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Trojan.Win32.MALINK.D

April 01, 2024
 Analysis by: John Rainier Navato
 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:

575 bytes

File Type:

TXT

Initial Samples Received Date:

27 Mar 2024

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 does the following:

  • It instructs the user to open the following possibly malicious URL in a web browser:
    • https://c{BLOCKED}s.com/ipfs/bafkreiddros3nljwt5yor2q4bbelatvkn3aeygsjicq2heap63hdvffszu#n-k{BLOCKED}.jp
  • It redirects the web browser to the following URL:
    • https://microsoft.com

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

19.244.04

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

28 Mar 2024

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

19.245.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

29 Mar 2024

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.Win32.MALINK.D. 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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