HTML_REDIR.WQVM

 Analysis by: Byron Jon Gelera

 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.

It does not have any propagation routine.

It does not have any backdoor routine.

This is the Trend Micro detection for Web pages that were compromised through the insertion of a certain malicious script. Once a compromised site is visited, the user is redirected to a certain malicious site. However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

48,699 bytes

File Type:

HTML, HTM

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

10 Jan 2017

Payload:

Downloads files, Connects to URLs/IPs

Arrival Details

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

Propagation

This Trojan does not have any propagation routine.

Backdoor Routine

This Trojan does not have any backdoor routine.

Other Details

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

Once a compromised site is visited, the user is redirected to the following malicious site:

  • http://{BLOCKED}state.lv/js/jquery.min.php?key=b64&utm_campaign=SWBB8&utm_source={value}&utm_medium=&utm_content={value}&utm_term={value}&se_referrer={value}

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

NOTES:

It does not have rootkit capabilities.

It does not exploit any vulnerability.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

13.148.05

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

10 Jan 2017

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

13.149.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

11 Jan 2017

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_REDIR.WQVM. 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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