Geodo Banking Trojan

A new variant of the Geodo banking trojan has been discovered. The trojan will come from an email claiming to be a billing notification. The email uses common phishing techniques, such as using a company logo, to appear legitimate.

Threat ID:: CC-1386
Category:: Trojan
Threat Severity:: Low
Threat Vector:: Download, Phishing, Email spam
Published:: 4 May 2017 12:00 AM

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Summary

Affected platforms

The following platforms are known to be affected:

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows - All Versions

Threat details

If the attached JS file is downloaded, an error message will appear informing the user of an error when opening the attachment. If the user clicks ‘ok’, the malware will then contact its Command and Control (C2) server.

If successful, Geodo will make a HTTP GET request and the C2 server will respond with an HTTP 404 error code containing encrypted data.

Threat updates

Date	Update
7 Aug 2018	Recent Geodo campaigns have used date or region-specific spam emails to increase infection rates. Geodo has also been observed installing other banking trojans such as TrickBot and Zeus Panda.

Remediation advice

To prevent and detect a Trojan infection, ensure that:

Remediation steps

Type	Step
	A robust program of education and awareness training is delivered to users to ensure they don’t open attachments or follow links within unsolicited emails. All operating systems, antivirus and other security products are kept up to date. All day-to-day computer activities such as email and internet are performed using non-administrative accounts. Network, proxy and firewall logs should be monitored for suspicious activity.

Type

Step

A robust program of education and awareness training is delivered to users to ensure they don’t open attachments or follow links within unsolicited emails.
All operating systems, antivirus and other security products are kept up to date.
All day-to-day computer activities such as email and internet are performed using non-administrative accounts.
Network, proxy and firewall logs should be monitored for suspicious activity.

Last edited: 17 February 2020 11:31 am