Trojan.X97M.FAREIT.AB
Exploit.CVE-2017-11882 (IKARUS)
Windows

Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: Yes
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
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
18,440 bytes
XLSX
No
13 Feb 2019
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:
- %System Root%\Users\Public\vbc.exe
(Note: %System Root% is the Windows root folder, where it usually is C:\ on all Windows operating system versions.)
It executes the dropped file. As a result, malicious routines of the dropped file are exhibited on the affected system.
SOLUTION
9.850
14.810.06
13 Feb 2019
14.811.00
14 Feb 2019
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
Search and delete this file
Step 3
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Trojan.X97M.FAREIT.AB. 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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