HTML_ADOBEX.D

October 30, 2013
 Analysis by: Nikko Tamana
 ALIASES:

Exploit:JS/MS06014 (Microsoft), Mal/Psyme-B (Sophos), Exploit.ADODB.Stream.CJ (FSecure), VBS/Psyme.OJ!tr (Fortinet), Exploit.JS.ADODB.Stream.y (Ikarus), JS/Exploit.ADODB.Stream.NAP trojan (NOD32)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

1,525 bytes

File Type:

HTML, HTM

Initial Samples Received Date:

09 Jul 2009

Arrival Details

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

Download Routine

This Trojan connects to the following website(s) to download and execute a malicious file:

  • http://www.{BLOCKED}45.com/wish/inc/_vti_cnf/t.vbs

It saves the files it downloads using the following names:

  • %User Temp%\g0ld.com

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.300

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

6.266.01

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

09 Jul 2009

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

6.267.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

10 Jul 2009

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

Search and delete this file

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  • %User Temp%\g0ld.com

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to clean files detected as HTML_ADOBEX.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 this Knowledge Base page for more information.


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