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HTML_MALPHISH.UATDM

January 29, 2018
 Analysis by: John Anthony Banes
 PLATFORM:

Windows

 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


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.

It does not have any propagation routine.

It does not have any backdoor routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

29,453 bytes

File Type:

HTML, HTM

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

22 Aug 2017

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.

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 requires being hosted on a web server in order to proceed with its intended routine.

NOTES:

Upon execution, It displays the following page telling the user to select an email provider:

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

13.480.06

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

19 Jun 2017

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

13.481.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

20 Jun 2017

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 HTML_MALPHISH.UATDM. 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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