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PE_RAMNIT.DAM

September 24, 2018
 Analysis by: Carl Maverick Pascual
 ALIASES:

Win32:Ramnit-CC [Trj] (Avast) ; Win32.Ramnit.I (BitDefender)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Virus

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Virus 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:

6,405,573 bytes

File Type:

DLL

Memory Resident:

No

Arrival Details

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

Other Details

This Virus does the following:

  • This is the Trend Micro detection for:
    • Damaged samples of PE_RAMNIT variants.
    • Samples detected by this pattern contains code errors and/or file structure error, thus they fail to exhibit their intended routines.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

14.518.06

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

21 Sep 2018

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

14.519.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

22 Sep 2018

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 PE_RAMNIT.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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