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TROJ_PHORPIEX.A

October 26, 2016
 ALIASES:

Mal/Runbat-A (Sophos); BAT/Starter.e (McAfee)

 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 may be dropped by other malware.

It is used to load and execute a file.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

2,334 bytes

File Type:

BAT

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

27 Sep 2016

Arrival Details

This Trojan may be dropped by the following malware:

  • variant of WORM_PHORPIEX

Other Details

This Trojan is used to load and execute the following file:

  • {drive letter}:\DeviceManager.bat

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

12.820.03

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

06 Oct 2016

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

12.821.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

07 Oct 2016

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

Identify and terminate files detected as TROJ_PHORPIEX.A

[ Learn More ]
  1. Windows Task Manager may not display all running processes. In this case, please use a third-party process viewer, preferably Process Explorer, to terminate the malware/grayware/spyware file. You may download the said tool here.
  2. If the detected file is displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer but you cannot delete it, restart your computer in safe mode. To do this, refer to this link for the complete steps.
  3. If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.

Step 3

Remove the malware/grayware file dropped/downloaded by TROJ_PHORPIEX.A. (Note: Please skip this step if the threat(s) listed below have already been removed.)

    • WORM_PHORPIEX variant

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_PHORPIEX.A. 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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