Analysis by: Andrei Castillo
ALIASES:

Worm:Win32/Gamarue(Microsoft), Downloader(McAfee), Worm:WIn32.Debris(Kaspersky)

 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:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Worm

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This worm arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites. It arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.

It is used to load and execute a file.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 4,096 bytes
File Type: DLL
Initial Samples Received Date: 31 Oct 2013

Arrival Details

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

It arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.

Other Details

This worm is used to load and execute a file.

NOTES:
This is a Trend Micro SMART Pattern detection for a component file used by GAMARUE malware family.