Analysis by: Homer Pacag
ALIASES:

Mal/Phish-A (Sophos)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 7,050 bytes
File Type: HTML, HTM
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 02 Jul 2016

Arrival Details

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

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}zwachocka.pl/alex/ex.php

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.8
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 12.632.02
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 05 Jul 2016
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 12.633.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 05 Jul 2016

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 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 HTML_PHISH.XTYO. 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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