCKED}s.com/gt.php
  • http://{BLOCKED}tracker.net/go.php

Other Details

Based on analysis of the codes, it has the following capabilities:

  • It may hosted in compromised sites used for search engine optimisation attacks.
  • It monitors search queries from URLs with the following strings:
    • aol
    • ask
    • bing
    • google
    • live
    • msn
    • yahoo
  • It poisons search results if the user searches for any of the following strings:
    • acomplia
    • adipex
    • ambien
    • ativan
    • cialis
    • finasteride
    • hoodia
    • levitra
    • phentermine
    • propecia
    • prozac
    • sildenafil
    • soma
    • tadalafil
    • tamiflu
    • tramadol
    • ultram
    • valium
    • vardenafil
    • viagra
    • vicodin
    • xanax
    • xenical
    • zoloft

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as ELF_MODSEO.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 this Knowledge Base page for more information.


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