Analysis by: Francesca Villasanta
ALIASES:

Phishing.HTML.Doc (IKARUS)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • 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 does not have any propagation routine.

It does not have any backdoor routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 44,797 bytes
File Type: HTML, HTM
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 03 Jul 2023
Payload: Connects to URLs/IPs, Steals information, Displays message/message boxes

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.

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 account information:

  • Input Password
  • Specific Email

Stolen Information

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

  • https://{BLOCKED}plumbing.mycustomerconnect.com/css/send2/mine-alex-cham.php
  • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.42/cam.php

Other Details

This Trojan does the following:

  • It disguises itself as a login page to access a document.
  • It connects to the following URLs for images displayed inside the webpage:
    • https://www.{BLOCKED}g.com/png/detail/177-1772936_arbys-logo-transparent-norton-security-logo-png.png
    • https://{BLOCKED}o.com/214d89a26f0ac918a09f216a1b0f97b4.png
    • https://{BLOCKED}r.com/rbrqQ1I.jpg
  • On first and second login attempt, it will forcibly display a wrong password error.
  • On the third login attempt, the webpage will be redirected to the domain of the email:
    • https://{domain}

It does not exploit any vulnerability.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.800
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 18.572.05
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 15 Jul 2023
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 18.573.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 16 Jul 2023

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.QURAAOOITW. 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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