JS_DONXREF.DN

January 20, 2014
 Analysis by: Ardin Christopher Maglalang
 ALIASES:

Exploit:JS/DonxRef.C(Microsoft), Virus.Exploit.PDF(Ikarus), Exploit.PDF(AVG)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

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

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

14,447 bytes

File Type:

HTML, HTM

Initial Samples Received Date:

20 Jan 2014

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

Download Routine

This Trojan connects to the following website(s) to download and execute a malicious file:

  • http://star.{BLOCKED}kent.com/star/win8.exe