Analysis by: Clive Fuentebella
ALIASES:

Phishing.HTML.Agent (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 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: 34,858 bytes
File Type: HTML, HTM
Memory Resident: No
Payload: Connects to URLs/IPs, Collects system information, Steals information, Executes app

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

Upon execution of the affected application, it gathers the following information:

  • Input email
  • Input password

Stolen Information

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

  • https://{BLOCKED}a.co.tz/wp-content/upgrade/mar/next.php

Other Details

This Trojan does the following:

  • It disguises itself as a login page to confirm a shipment.
  • It displays a fake error message upon signing in.
  • It connects to the following URL to get the image for the fake error message:
    • https://help.{BLOCKED}s.io/hc/article_attachments/115004438794/FB-loginerror.png

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.800
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 17.244.05
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 10 Dec 2021
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 17.245.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 11 Dec 2021

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.QURAAOOIHG. 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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