Analysis by: Clive Fuentebella
ALIASES:

a variant of Win32/HackTool.CardTool.A potentially unsafe application (NOD32)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Potentially Unwanted Application

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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

This Potentially Unwanted Application 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: 95,744 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 07 Dec 2020
Payload: Collects system information, Manages email, Manages entitlements, Creates files

Arrival Details

This Potentially Unwanted Application 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 Potentially Unwanted Application does the following:

  • It has the ability to do the following actions:
    • Manage email
    • Manage entitlements
    • Create file
  • It gathers the following information:
    • Smart card information (serial number, type, tag)

It accepts the following parameters:

  • -virtual
  • -reader
  • -list

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.800
SSAPI PATTERN File: 2.367.00
SSAPI PATTERN Date: 07 Jan 2021

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

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 PUA.Win32.CardTool.C. 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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