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Trojan.X97M.CVE20170199.BD

May 28, 2024
 Analysis by: John Rainier Navato
 ALIASES:

Exploit:O97M/CVE-2017-0199.RVGU (MICROSOFT)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

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.

It does not have any propagation routine.

It does not have any backdoor routine.

It does not have any information-stealing capability.

It takes advantage of certain vulnerabilities. However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

251,392 bytes

File Type:

XLS

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

17 May 2024

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs

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.

Propagation

This Trojan does not have any propagation routine.

Backdoor Routine

This Trojan does not have any backdoor routine.

Rootkit Capabilities

This Trojan does not have rootkit capabilities.

Information Theft

This Trojan does not have any information-stealing capability.

Other Details

This Trojan does the following:

  • It connects to the following URLs to load a malicious template file:
    • http://{BLOCKED}o.in/YNy

    which redirects to:
    • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.30/xampp/erd/greatthingshappenedwithbeautiuflwaytounderstandhowbeautifulyourthingsgoingtobeibelievehowthisthingsaregoing___sheisbeautiuflgirltounderstand.doc

It takes advantage of the following vulnerabilities:

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

19.360.05

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

24 May 2024

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

19.361.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

25 May 2024

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Trojan.X97M.CVE20170199.BD. 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:


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