TROJ_PIDIEF.ERP

 Analysis by: Rika Joi Gregorio

 ALIASES:

Suspicious-PDF!yh(McAfee), W32/PDFEx.FP!tr(Fortinet), JS/Exploit.Pdfka.PNW trojan(Eset)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users. It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

As of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

5,649 bytes

File Type:

PDF

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

24 Oct 2013

Arrival Details

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

It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Download Routine

This Trojan connects to the following website(s) to download and execute a malicious file:

  • http://7777kjhjk.{BLOCKED}5.com/f/34d495a2a2cf3eb20d0fad7672efe5e5/6

As of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.