Analysis by: Adrianne Chester Camat

 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:

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan arrives via removable drives. It arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 3,603 bytes
File Type: None
Memory Resident: Yes
Initial Samples Received Date: 20 Mar 2013

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives via removable drives.

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

Download Routine

This Trojan saves the files it downloads using the following names:

  • %System Root%\Temp\TrustedInstaller.exe

(Note: %System Root% is the root folder, which is usually C:\. It is also where the operating system is located.)

NOTES:
This is the ini file that is used by the GAMARUE malware family.