RTKT_HIDEPORT.ZTCA-XO

 Analysis by: Jeanne Jocson

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Rootkit

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This rootkit 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:

8192 bytes

File Type:

SYS

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

20 Aug 2014

Arrival Details

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

Autostart Technique

This rootkit adds and runs the following services:

  • usb30