Analysis by: Mark Joseph Manahan
ALIASES:

Troj/SWFExp-CV (Sophos) ,SWF/Exploit.AW (AVG) ,Virus.SWF.Exploit (Ikarus) ,Exploit.SWF.Agent.ig (Kaspersky) ,Exploit:SWF/CVE-2014-1776 (Microsoft) ,SWF/Exploit-CVE-2014-1776 (McAfee) ,Trojan.Swifi (Symantec)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel: Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

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

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 12,055 bytes
File Type: SWF
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 08 May 2014
Payload: Downloads files, Connects to URLs/IPs

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.

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

Other Details

This Trojan is a zero-day exploit for the following vulnerability:

NOTES:

It allocates and executes an arbitrary shellcode which causes a malicious behavior on the infected machine.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.700
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 10.782.03
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 08 May 2014

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

Close all opened browser windows

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as SWF_EXPLOYT.LDBO . 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.

Step 4

Download and apply this security patch Refrain from using these products until the appropriate patches have been installed. Trend Micro advises users to download critical patches upon release by vendors.


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