JS_WEBSTART.B

 Analysis by: Christopher Daniel So

 PLATFORM:

Windows 98, ME, NT, 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:

1,743 bytes

File Type:

Script

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

06 Jul 2010

Other Details

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

  • The malware decodes a Base-64 encoded text in the host HTML file, then executes the decoded text.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

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