arrow_back
search
close

SWF_LOADER.EHL

October 09, 2012
 Analysis by: Roland Marco Dela Paz
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Dropped by other malware, Downloaded from the Internet


This Trojan may be downloaded by other malware/grayware from remote sites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

8,002 bytes

File Type:

SWF

Initial Samples Received Date:

07 May 2012

Payload:

Drops files

Arrival Details

This Trojan may be downloaded by the following malware/grayware from remote sites:

  • TROJ_SCRIPBRID.A

It may be downloaded from the following remote sites:

  • http://www.{BLOCKED}ups.com/update/top.swf

Dropping Routine

This Trojan takes advantage of the following software vulnerabilities to drop malicious files:

NOTES:

It is a SWF component of a dropper document malware that is detected by Trend Micro as TROJ_SCRIPBRID.A.

It aids in extracting, decrypting and executing an embedded malicious executable file in TROJ_SCRIPBRID.A's body. As a result, malicious routines of the extracted malicious file are also exhibited on the affected system.

Trend Micro detects the extracted executable as BKDR_INJECT.EVL.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.200

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

8.978.07

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

07 May 2012

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

8.979.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

08 May 2012

Step 1

For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.

Step 2

Remove malware/grayware files that dropped/downloaded SWF_LOADER.EHL

Step 3

Remove malware/grayware files dropped/downloaded by SWF_LOADER.EHL

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as SWF_LOADER.EHL. 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.

Step 5

Download and apply these security patches Refrain from using these products until the appropriate patches have been installed. Trend Micro advises users to download critical patches upon release by vendors.


Did this description help? Tell us how we did.