TROJ_EXPLOIT.EC

April 08, 2011
 Analysis by: Roland Dela Paz
 ALIASES:

Exploit:Win32/CVE-2010-3333 (Microsoft); Exploit.MSWord.CVE-2010-3333.d (Kaspersky)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan arrives as attachment to mass-mailed email messages.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

369,978 bytes

File Type:

Other

Initial Samples Received Date:

05 Apr 2011

Payload:

Drops files

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives as attachment to mass-mailed email messages.

Other Details

This Trojan does the following:

  • Exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft Office in order to drop and execute as malicious file. As a result, malicious routines of the dropped file are also exhibited on the affected system.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

7.953.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

05 Apr 2011

Step 1

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

Step 2

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_EXPLOIT.EC 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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