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

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 147,456 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 18 Sep 2014

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.

Other System Modifications

This Trojan deletes the following files:

  • %System Root%\strings.txt

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

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://dasan.{BLOCKED}g.ac.kr/~appmath/test/bbs/strings.txt
  • http://{BLOCKED}inemax.net/js/info/strings.txt
  • http://www.{BLOCKED}lm.com.ua/forum/files/.../strings.txt
  • http://www.{BLOCKED}p.cz/includes/.../strings.txt
  • http://www.{BLOCKED}n.cz/dov/strings.txt
  • http://www.{BLOCKED}usalumni.net/templates/css/strings.txt
  • http://www.{BLOCKED}o.hu/portal/actions/admin/perm/.../strings.txt
  • http://www.{BLOCKED}mittelhessen.de/eventbilder/gross/.../strings.txt
  • http://{BLOCKED}esitetraffic.com/cache/forums/strings.txt
  • http://cpl.{BLOCKED}i.ac.kr/bbs/icon/private_icon/strings.txt

This report is generated via an automated analysis system.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.700

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_TASEKJOM.A. 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.

Step 3

Restore this file from backup only Microsoft-related files will be restored. If this malware/grayware also deleted files related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on you computer again.

  • %System Root%\strings.txt


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