TROJ_GATAK.SMP

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

It is a component of other malware.

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

Arrival Details

This Trojan may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.

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

Installation

This Trojan is a component of other malware.

Other System Modifications

This Trojan adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\
Control\StillImage\Debug\
wiadss.dll
DebugFlags = 1

Other Details

This Trojan requires the following additional components to properly run:

• %Application Data%\Microsoft\{random folder name}\{random file name}

(Note: %Application Data% is the Application Data folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)

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