Analysis by: Abraham Latimer Camba
 Modified by: Rika Joi Gregorio
ALIASES:

HackTool:Win32/Wincred(Microsoft), a variant of Win32/HackTool.WinCred.A application(Eset)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

 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 may be dropped by other malware. It may be manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

Tamaño del archivo 208,384 bytes
Tipo de archivo EXE
Residente en memoria No
Fecha de recepción de las muestras iniciales 18 Nov 2013

Arrival Details

This hacking tool may be dropped by other malware.

It may be manually installed by a user.

NOTES:
This hacking tool is used to steal Windows credentials from an affected computer.

  SOLUTION

Motor de exploración mínimo 9.700
Archivo de patrones de SSAPI: 1.266.04
Fecha de publicación del patrón SSAPI 23 Feb 2012

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_WINCRED. 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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