VBS_MAILFIND.A
Trojan-Mailfinder.VBS.GetPepe.a (Kaspersky)
Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
Threat Type: Worm
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This worm 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.
It gathers target email addresses from cached email, address books, and mailboxes. The sent messages contains a link where a copy of the malware may be downloaded.
It executes the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system. It saves downloaded files into the said created folder. As of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Arrival Details
This worm 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.
Installation
This worm creates the following folders:
- C:\temp
Propagation
This worm uses the MAPI to send email messages that contain links to sites hosting remote copies of itself with the following details:
- Sender: {BLOCKED}te.{BLOCKED}bon3374@yahoo.de
It uses any of the following Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) servers:
- SMTP Server: "mailgate.otenet.gr"
- SMTP Server Port: 587
- User Name: "nastia26@otenet.gr"
- Password: "nat1978#"
It gathers target email addresses from cached email, address books, and mailboxes.
The sent messages contain the following link(s), where a copy of the malware may be downloaded:
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/uw92ooko73yincw/Documents.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/j7eiyij7wshwhoe/Documents.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/x2npx95tzmk724r/Documents.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/i0orsrnizec9fr0/Documents.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/liwvrveoh67qbnw/Documents.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
It sends out the following messages:
Here re the required documents you asked for.
{malware download link} hyper link as Documents.zip
Keep me posted for any complaints or anything.
Thank you.
Download Routine
This worm downloads an updated copy of itself from the following website(s):
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/uw92ooko73yincw/Documents.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/j7eiyij7wshwhoe/Documents.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/x2npx95tzmk724r/Documents.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/i0orsrnizec9fr0/Documents.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/liwvrveoh67qbnw/Documents.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
It connects to the following website(s) to download and execute a malicious file:
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/o0d1ce9toe9a9rq/clickyes.dat?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/f2h777xsqv8cepb/clickyes.dat?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/ui6zo977ttx7bqy/clickyes.dat?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/tsv6l172jqlt0tf/clickyes.dat?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/d9bt6hyvhjjwwkd/clickyes.dat?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/o0d1ce9toe9a9rq/clickyes.dat?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/f2h777xsqv8cepb/clickyes.dat?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/ui6zo977ttx7bqy/clickyes.dat?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/tsv6l172jqlt0tf/clickyes.dat?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/d9bt6hyvhjjwwkd/clickyes.dat?dl=1 - Not accessible
It connects to the following URL(s) to download its component file(s):
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/rxkbtjtpvzgrra4/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/8w0ldbbf0ndb78l/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/ubdlqx6leqy3gw8/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/h6znwxvjs3rpvw7/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/eclb44x6t01lxsg/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/ywfb7lux4of25au/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/6xm9cw2dkmo0q0k/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/xoqbc490nurxeow/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/ja2hb47rwkzqqo8/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/y8lpltcjxuf81n7/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/8zaselhbwkdw3w7/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/xfyakmoo7gzv4j3/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/bxlxjku6u6i5mqq/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/gs3eq8r00yn4of8/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/6e7xw9qrovheepd/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/073he87wsizsn14/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/z4jl4ckge68ly86/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/2v5auf9b4wh1sas/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/clw9swn6w7ez8yz/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/yc4ju3wap4y71va/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/l93ij60w4jsgj6e/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/ll2ydaxt1qesxbg/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/h5fy4kinzcqpo0e/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/1dxzjip2h8ep2fl/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/98yoxgz9nh00lxp/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/r7ll4mze3xigpkb/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/da9mznunn0kz588/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/36gldtb1ngjhjg1/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/h3bt7tygbf91jsm/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/m26w3f17a8zc3tr/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}xusercontent.com/s/vntfj2zc6nygvv2/xml.zip?dl=1 - Not accessible
It saves the files it downloads using the following names:
- C:\temp\{random}.{random} - Component file
- C:\temp\clickyes.exe - Malicious file
It then executes the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system.
It saves downloaded files into the said created folder.
As of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.
SOLUTION
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
Restart in Safe Mode
Step 3
Search and delete these folders
- C:\temp\
Step 4
Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as VBS_MAILFIND.A. 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 this Knowledge Base page for more information.
Step 5
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as VBS_MAILFIND.A. 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 this Knowledge Base page for more information.
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