Analysis by: Maureen Reyes
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: File infector

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This is the Trend Micro detection for files that were incorrectly infected by PE_SALITY variants.

Files detected as PE_SALITY.DAM have damaged infection caused by the malware file itself. This damage infection makes the virus and host file un-executable and also the host unrestorable. These files cannot infect other files but must be replaced with clean backup copies.

This File infector arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

Tamaño del archivo 222,207 bytes
Tipo de archivo EXE
Residente en memoria No
Fecha de recepción de las muestras iniciales 14 May 2013

Arrival Details

This File infector arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

  SOLUTION

Motor de exploración mínimo 9.200
Primer archivo de patrones de VSAPI 14.960.03
Primera fecha de publicación de patrones de VSAPI 25 Apr 2019
Versión de patrones OPR de VSAPI 14.961.00
Fecha de publicación de patrones OPR de VSAPI 25 Apr 2019

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 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 Virus.Win32.SALITY.DAM. 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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