TROJ_BANLOAD.HWN


 ALIASES:

a variant of Win32/TrojanDownloader.Banload.RXB trojan (Eset), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (Sunbelt)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

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

  • 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 accesses websites to download files. This action allows this malware to possibly add other malware on the affected computer.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

675,840 bytes

File Type:

DLL

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

14 May 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:

  • %Application Data%\tmp.zip

(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista and 7.)

Download Routine

This Trojan accesses websites to download the following files:

  • http://www.{BLOCKED}-location.fr/modules/mod_kuposlidesfree/xml/teste.zip

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.300

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

- To follow

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

- To follow

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

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  • %Application Data%\tmp.zip

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_BANLOAD.HWN. 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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