Troj/Phish-AZ

Posted: December 5, 2011

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Threat Level:	9/10
Infected PCs:	5

First Seen:	December 5, 2011
Last Seen:	March 7, 2022
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Troj/Phish-AZ is a phishing Trojan that attempts to steal credit card and identity-related information from your PC. Recent Troj/Phish-AZ attacks have all used social engineering and spam e-mail attacks to encourage victims to give up this information willingly although variants of Troj/Phish-AZ may also attempt to steal information without your consent. Because SpywareRemove.com malware experts have noted that Troj/Phish-AZ is typically-distributed as an attachment in a fake Amazon.com e-mail, it's recommended that you pay close attention to unusual e-mail messages and be careful around file attachments. The real Amazon.com, it should be noted, will at no time deliver you an e-mail that requests that you download a file attachment, but if you do fall for this scam, you should remove Troj/Phish-AZ with a competent anti-malware scanner and take immediate steps to re-secure your credit card and identity.

Troj/Phish-AZ's Delivery: Courtesy of a Fake Amazon.com Team

Although Troj/Phish-AZ can be considered as dangerous and invasive as any Trojan, its propagation method is exceptionally-sleek: instead of using P2P-distributed files, pirated software or drive-by-download injections, Troj/Phish-AZ is distributed by fraudulent Amazon e-mail. Although these spam e-mail messages look very similar to an actual Amazon-based communication, they display telltale signs of fraud such as minor typos and an inappropriate sender address. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have noted the full text of the currently-circulated Troj/Phish-AZ spam for reference:

Subject: You have (1) Message from Amazon
Attached file: NO003950033.html

Message body:
Dear customer,

Your online account is about to expire and will be deactivated.

Please confirm wether you want to continue using Amazon or not.

If the answer is yes, download and complete the attached form.

If the answer is no, please ignore this e-mail.

Best wishes,
Amazon Team

Note – Do not reply to this e-mail.

Although Troj/Phish-AZ's e-mail pretends to be an account re-activation form, Amazon.com accounts do not, in fact, expire, and Amazon will never ask you to open a file attachment due to potential security issues (like Troj/Phish-AZ, for example). As long as you ignore this e-mail message and delete it without opening the attachment, your PC should be safe from Troj/Phish-AZ.

What Comes Next After You Fill Out Troj/Phish-AZ's Form

If you choose to open Troj/Phish-AZ's fake form, you'll be requested to fill out identity and credit card-related fields. Submitting this application, as Troj/Phish-AZ prompts you to do, will send this information to hackers who will exploit it for fraud and other crimes. If you've fallen into this trap, SpywareRemove.com malware experts strongly encourage you to contact your bank and take appropriate steps to re-secure your finances and identity. Delaying this will, at a bare minimum, allow criminals to use your credit card for fraudulent purposes.

If it's available, you should delete Troj/Phish-AZ with qualified anti-malware software. Allowing Troj/Phish-AZ to remain on your PC is, naturally, discouraged, since this places your PC in danger of other types of security risks that may allow for additional phishing attacks or even remote control of your computer.

Because Troj/Phish-AZ is a newly-developed form of phishing Trojan, you may need to keep your anti-malware programs up-to-date before they can identify Troj/Phish-AZ and protect your computer from Troj/Phish-AZ attacks. Trying to delete Troj/Phish-AZ with an outdated anti-malware program is relatively-likely to result in failure or incomplete results.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

NO003950033.html

File name: NO003950033.html
Mime Type: unknown/html
Group: Malware file