HTML_REDIR.AV

October 08, 2012
 Analysis by: Marfel Tiamzon
 PLATFORM:

Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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

This is the Trend Micro detection for Web pages that were compromised through the insertion of a certain malicious script.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

Varies

File Type:

HTML, HTM

Memory Resident:

No

Arrival Details

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

Information Theft

Note that the contents of the file, hence the list of websites to monitor, may change any time.

Other Details

Based on analysis of the codes, it has the following capabilities:

  • As of this writing, the user will be redirected to the following site: http://{BLOCKED}me.com/
  • The said URL is related to Spam. It may redirect to other sites and perform other routines.

This is the Trend Micro detection for Web pages that were compromised through the insertion of a certain malicious script.

It connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://inc.kleenterprises.biz:8080/index.php?pid=10

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

Step 1

For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.

Step 2

Close all opened browser windows

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HTML_REDIR.AV. 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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