TROJ_MONKIF.M

November 02, 2009

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 PLATFORM:

Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:

 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:

 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:

 REPORTED INFECTION:

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

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan has received attention from independent media sources and/or other security firms.

To get a one-glance comprehensive view of the behavior of this Trojan, refer to the Threat Diagram shown below.

This Trojan may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component. It may be downloaded by other malware/grayware/spyware from remote sites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

249,458 bytes

File Type:

JPG, JPEG

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

01 Oct 2009

Arrival Details

This Trojan may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.

It may be downloaded by other malware/grayware/spyware from remote sites.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

6.500.01

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

03 Oct 2009

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

6.669.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

03 Dec 2009

Step 1

For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.

Step 2

Remove malware files dropped/downloaded by TROJ_MONKIF.M

 
• TROJ_AGENT.APEX

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_MONKIF.M. 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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