Analysis by: Abraham Latimer Camba

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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

It executes the files it drops, prompting the affected system to exhibit the malicious routines they contain.

It connects to certain URLs. It may do this to remotely inform a malicious user of its installation. It may also do this to download possibly malicious files onto the computer, which puts the computer at a greater risk of infection by other threats.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

Tipo de compactação: 217,335 bytes
Tipo de arquivo: PDF
Data de recebimento das amostras iniciais: 20 Mar 2012

Arrival Details

This Trojan 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 Trojan drops the following files:

  • %User Temp%\AdobeARM.dll

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)

Dropping Routine

This Trojan drops the following files:

  • %User Temp%\AcroRd.exe

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)

It executes the files it drops, prompting the affected system to exhibit the malicious routines they contain.

Download Routine

This Trojan connects to the following malicious URLs:

  • http://{BLOCKED}e.mefound.com/jp/news2.asp?id=sjac%20host:{hostname}\{hostname}%20user:{int value}\{username}%20OS:{OS}%20vm:{Y/N}%20proxy:{Y/N}

  SOLUTION

Mecanismo de varredura mínima: 9.200
Primeiro arquivo padrão VSAPI: 8.852.04
Data do lançamento do primeiro padrão VSAPI: 20 Mar 2012
VSAPI OPR Pattern Version: 8.853.00
VSAPI OPR Pattern veröffentlicht am: 21 Mar 2012

Step 1

For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.

Step 2

Search and delete these files

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There may be some component files that are hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the "More advanced options" option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result.
  • %User Temp%\AcroRd.exe
  • %User Temp%\AdobeARM.dll

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_MDROP.VTG . 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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