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JS_IFRAME.ZHU

October 09, 2012
 Analysis by: Rhena Inocencio
 ALIASES:

Exploit:HTML/IframeRef.gen (Microsoft)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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.

This is the Trend Micro detection for Web pages that were compromised through the insertion of a certain IFRAME tag. Once a user visits an affected Web page, this HTML script launches a hidden IFRAME that connects to a malicious URL.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

543 bytes

File Type:

JS

Initial Samples Received Date:

31 Jul 2012

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.

Other Details

This is the Trend Micro detection for Web pages that were compromised through the insertion of a certain IFRAME tag.

It connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}ada.ru/in.cgi?16
  • http://{BLOCKED}frigate.ru/in.cgi?16

Once a user visits an affected Web page, this HTML script launches a hidden IFRAME that connects to a malicious URL.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.200

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

9.296.03

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

31 Jul 2012

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

9.297.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

01 Aug 2012

Step 1

For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.

Step 2

Close all opened browser windows

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as JS_IFRAME.ZHU. 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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