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JS_PSYME.AJW

October 08, 2012
 Analysis by: Christopher Daniel So
 ALIASES:

TrojanDownloader:HTML/Adodb.gen!A (Microsoft), Trojan-Downloader.JS.Psyme.kf (Kaspersky), Trojan-Downloader.JS.Psyme.kf (Sunbelt), JS/Psyme.KF!exploit (Fortinet), JS/Psyme.EP (FProt), JS/TrojanDownloader.Psyme.KF trojan (Nod32), JS/Dldr.Agent.ZY (AntiVir), JS/Psyme.NQ (AVG), JS/Psyme.EP (Authentium), Trojan-Downloader.JS.Psyme.kf (Ikarus), Trojan VBS/Psyme.BM (Norman), JS/Psyme.KF (Quickheal)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW


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

It executes the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system. As of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

1,565 bytes

File Type:

HTML, HTM

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

21 May 2008

Payload:

Downloads files

Arrival Details

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

Download Routine

This Trojan accesses the following websites to download files:

  • http://www.{BLOCKED}torfy.com/holy_immortals/tals/ff11.exe

It saves the files it downloads using the following names:

  • %Windows%\~Temp{random number}.tmp

(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, which is usually C:\Windows or C:\WINNT.)

It then executes the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system.

As of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

5.288.06

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

21 May 2008

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

5.289.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

21 May 2008

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