Analysis by: John Rainier Navato
ALIASES:

Phishing.HTML.Doc (IKARUS)

 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, Dropped by other malware

This Trojan does not have any propagation routine.

It does not have any backdoor routine.

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 384,696 bytes
File Type: HTML, HTM
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 03 Dec 2024
Payload: Connects to URLs/IPs, Steals information, Displays windows

Propagation

This Trojan does not have any propagation routine.

Backdoor Routine

This Trojan does not have any backdoor routine.

Rootkit Capabilities

This Trojan does not have rootkit capabilities.

Information Theft

This Trojan gathers the following data:

  • Specific Email
  • Input Password

Stolen Information

This Trojan sends the gathered information via HTTP POST to the following URL:

  • https://{BLOCKED}ntechdns.com/cux/action.php

Other Details

This Trojan does the following:

  • It disguises itself as a login page to view document:
  • It redirects to the following URL after four successful attempts:
    • https://{BLOCKED}almanagers-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/p/ivan/EVhCMbG-roNHisHIx3fXqXkBATy7wZKPXYQsdKYIS5rgWA?e=1XABKN/
  • It connects to the following URLs to display images inside the webpage:
    • https://{BLOCKED}tecarehospice.com/images/analys.png

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

It does not exploit any vulnerability.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.800
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 19.766.05
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 09 Dec 2024
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 19.767.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 10 Dec 2024

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Trojan.HTML.PHISH.IW. 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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