Analysis by: Roland Marco Dela Paz
ALIASES:

Trojan:Win32/Pdfphish.A (Microsoft)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan arrives as attachment to mass-mailed email messages.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 37,219 bytes
File Type: PDF
Initial Samples Received Date: 14 Feb 2012

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives as attachment to mass-mailed email messages.

NOTES:

This malicious PDF file lures users into clicking and downloading a hyperlink in its body text. The hyperlink points to the following site hosting a malicious file:

  • http://{BLOCKED}r.{BLOCKED}e.pl/emoda/av.zip