Analysis by: Andrei Castillo

ALIASES:

Worm:Win32/Gamarue.gen!lnk(Microsoft)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan may be dropped by other malware.

It is a component of other malware.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 698 bytes
File Type: LNK
Initial Samples Received Date: 15 Mar 2013

Arrival Details

This Trojan may be dropped by other malware.

Installation

This Trojan is a component of other malware.

Other Details

This Trojan opens the following files:

  • %System%\rundll32.exe "~desktop.ini"

(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System32.)

NOTES:
This is a Trend Micro SMART pattern detection for shortcut files (.LNK) used as a component of GAMARUE malware family.