Analysis by: Augusto II Remillano
 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

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 steals certain information from the system and/or the user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 184,347 bytes
File Type: PDF
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 10 Jul 2018
Payload: Connects to URLs/IPs, Displays message/message boxes

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.

Information Theft

This Trojan steals the following information:

  • Email addresses
  • Passwords

Other Details

This Trojan presents the user a fake message tricking them to click on the following link:

  • Redirects to https://{BLOCKED}ion-entertainment.com/wp/wp-content/plugins/css-ready-selectors/network

NOTES:

After clicking on the link, a webpage is displayed that tricks users into giving their email addresses:

Clicking on Next redirects users to the URL https://{BLOCKED}tion-entertainment.com/wp/wp-content/plugins/css-ready-selectors/network/verification.php?{value}, which shows a web page that asks users for their password.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.850
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 14.370.03
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 10 Jul 2018
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 14.371.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 11 Jul 2018

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

Identify and terminate files detected as PDF_PHISH.AUSEPG

[ Learn More ]
  1. Windows Task Manager may not display all running processes. In this case, please use a third-party process viewer, preferably Process Explorer, to terminate the malware/grayware/spyware file. You may download the said tool here.
  2. If the detected file is displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer but you cannot delete it, restart your computer in safe mode. To do this, refer to this link for the complete steps.
  3. If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.

Step 3

Close all opened browser windows

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as PDF_PHISH.AUSEPG. 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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