Analysis by: Homer Pacag
ALIASES:

VirTool:WinNT/Jadtre.gen (Microsoft); Hacktool.Rootkit (Symantec);

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites. It arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.

Its rootkit functionalities are used by other malware/grayware. It also has rootkit capabilities, which enables it to hide its processes and files from the user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: Varies
File Type: SYS

Arrival Details

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

It arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.

Rootkit Capabilities

This Trojan s rootkit functionalities are used by other malware/grayware.

It also has rootkit capabilities, which enables it to hide its processes and files from the user.