TROJ_ARTIEF.DRP


 ALIASES:

Exploit:Win32/CVE-2012-0158 (Microsoft), Exploit.MSWord.Agent.es (Kaspersky), Trojan.Mdropper (Symantec)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • 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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

1,483,542 bytes

File Type:

RTF

Initial Samples Received Date:

18 May 2012

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:

  • %Windows%\{random letters}.exe - detected as TSPY_DYRE.AATZ

(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, where it usually is C:\Windows on all Windows operating system versions.)