X2KM_MALPHISH.CL
Windows
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Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Spammed via email, Downloaded from the Internet
This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users. It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
This is the Trend Micro detection for files that exhibit certain behaviors.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
227,651 bytes
XLSX
No
12 May 2017
Connects to URLs/IPs
Arrival Details
This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.
It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Other Details
This is the Trend Micro detection for:
- Excel files that presents the user a fake message tricking them to click embedded link.
NOTES:
Upon execution of the file, the user is presented with a fake message tricking them to click on the malicious URL http://www.{BLOCKED}a.com/uu/xlsx/view.php. However, as of this writing, the said site is inaccessible.
SOLUTION
9.850
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 X2KM_MALPHISH.CL. 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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