HKTL_PWDUMP.SM

October 09, 2012
 Analysis by: kathleenno
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This hacking tool may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component. It may be manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

22,931 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

31 May 2011

Payload:

Drops files

Arrival Details

This hacking tool may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.

It may be manually installed by a user.

Installation

This hacking tool drops the following non-malicious files:

  • %Current%\{ip address}-LSASecrets.txt
  • %Current%\{ip address}-PWCache.txt
  • %Current%\{ip address}-PWHashes.txt

NOTES:

This is the Trend Micro detection for the program PWDumpX.

It is a command line program that uses the following syntax in order to run properly:

PWDumpX {host name | IP input file} {user name} {password}
where:
{hostname | ip input file} - host name, IP address or IP address list
{username} - user name of user
{password} - password of user

The user must have administrative privileges on the machine. This program may retrieve the following:
  • password cache
  • password hashes
  • password history hashes
  • LSA secrets
This routine risks the exposure of system account information, which may then lead unauthorized use of the affected system. The program may be used locally or remotely.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

SSAPI PATTERN File:

1.184.17

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

31 May 2011

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 this file

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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.
%Current%\{ip address}-LSASecrets.txt
%Current%\{ip address}-PWCache.txt
%Current%\{ip address}-PWHashes.txt

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HKTL_PWDUMP.SM. 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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