Analysis by: Roland Marco Dela Paz
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel: Dropped by other malware

This Trojan may be dropped by other malware.

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

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: Varies
File Type: DLL
Memory Resident: Yes
Initial Samples Received Date: 14 Jun 2012

Arrival Details

This Trojan may be dropped by other malware.

Other Details

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

NOTES:

This malware exports the following functionalities which are used by its mother component:

  • Communicating with malware C&C
  • Hooking NtQueryInformationProcess API

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.200
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 9.192.04
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 14 Jun 2012

Step 1

For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.

Step 2

Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as TROJ_PONMOCOP.MJ. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.


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