TROJ_KRYPTIK.TSC
Troj/Agent-AFNW (Sophos) ,Trojan horse Crypt2.CGYM (AVG) ,W32/Kryptik.BSNW!tr (Fortinet) ,Trojan.Win32.Coremhead (Ikarus) ,Trojan:Win32/Coremhead (Microsoft) ,RDN/Generic.tfr!du (McAfee) ,a variant of Win32/Kryptik.BSNW trojan (Eset) ,Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (Sunbelt)
Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
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.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
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.
Installation
This Trojan drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:
- %Application Data%\verison.dll
(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista and 7.)
Autostart Technique
This Trojan enables its automatic execution at every system startup by dropping the following copies of itself into the Windows Common Startup folder:
- %User Startup%\HpM3Util.exe
(Note: %User Startup% is the current user's Startup folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.)
Other Details
This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- {BLOCKED}eqwaywiqgu.org