JS_REDIRECT.MAKO

September 18, 2014
 Analysis by: RonJay Kristoffer Caragay
 ALIASES:

Trojan:JS/Redirector.GU (Microsoft); JS/Redir.ER.gen (exact) (FProt); HTML/Jscript.H (AntiVir)

 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 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.

This is the Trend Micro detection for files that contain a malicious script. It redirects browsers to certain sites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

10,137 bytes

File Type:

HTML, HTM

Initial Samples Received Date:

09 Sep 2013

Arrival Details

This Trojan 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 is the Trend Micro detection for files that contain a malicious script.

It redirects browsers to the following sites:

  • {BLOCKED}rstats.servemp3.com