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HTML_MALPHISH.UATAJ

March 02, 2017
 Analysis by: Janus Agcaoili
 ALIASES:

Mal/Phish-A (Sophos), Trojan.JS.Phish (Ikarus), JS/Phish (AVG)

 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 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. It may be hosted on a website and run when a user accesses the said website.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

61,381 bytes

File Type:

HTML, HTM

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

15 Feb 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.

It may be hosted on a website and run when a user accesses the said website.

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}r.com/css/coco.php

It does the following:

  • Displays a fake PayPal Registration Webpage asking the user to input their PayPal credentials (User, Pass, Credit Card info) for registration

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

13.233.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

21 Feb 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

Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.

Step 3

Close all opened browser windows

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HTML_MALPHISH.UATAJ. 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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