Trojan.HTML.URSNIF.AB

October 01, 2019
 Analysis by: Jay Garcia
 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, Dropped by other malware

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 does not have any propagation routine.

It does not have any backdoor routine.

It does not have any information-stealing capability.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

575 bytes

File Type:

HTML, HTM

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

29 Sep 2019

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.

Propagation

This Trojan does not have any propagation routine.

Backdoor Routine

This Trojan does not have any backdoor routine.

Rootkit Capabilities

This Trojan does not have rootkit capabilities.

Information Theft

This Trojan does not have any information-stealing capability.

Other Details

This Trojan does the following:

  • It displays the following to lure users to click on the link:
  • It redirects to the following malicious site after clicking the link:
    • http://{BLOCKED}check.{BLOCKED}owntruevalue.com

NOTES:

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

It does not exploit any vulnerability.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

15.398.07

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

29 Sep 2019

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

15.399.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

30 Sep 2019

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.HTML.URSNIF.AB. 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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