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PDF_CVE20100188.C

December 02, 2015
 Analysis by: Anthony Joe Melgarejo

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Backdoor

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Via email


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

It executes commands from a remote malicious user, effectively compromising the affected system.

It takes advantage of certain vulnerabilities.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

10,695 bytes

File Type:

PDF

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

07 Oct 2015

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs

Arrival Details

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

Backdoor Routine

This backdoor executes the following commands from a remote malicious user:

  • Execute remote arbitrary code

It connects to the following URL(s) to send and receive commands from a remote malicious user:

  • {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.1.136:4444

Other Details

This backdoor takes advantage of the following vulnerabilities:

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

11.968.05

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

08 Oct 2015

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

11.969.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

08 Oct 2015

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Scan your computer with your live casino online product to delete files detected as PDF_CVE20100188.C. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your live casino online product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this for more information.

Step 3

Download and apply this security patch Refrain from using these products until the appropriate patches have been installed. live casino online advises users to download critical patches upon release by vendors.