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TSPY_LIMITAIL.DAM

August 06, 2015
 ALIASES:

Infostealer.Limitail(Symantec)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 SYSTEM IMPACT RATING:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Spyware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

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

This is the Trend Micro detection for files that exhibit certain behaviors.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

33,280 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

29 Jul 2015

Payload:

Steals information

Arrival Details

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

Information Theft

This spyware gathers the following data:

  • Computer Name
  • OS Platform/ Version
  • Title and Menu Bar options of open windows

Other Details

This is the Trend Micro detection for:

  • Damaged samples of TSPY_LIMITAIL variants
  • Samples detected by this pattern contains code errors, thus they fail to exhibit their intended routines

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.700

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

11.824.04

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

31 Jul 2015

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

11.825.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

01 Aug 2015

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 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 TSPY_LIMITAIL.DAM. 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 this Knowledge Base page for more information.


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