Trojan.HTML.QAKBOT.SMYACJD

October 25, 2022
 Analysis by: Carlos Villegas Madrid
 ALIASES:

TrojanDropper:HTML/Qakbot.RVA!MTB (MICROSOFT)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

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 does not have any propagation routine.

It does not have any backdoor routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

1,584,697 bytes

File Type:

HTML, HTM

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

20 Oct 2022

Payload:

Drops files, Displays message/message boxes

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.

Installation

This Trojan drops the following files:

  • {Default browser save path}\{{8 Random Characters}-{4 Random Characters}-{4 Random Characters}-{4 Random Characters}-{12 Random Characters}}.zip

Propagation

This Trojan does not have any propagation routine.

Backdoor Routine

This Trojan does not have any backdoor routine.

Rootkit Capabilities

This Trojan does not have rootkit capabilities.

Other Details

This Trojan does not exploit any vulnerability.

NOTES:

This Trojan does the following:

  • It displays the following image to lure the user:

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

17.882.08

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

18 Oct 2022

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

17.883.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

19 Oct 2022

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 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

Search and delete this file

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  • {Default browser save path}\{{8 Random Characters}-{4 Random Characters}-{4 Random Characters}-{4 Random Characters}-{12 Random Characters}}.zip

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Trojan.HTML.QAKBOT.SMYACJD. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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