Analysis by: Francis Xavier Antazo
ALIASES:

Hacktool.Rootkit (Symantec); RKIT/AntiARP (Avira);

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Rootkit

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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

It requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 2,816 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: Yes
Initial Samples Received Date: 11 Feb 2011

Arrival Details

This rootkit 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 rootkit requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.