TROJ_FAKEMS.TRXM
Trojan.Dogarat (Symantec)
Windows
Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: Yes
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 connects to a website to send and receive information.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
49,152 bytes
DLL
Yes
20 Mar 2015
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 adds the following mutexes to ensure that only one of its copies runs at any one time:
- xws2_32
Backdoor Routine
This Trojan connects to the following websites to send and receive information:
- ns2.{BLOCKED}sink.info:443
NOTES:
It checks and reads the following files if available:
- %User Temp%\{computer name}.tmp
- %User Temp%\{2D93B73E-36B9-40C4-9FD8-93C067157A8F}
- %User Temp%\{computer name}_p.ax
- %User Temp%\{3B6654D0-C2C8-11D2-B313-00C04F79DC72}
SOLUTION
9.750
11.548.07
21 Feb 2015
11.549.00
21 Feb 2015
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
Identify and terminate files detected as TROJ_FAKEMS.TRXM
- Windows Task Manager may not display all running processes. In this case, please use a third-party process viewer, preferably Process Explorer, to terminate the malware/grayware/spyware file. You may download the said tool here.
- If the detected file is displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer but you cannot delete it, restart your computer in safe mode. To do this, refer to this link for the complete steps.
- If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.
Step 3
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_FAKEMS.TRXM. 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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