JAVA_EXPLOYT.YYJY

 Analysis by: Cris Nowell Pantanilla

 ALIASES:

HEUR:Exploit.Java.Generic (Kaspersky)

 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

This Trojan may be hosted on a website and run when a user accesses the said website.

It is a component of other malware.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

22,411 bytes

File Type:

JAR

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

17 Jun 2015

Arrival Details

This Trojan may be hosted on a website and run when a user accesses the said website.

Installation

This Trojan is a component of other malware.

NOTES:

This JAR file is used as a component of an Exploit Kit. Users who visit a compromised server hosting the Exploit Kit are attacked with different exploits that may allow the execution of malicious codes on the affected system.