Exploit: HTML/Pangimop.I

Posted: March 9, 2016

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Threat Level:	9/10
Infected PCs:	19

First Seen:	March 9, 2016
Last Seen:	March 11, 2022
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Exploit: HTML/Pangimop.I is a Web page vulnerability for installing unwanted or threatening software, such as a backdoor Trojan. Although Exploit: HTML/Pangimop.I's installations may trigger no symptoms on an unprotected PC, most anti-malware products should be able to detect this threat during its triggering phase and block Exploit: HTML/Pangimop.I from completing its payload. Malware experts suggest that you avoid all websites creating Exploit: HTML/Pangimop.I warnings, and use professional anti-malware scanners in all other scenarios involving this threat.

The Browser Exploits Happening Behind the Scenes

Browser exploitations based on Java, JavaScript, Flash, or other Web elements are a mainstay feature of many threat campaigns. While the most sophisticated of these attacks may bundle multiple exploits into a package referred to as an EK or Exploit Kit, even an individual exploit may be capable of infecting most computers. Various outcroppings of Exploit: HTML/Pangimop.I show just how much damage a single, hidden exploit may do to an inadequately protected PC.

Exploit: HTML/Pangimop.I is a threat that was defined and popularly used in 2014, although it still is a viable attack method in the current day. Exploit: HTML/Pangimop.I may trigger through compromised advertising networks, hacked Websites, dedicated corrupted sites, some forms of Trojans, or even browser hijackers that load new URLs automatically. Some Exploit: HTML/Pangimop.I attacks may launch without a visible browser window, allowing its payload to be triggered while the harmful activity remains invisible to the system's user effectively.

After being triggered successfully, Exploit: HTML/Pangimop.I may install other threats, depending on the payload designated by the con artists of any individual attack scenario. Examples malware experts can point to as possibly installed by Exploit: HTML/Pangimop.I may include:

Crowti, a lock screen Trojan that may block your desktop access to force you to pay a Bitcoin ransom.
Qadars, a backdoor Trojan that may perform various actions, based on instructions issued by a remote attacker.
Vawtrak, a backdoor Trojan that also may act as a banking Trojan: a Trojan that collects banking account credentials from specific Websites.
Powessere, a Trojan that may download new threats or collect information about your PC. Powessere may not be installed independently.
Ropest, a Trojan that may use your PC's resources to commit click fraud (a form of illegal Web traffic inflation). Variants of Ropest associated with Exploit: HTML/Pangimop.I also have histories of modifying the Internet Explorer's behavior, such as blocking your downloads.

Cutting the Exploits out of Your Web-Browsing

Although Exploit: HTML/Pangimop.I doesn't fall under the strict definition of a threat (since Exploit: HTML/Pangimop.I isn't a program or software), its presence may be a precipitating event for the installation of threats. Proactive protective steps like blocking scripts, keeping all your programs patched, and running constant anti-malware browser surveillance can stop browser-based exploits like Exploit: HTML/Pangimop.I.

Exploit: HTML/Pangimop.I attacks, although minimal of symptoms, may be capable of assisting with the installation of a flexible range of invasive threats. Always use your anti-malware programs for scanning any PC that might have been exposed to an Exploit: HTML/Pangimop.I attack, even if you believe that your security features stopped it. If Exploit: HTML/Pangimop.I alerts continue, malware experts encourage double-checking your Web-browsing settings for unwanted tampering. Solutions to such problems include flushing your browser's cache (based on the recommendations of its developer), as well as restoring your DNS settings from a safe source.

Exploit: HTML/Pangimop.I

Threat Metric

The Browser Exploits Happening Behind the Scenes

Cutting the Exploits out of Your Web-Browsing

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