Virus Detail

JS/Gumblar!generic

Date Published:
6 Feb 2010

Last Updated:
6 Feb 2010

Threat Assessment

Overall Risk:   Medium
Wild:  Medium
Destructiveness:  Medium
Pervasiveness:  Medium

Characteristics

Type : Trojan

Category : JavaScript

Also known as:  Trojan:JS/Gamburl.C (MS OneCare), Trojan-Downloader.JS.Gumblar.x (Kaspersky)

Immediate Protection Info

 
SignatureProductRemoval Instructions
35.1.7218
CA Antivirus 2007
35.1.7218
eTrust Antivirus v7/8*
7.x/7218
eTrust EZ Antivirus 7.x
35.1.7218
Vet 7
 
 
 

Description

JS/Gumblar!generic is a Trojan JavaScript embedded in compromised websites.

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Method of Infection

JS/Gumblar!generic is a malicious JavaScript which is embedded in compromised websites, when the user access these websites this malicious encoded JavaScript will redirects the user to a website where malicious JavaScript files are hosted.


These malicious JavaScript files will try to exploit different known browser exploits on the user browser. On successful exploitation they download a malware binary and execute it to compromise the user computer.


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Method of Distribution

Via compromised websites.


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Payload

When user visits any compromised website with embedded JS/Gumblar Trojan, it will redirect the user to a malicious websites to exploit the user browser. Majority of the JS/Gumblar variants will try to download a malicious PDF or ShockWave files to compromise the user computer.


In general JS/Gumblar variants will redirect to gumblar.cn and martuz.cn, but not limited to these domains. Web sites accessed by JS/Gumblar may vary.


CA antivirus solutions detect these Gumblar infections as JS/Gumblar generic.


 


Analysis by Satyendra Kumar Teppalavalasa


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