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PDF_PHISH.AUSEJD

December 16, 2017
 Analysis by: Nikko Tamana
 ALIASES:

Trojan.PDF.Phish.uv (Kaspersky), PDF/Phishing.Agent.COA trojan (NOD32), PDF/Phish.GOM (FProt)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW


This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users. It 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:

223556 bytes

File Type:

PDF

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

14 Dec 2017

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

It 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:

  • http://imidiapr{BLOCKED}e.info/helm{BLOCKED}oject/slm2/slm2/slm/index.php

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

13.842.08

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

14 Dec 2017

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

13.843.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

15 Dec 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

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as PDF_PHISH.AUSEJD. 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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