TROJ_ARTIEF.AMG
Exploit:Win32/CVE-2012-0158.CJ(Microsoft), Exploit-CVE2012-0158(McAfee), Trojan.Mdropper(Symantec), Win32/PowerLoader.A trojan(Eset)
Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
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.
It executes the dropped file(s). As a result, malicious routines of the dropped files are exhibited on the affected system.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
380,146 bytes
RTF
No
23 Oct 2013
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 files:
- %User Temp%\cv.doc
(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.)
It drops and executes the following files:
- %User Temp%\{random digit}.tmp
(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.)
Dropping Routine
This Trojan executes the dropped file(s). As a result, malicious routines of the dropped files are exhibited on the affected system.
NOTES:
Upon execution, this malware opens its dropped non-malicious file, %User Temp%\cv.DOC, to hide its malicious routines from the user.
SOLUTION
9.300
10.360.02
23 Oct 2013
10.361.00
24 Oct 2013
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
Search and delete these files
- %User Temp%\cv.doc
- %User Temp%\{random digit}.tmp
Step 3
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_ARTIEF.AMG. 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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