Analysis by: Janus Agcaoili
 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

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 21,228 bytes
File Type: DOCX, DOC
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 20 May 2019
Payload: Displays graphics/image, Connects to URLs/IPs

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

Other Details

This Trojan does the following:

  • Displays the following:
  • Employs social engineering tactic to trick the victims to manually access the following malicious URL either to steal credentials or download other files:
    • https://{BLOCKED}s.gd/Secured_onedrivefile
    • However, as of this writing, the said site is inaccessible

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.850
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 15.124.03
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 21 May 2019
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 15.125.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 22 May 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.W97M.PHISH.RES. 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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