PDF_PHISH.FOFC

 Analysis by: John Kevin Sanchez

 ALIASES:

Trojan.PDF.Phishing.LT (BitDefender), PDF/Phishing.Agent.BCV (ESET-NOD32)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW


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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

165,150 bytes

File Type:

PDF

Initial Samples Received Date:

31 May 2017

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 connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • https://{BLOCKED}gingayam.co.id/wp-admin/vmsi/index.html

It does the following:

  • When users click the link on the PDF file, it accesses the said URL which is a phishing site. This routine risks the exposure of the user's account information, which may then lead to the unauthorized use of the stolen data.