Analysis by: Karl Dominguez
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This is a Trend Micro detection of malicious JavaScript (JS) code appended into Web pages and script files that redirect users to certain websites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: Varies
File Type: Script
Initial Samples Received Date: 22 Feb 2011
Payload: Connects to URLs/IPs

NOTES:

This is a Trend Micro detection of malicious JavaScript (JS) code appended into Web pages and script files that redirect users to the following websites:

  • http://google-com-ph.farmville.com.fishki-net.{BLOCKED}outh.ru:8080/pconline.com.cn/pconline.com.cn/argos.co.uk/google.com/jeuxvideo.com/
  • http://tabelog-com.gmx. et.yourfilehost-com.{BLOCKED}home.ru:8080/amazon.fr/amazon.fr/google.co.th/google.com/sitemeter.com/
  • http://yam-com.bing.com.advmaker-ru.{BLOCKED}ide.ru:8080/google.com/google.com/ikea.com/typepad.com/enet.com.cn/
  • http://zaobao-com.articlesbase.com.alipay-com.{BLOCKED}ide.ru:8080/google.com/google.com/multiupload.com/musica.com/joy.cn/

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 8.900
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 7.850.10
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 22 Feb 2011

Step 1

For Windows ME and XP 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 clean files detected as JS_REDIR.SMDD 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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