PDF_MALPHISH.AUSUR
Windows
Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
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.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
107,007 bytes
No
28 Mar 2017
Displays graphics/image
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.
NOTES:
Upon execution of the file, the user is presented with a fake message tricking them to click on the follwing malicious link:
- https://{BLOCKED}ch24.de/kwlisting/counteroffer
However, as of this writing, the said site is inaccessible.
SOLUTION
9.850
13.302.09
28 Mar 2017
13.303.00
29 Mar 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 PDF_MALPHISH.AUSUR. 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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