Analysis by: Jayvee Mark Villaroman
ALIASES:

Riskware/PSKill (FORTINET)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel: Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

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

File Size: 2,179,584 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 05 May 2023
Payload: Modifies system registry

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 adds the following registry keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
SOFTWARE = ITV

HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Software = ITV

It does the following:

  • This Hacktool has the following graphical user interface:

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.800
SSAPI PATTERN File: 2.623.00
SSAPI PATTERN Date: 11 May 2023

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Delete this registry key

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Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.

  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ITV
  • In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ITV

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HackTool.Win32.Pskill.R002C0GDN23. 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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