W2KM_DLOADR.ED

 Analysis by: Michelle Morales

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 REPORTED INFECTION:

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

39,089 bytes

File Type:

ZIP

Initial Samples Received Date:

27 Jan 2015

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.

Installation

This Trojan drops the following files:

  • %User Temp%\ADOBEACD-UPDATE.bat
  • %Temp%\ADOBEACD-UPDATEXP.vbs
  • C:\Users\Appdata\Local\Temp\ADOBEACD-UPDATE.ps1
  • C:\Users\Appdata\Local\Temp\ADOBEACD-UPDATE.vbs
  • C:\Users\Appdata\Local\Temp\ADOBEACD-UPDATE.bat

(Note: %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.. %Temp% is the Windows temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\Temp on all Windows operating system versions.)