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JS_MALAGENT.PB
Malware type: Trojan
Destructive: No
Platform: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes

Overview


This malware is noteworthy as this is used for the Facebook spam run. When executed, it performs several actions on the user's Facebook profile.

To get a one-glance comprehensive view of the behavior of this Trojan, refer to the Threat Diagram shown below.

This JavaScript performs the following actions on the user's profile:

  • Posts on Facebook wall and tags friends

  • Likes its own post

  • Comments on its own post

  • Creates an event

  • Creates a personalized Facebook chat message and supplies a link

This Trojan may arrive using one or multiple arrival methods.

It redirects browsers to certain sites.

Technical Details


File size: 8,078 bytes
File type: JS
Memory resident: No
Initial samples received date: 05 May 2011
Payload: Steals information, Connects to URLs/IPs, Sends spammy links to the affected users' contacts

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives via the following means:

  • It may be a posted message as part of clickjacking attacks on social sites such as Facebook.

Information Theft

This Trojan presents the user with the following series of windows in order to obtain account information:

Other Details

This Trojan redirects browsers to the following sites:

  • http://{BLOCKED}jq.{BLOCKED}vb.info//final.php
  • http://{BLOCKED}no.{BLOCKED}3j.info

NOTES:
It also performs the following actions on the user's profile:

  • Posts on Facebook wall and tags friends
  • Likes its own post
  • Comments on its own post
  • Creates an event
  • Creates a personalized Facebook chat message and supplies a link

Solution


Minimum scan engine: 8.900
First VSAPI Pattern File: 8.138.08
First VSAPI Pattern Release Date: 05 May 2011
VSAPI OPR Pattern Version: 8.139.00
VSAPI OPR Pattern Release Date: 06 May 2011

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Analysis By: Cris Nowell Pantanilla

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