TROJ_INJECT.HHT


 ALIASES:

RDN/Generic.dx!dhb (McAfee); Trojan Horse (Symantec); Trojan.Win32.Yakes.hhte (Kaspersky); Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (Sunbelt); Trojan horse Inject2.BFHF (AVG)

 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.

It deletes itself after execution.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

171,520 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

25 Dec 2014

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.

Dropping Routine

This Trojan drops the following files:

  • %Application Data%\_tmpxqr.bat -it will be deleted

(Note: %Application Data% is the Application Data folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)

Other Details

This Trojan deletes itself after execution.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.700

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

11.366.03

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

24 Dec 2014

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

11.367.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

25 Dec 2014

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 this file

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  • %Application Data%\_tmpxqr.bat

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_INJECT.HHT. 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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