LNK_CANTIX.SMJJ

August 06, 2015

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 ALIASES:

Worm:VBS/Cantix.A!lnk (Microsoft); LNK/Cantix.SMD!tr (Fortinet); Worm.VBS.Cantix (Ikarus); LNK:Cantix-A [Trj] (Avast);

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:

 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:

 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:

 REPORTED INFECTION:

 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

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  Threat Type: Trojan
• 
  Destructiveness: No
• 
  Encrypted: No
• 
  In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Dropped by other malware, Via removable drives

This Trojan may be dropped by other malware.

It is a component of other malware.

This is the Trend Micro detection for files that exhibit certain behaviors.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

Varies

File Type:

LNK

Initial Samples Received Date:

07 Mar 2014

Arrival Details

This Trojan may be dropped by the following malware:

• VBS_CANTIX

Installation

This Trojan is a component of other malware.

Other Details

This is the Trend Micro detection for:

• Specially crafted .LNK files that are used to execute dropped copies of the following malware upon opening the shortcut files:
  • VBS_CANTIX