Analysis by: Carlos Villegas Madrid

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Potentially Unwanted Application

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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

This Potentially Unwanted Application 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: 16,896 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 26 Jun 2023
Payload: Collects system information, Steals information

Arrival Details

This Potentially Unwanted Application arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Other Details

This Potentially Unwanted Application does the following:

  • This potentially unwanted application may be used to extract informations remotely from domain control.
  • It displays the following DOS command console when executed with -h argument:
  • It can be used to gather the following informations:
    • Machine IP Address
    • Machine Name
    • Administrator Accout Name
    • Administrator Password
    • Users list
    • Logs from domain controllers

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.800
SSAPI PATTERN File: 2.635.00
SSAPI PATTERN Date: 29 Jun 2023

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 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 PUA.MSIL.SHARPUSERIP.ZJKF. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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