Analysis by: Kathleen Notario
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 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 is hosted on a certain site. It arrives via clicking on malicious links spammed on Facebook. Once the user clicks the link, a page will be displayed with thumbnails of pornographic videos. Clicking on the videos displays a window asking for Facebook login credentials.

Once the user enters credentials it may result to unwanted spamming of the video link.

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

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 3,156 bytes
File Type: HTML, HTM
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 16 Nov 2011

Arrival Details

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

NOTES:

It may be hosted on the following site:

  • http://{BLOCKED}kizlar.org

It arrives via clicking on malicious links spammed on Facebook.

Once the user clicks the link, the following page will be displayed with thumbnails of pornographic videos:

Clicking on the videos displays a window asking for Facebook login credentials.

Once the user enters credentials it may result to unwanted spamming of the video link.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.200
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 8.576.05
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 16 Nov 2011

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 HTML_NORPO.AC. 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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