HKTL_MIKATZ.GA
Trojan.Win32.Z.Mimikatz.694784 (ViRobot), Trojan.Win32.Mimikatz.eqmkqn (NANO-Antivirus)
Windows
Threat Type: Hacking Tool
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Hacking Tool 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
Arrival Details
This Hacking Tool 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 Hacking Tool does the following:
- Hacktool displays a console which requires user interaction.
- It is capable of creating a log file in the current directory.
- It is capable of switching a file to base-64.
- It is capable of changing current directory.
- It is capable of displaying hacktool version and machine’s architecture version, local hostname and local date and time.
SOLUTION
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
Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.
Step 3
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HKTL_MIKATZ.GA. 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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