Analysis by: Alvin Bacani

ALIASES:

JS/Exploit-Blacole.b!heur (NAI)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel: Downloaded from the Internet

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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 342 bytes
File Type: HTML, HTM
Initial Samples Received Date: 01 Jul 2013
Payload: Connects to URLs/IPs

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.

NOTES:

This malware loads the Trojan TROJ_PIDIEF.USR from the following site:

  • http://{BLOCKED}otel.net/news/severe-table_directs.php?gpmcg=2v:33:2w:1n:1m&ekcoej=m&gmfsm=1j:1i:1g:1l:2v:33:32:1i:2v:1h&lwanwsb=1f:1d:1f:1d:1f:1d:1f

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.300
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 10.128.09
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 01 Jul 2013
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 10.129.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 01 Jul 2013

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

Remove the malware/grayware file dropped/downloaded by HTML_IFRAME.USR