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X2KM_GOLDENEYE.B

December 08, 2016
 ALIASES:

Trojan-Downloader.MSExcel.Agent.di(Kaspersky), Trojan:O97M/Goldeneye.A (Microsoft), W97M.Dropper (Symantec), VBA:Trojan.VBA.Downloader.BU (F-Secure), VBA/TrojanDropper.Agent.OY (ESET-NOD32)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 REPORTED INFECTION:

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Spammed via email

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

It executes the dropped file(s). As a result, malicious routines of the dropped files are exhibited on the affected system.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

1,208,832 bytes

File Type:

XLS

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

07 Dec 2016

Payload:

Drops files, Executes files

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

Dropping Routine

This Trojan drops the following files:

It executes the dropped file(s). As a result, malicious routines of the dropped files are exhibited on the affected system.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

12.946.04

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

07 Dec 2016

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

12.947.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

08 Dec 2016

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

Remove the malware/grayware file dropped/downloaded by X2KM_GOLDENEYE.B. (Note: Please skip this step if the threat(s) listed below have already been removed.)

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as X2KM_GOLDENEYE.B. 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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