Analysis by: Mark Joseph Manahan
ALIASES:

TrojanDownloader:Win32/Retefe.A (Microsoft)

 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: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

Tamaño del archivo 43,986 bytes
Tipo de archivo RTF
Residente en memoria No
Fecha de recepción de las muestras iniciales 06 Feb 2014

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

NOTES:

This malware contains a malicious CPL file that may cause harm to your system when executed.

  SOLUTION

Motor de exploración mínimo 9.700
Primer archivo de patrones de VSAPI 10.588.04
Primera fecha de publicación de patrones de VSAPI 06 Feb 2014

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 TROJ_ARTIEF.PSF. 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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