UNIX_TVAR.A

July 06, 2017

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 Analysis by: Karl Dominguez

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 PLATFORM:

Unix

 OVERALL RISK RATING:

 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:

 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:

 REPORTED INFECTION:

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  Threat Type: File infector
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  Destructiveness: No
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  Encrypted: No
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  In the wild: Yes

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

Varies

File Type:

Script

Memory Resident:

Yes

NOTES:
This malware is a file infecting shell script that appends itself into shell script files.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to clean files detected as UNIX_TVAR.A. 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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