Analysis by: Nikko Tamana
ALIASES:

Exploit.CVE-2017-0199.Gen (F-Secure), MSWord/CVE20170199.A!exploit (Fortinet), Exploit.CVE-2017-0199.Gen (GData), HEUR:Exploit.MSOffice.Generic (Kaspersky)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Exploit

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Exploit arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users. It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 1,533,553 bytes
File Type: RTF
Initial Samples Received Date: 21 Aug 2017

Arrival Details

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

It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Other Details

This Exploit connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.io/e93fyi6u.hta