Analysis by: Maureen Reyes
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: Spammed via email, Dropped by other malware, Downloaded from the Internet

This Trojan 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: 5,323 bytes
File Type: HTML, HTM
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 15 Aug 2019

Arrival Details

This Trojan 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 Trojan does the following:

  • Shows the following to trick users in typing their password:

  • Sends the gathered credentials to the following URL via HTTPS POST:
    https://{BLOCKED}s.ca/wp-admin/cat.php
  • Connects to the following URL to display the fake site:
    http://icons.{BLOCKED}chive.com/icons/dakirby309/simply-styled/256/Microsoft-SharePoint-2013-icon.png
    http://www.{BLOCKED}state.edu/president/discovere/images/improvedlogos/goog%20docs.png
    http;//www.{BLOCKED}show.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sharepoint-logo.png

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.850
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 15.300.01
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 15 Aug 2019
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 15.301.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 16 Aug 2019

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.TIAOOHIK. 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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