HTML_PHISH.ED

November 15, 2014
 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 executes when a user accesses certain websites where it is hosted.

This is the Trend Micro detection for Web pages that were compromised through the insertion of a certain malicious script.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

9,590 bytes

File Type:

HTML, HTM

Initial Samples Received Date:

12 Nov 2014

Payload:

Loads script

Arrival Details

This Trojan executes when a user accesses certain websites where it is hosted.

Other Details

This is the Trend Micro detection for Web pages that were compromised through the insertion of a certain malicious script.

It does the following:

  • It loads the script hosted in the following URL:
    • http://{BLOCKED}o.usa.cc/tance_script/i/?1

    The script is detected as JS_WATERHOLE.A

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.700

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

11.272.03

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

12 Nov 2014

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

11.273.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

13 Nov 2014

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

Close all opened browser windows

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HTML_PHISH.ED. 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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