Trojan.LNK.STARTER.AUSLRD

March 19, 2020
 Analysis by: Arianne Grace Dela Cruz
 ALIASES:

Heur.BZC.YAX.Pantera.54.098359C1 (BITDEFENDER); Trj/Ghostcript.A (PANDA)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

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 may be dropped by other malware.

It is used to load and execute a file.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

1,829 bytes

File Type:

LNK

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

18 Mar 2020

Payload:

Executes files

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.

It may be dropped by other malware.

Installation

This Trojan adds the following processes:

  • %System%\cmd.exe /c start /d. .\{Malware Path}\run.vbs .\{Malware Path} {Base64-Encoded String} directory

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

Other Details

This Trojan is used to load and execute the following file:

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

15.752.03

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

19 Mar 2020

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

15.753.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

20 Mar 2020

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 Trojan.LNK.STARTER.AUSLRD. 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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