HTML_REDIR.WQUJ

June 23, 2016
 Analysis by: Jennifer Gumban
 ALIASES:

Trojan:JS/Redirector.QE [non_writable_container] (Microsoft)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows, XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet

This Trojan executes when a user accesses certain websites where it is hosted.

This is the Trend Micro detection for Web pages that were compromised through the insertion of a certain malicious script. Once a compromised site is visited, the user is redirected to a certain malicious site. However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

Varies

File Type:

HTML, HTM

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

06 Dec 2011

Payload:

Downloads files

Arrival Details

This Trojan executes when a user accesses certain websites where it is hosted.

Other Details

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

Once a compromised site is visited, the user is redirected to the following malicious site:

  • http://{BLOCKED}s.eu/js/jquery.min.php
  • http://{BLOCKED}ustri.com/js/jquery.min.php

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

NOTES:

This Trojan redirects users to the said sites to possibly download other malicious files.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

12.550.04

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

26 May 2016

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

12.551.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

27 May 2016

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

Close all opened browser windows

Step 3

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