Analysis by: Cris Nowell Pantanilla
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

 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: 52,736 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: Yes
Initial Samples Received Date: 18 Jul 2012

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%\{random}.exe

(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Application Data on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://bing.com/a{BLOCKED}r=gate&gh=b0b2d6e3&group=1807rcm&debug=0
  • http://www.bing.com/a{BLOCKED}b0b2d6e3&group=1807rcm&debug=0
  • http://twitter.com/n{BLOCKED}b0b2d6e3&group=1807rcm&debug=0
  • http://{BLOCKED}inmexico12.ru/ orum/index.php?r=gate&id=b0b2d6e3&group=1807rcm&debug=0

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.200
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 9.268.09
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 18 Jul 2012
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 9.269.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 19 Jul 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

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product and note files detected as TROJ_INJECT.CAG

Step 3

Restart in Safe Mode

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Step 4

Search and delete the file detected as TROJ_INJECT.CAG

*Note: Some component files may be hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the More advanced options option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result.

To manually delete a malware/grayware file from the affected system:

  1. Right-click Start then click Search....
  2. In the Named input box, type the name of the file that was detected earlier.
  3. In the Look In drop-down list, select My Computer then press Enter.
  4. Once located, select the file then press SHIFT+DELETE to delete it.

Step 5

Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as TROJ_INJECT.CAG. 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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