HackTool.Win64.Mimikatz.EOR

 Analysis by: Carlos Villegas Madrid

 ALIASES:

HackTool.Mimikatz (IKARUS)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

This Hacking Tool arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

1,425,920 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

13 Jul 2023

Payload:

Displays message/message boxes

Arrival Details

This Hacking Tool arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Installation

This Hacking Tool adds the following processes:

  • %System%\cmd.exe /c color 0a
  • %System%\cmd.exe /c chcp 936
  • chcp 936

(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.)

Other Details

This Hacking Tool does the following:

  • It displays the credentials it gathers on its console

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

SSAPI PATTERN File:

2.643.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

20 Jul 2023

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HackTool.Win64.Mimikatz.EOR. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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