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TROJ_ARTIEF.JEJOTV

August 01, 2018
 Analysis by: Michael Jay Villanueva
 ALIASES:

Exploit-CVE2012-1856!rtf (McAfee); Exp.RTF.CVE-2012-1856.D (CAT-QuickHeal)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Spammed via email


This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users. It may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.

It does not have any propagation routine.

It does not have any backdoor routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

508,518 bytes

File Type:

RTF, DOC

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

06 Apr 2017

Payload:

Drops files

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

It may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.

Installation

This Trojan drops and executes the following files:

  • %User Temp%\winlogon.exe - detected as TSPY_FAREIT.AUSINO
  • {Malware Path}\{Malware Filename}.{Malware File Extension (doc/rtf)} - modifies itself and serves as non-malicious decoy document

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.)

Propagation

This Trojan does not have any propagation routine.

Backdoor Routine

This Trojan does not have any backdoor routine.

Dropping Routine

This Trojan takes advantage of the following software vulnerabilities to drop malicious files:

  • CVE-2012-1856 (MS Windows Common Controls ActiveX)

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

13.332.08

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

10 Apr 2017

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

13.333.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

11 Apr 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

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

Remove malware/grayware files dropped/downloaded by TROJ_ARTIEF.JEJOTV. (Note: Please skip this step if the threats listed below have already been removed.)

    • TSPY_FAREIT.AUSINO

Step 4

Search and delete these files

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  • {Malware Path}\{Malware Filename}.{Malware File Extension (doc/rtf)}

Step 5

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_ARTIEF.JEJOTV. 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:

Step 6

Download and apply these security patches Refrain from using these products until the appropriate patches have been installed. Trend Micro advises users to download critical patches upon release by vendors.


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