Analysis by: Arjun Bryan Baltazar
ALIASES:

Trojan.Mdropper (Norton) , VBA/TrojanDownloader.Agent.GPL trojan (Nod32)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Exploit

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Exploit 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: 437,869 bytes
File Type: RTF
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 12 Feb 2018

Arrival Details

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

Installation

This Exploit drops the following files:

  • %Application Data%\779.exe
  • %Application Data%\PQH.doc

(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.)

Other Details

This Exploit connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}ergy.com/task%20manager.exe
  • http://www.{BLOCKED}c.org/iiswc2009/sample.doc

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.850
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 13.966.04
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 14 Feb 2018
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 13.967.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 15 Feb 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

Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.

Step 3

Search and delete this file

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  • %Application Data%\779.exe
  • %Application Data%\PQH.doc

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_EXPLOIT.JEJOQU. 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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