Analysis by: Byron Jon Gelera
 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel: Dropped by other malware, Downloaded from the Internet

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.

It does not have any propagation routine.

It does not have any backdoor routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 11,804,672 bytes
File Type: REG
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 27 Jun 2017

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.

Propagation

This Trojan does not have any propagation routine.

Backdoor Routine

This Trojan does not have any backdoor routine.

Other Details

This Trojan does the following:

  • This contains strings that are related to FAKEAV detections like the following:
    • My Computer Online Scan
    • Scan complete. 527 threats was found!
    • Your computer remains infected by viruses!"

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.850
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 6.390.06
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 24 Aug 2009
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 6.391.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 25 Aug 2009

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 HTML_FAKEAV.BRT. 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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