Analysis by: Janus Agcaoili
ALIASES:

Tool.PassView (DrWeb), SPR/Tool.PassView.C (Avira), Win32:PassView-AA [PUP] (Avast)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This hacking tool 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 manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

Tamaño del archivo 14,848 bytes
Tipo de archivo EXE
Residente en memoria No
Fecha de recepción de las muestras iniciales 06 Jan 2016

Arrival Details

This hacking tool 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 manually installed by a user.

Other Details

This hacking tool does the following:

  • Displays a user interface for user interaction
  • Can reveal the hidden text(s) in password text boxes

  SOLUTION

Motor de exploración mínimo 9.800
Archivo de patrones de SSAPI: 1.693.01
Fecha de publicación del patrón SSAPI 06 Jan 2016

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

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HKTL_PASSVIEW.GA. 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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