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W97M_FAKELOGIN.A

June 14, 2014
 Analysis by: Rhena Inocencio
 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: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware, Spammed via email

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.

It steals certain information from the system and/or the user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

115,411 bytes

File Type:

DOC

Initial Samples Received Date:

13 Jun 2014

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs, Steals information

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.

Information Theft

This Trojan steals the following information:

  • Outlook credentials
    • Username
    • Password

Stolen Information

This Trojan sends the gathered information via HTTP POST to the following URL:

  • www.{BLOCKED}goodwill.org/files/report.php?msg={BLOCKED}ITH&uname={username}&password={password}

NOTES:

It executes a malicious Macro script that displays a fake message asking for user's Outlook credentials.

It connects to the following site to report that the macro script has successfully been executed:

  • www.{BLOCKED}ogoodwill.org/files/report.php?msg=MACRO_EXECUTES_WORD_{BLOCKED}ITH_P_ONLY&uname=NULL&password=NULL

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.700

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

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as W97M_FAKELOGIN.A. 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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