Sus/20121889-A

Posted: June 20, 2012

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Threat Level:	9/10
Infected PCs:	64

First Seen:	June 20, 2012
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Along with Exp/20121889-A, Sus/20121889-A is a vulnerability that's used to attack your PC from a remote web page. Sus/20121889-A is specially-crafted to attack Internet Explorer and most versions of Windows, and loading a Sus/20121889-A-infected website isn't guaranteed to display obvious symptoms of an attack. Because Sus/20121889-A doesn't have an official security patch for its exploit, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers strongly encourage you to be cautious while web-browsing and use strong anti-malware security to protect your PC from Sus/20121889-A, which can be used to install malicious software automatically. Sus/20121889-A can be hosted on both malicious sites and normal sites that have been hacked, with the latter already being visible in mid-June of 2012.

When the Website That You Trust Turns into a Harbor for Sus/20121889-A

Sus/20121889-A is an exploit that's hosted on various websites, including both intentionally-malicious sites and reputable websites that have had the misfortune to be hacked. Sus/20121889-A exploits the vulnerability CVE-2012-1889 to attack your computer, and it should be stressed that this vulnerability has not been patched, although PC security companies have managed to identify Sus/20121889-A and related PC threats. Sus/20121889-A is only capable of attacking Windows PCs after its web page is loaded in Internet Explorer, although most versions of Windows, from XP up to Windows 7, are in danger of Sus/20121889-A attacks.

Other PC threats that may also be used in Sus/20121889-A's attacks include:

Exp/20121889-A (a second half of the same IE-based exploit)
Troj/20121889-B (malicious HTML and HTM files that provide JavaScript-based assistance for Sus/20121889-A attacks)
Troj/SWFExp-AV (a malicious SWF file that's associated with Troj/20121889-B)

How to Spare Your PC from Sus/20121889-A's Attacks

A successful Sus/20121889-A attack launches arbitrary code that enjoys the same level of account access privileges as the current user. As a result, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers consider admin accounts to be significantly at risk during Sus/20121889-A attacks, and also note that means of restricting user privileges can also limit Sus/20121889-A's damage. Windows Server 2003 and 2008, therefore, are somewhat less vulnerable to Sus/20121889-A due to their default inclusion of strict IE security settings, although they shouldn't be considered completely immunized. Non-Windows platforms are also totally safe from Sus/20121889-A, as are non-Internet Explorer brands of web browsers.

Because Sus/20121889-A can be used to deploy other PC threats directly on your PC, SpywareRemove.com malware experts strongly encourage you to scan your computer thoroughly if you think you might have been exposed to a site that's been compromised by Sus/20121889-A. By its default behavior, Sus/20121889-A doesn't exhibit visible symptoms, and without adequately-updated anti-malware software, there may be zero warnings of Sus/20121889-A's attacks. Since Sus/20121889-A is relatively new, you should also be prepared to update your anti-malware programs if their databases are significantly older than mid-June of this year.

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:

deployJava.js

File name: deployJava.js
File type: JavaScript file
Mime Type: unknown/js
Group: Malware file

deploy.html

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

faq.htm

File name: faq.htm
Mime Type: unknown/htm
Group: Malware file

movie.swf

File name: movie.swf
Mime Type: unknown/swf
Group: Malware file