TROJ_LAIS.TOI

 Analysis by: Rhena Inocencio

 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

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet


This Trojan connects to a non-malicious URL. It does this periodically every ten minutes. It may do this to possibly collect per-click advertising payments.

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

It does not have any propagation routine.

It does not drop any other file.

It does not have any downloading capability.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

67,072 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

30 Jul 2012

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs

Arrival Details

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

Propagation

This Trojan does not have any propagation routine.

Dropping Routine

This Trojan does not drop any other file.

Download Routine

This Trojan does not have any downloading capability.

NOTES:

This Trojan connects to the following non-malicious URL:

  • news4everyday.appspot.com/u/BCA5E8CB

It does this periodically every ten minutes.

It may do this to possibly collect per-click advertising payments.

It does not exploit any vulnerability.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.200

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

9.294.04

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

30 Jul 2012

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

9.295.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

31 Jul 2012

Step 1

For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 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 and note files detected as TROJ_LAIS.TOI

Step 3

Restart in Safe Mode

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Step 4

Search and delete the file detected as TROJ_LAIS.TOI

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Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the More advanced options option to include all hidden files in the search result.

Step 5

Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as TROJ_LAIS.TOI. 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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