TROJ_RAMDO.SM0
Win32/Ramdo(Microsoft), Trojan.Ramdo(Symantec), Troj/Ramdo-S(Sophos)
Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
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 the initially executed copy of itself.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
331,776 bytes
EXE
31 Mar 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.
Installation
This Trojan drops a copy of itself in the following folders using different file names:
- %User Startup%\EPUHelp.exe
(Note: %User Startup% is the current user's Startup folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.)
It drops the following component file(s):
- %AppData%\Adobe\acupx217.dll
Other System Modifications
This Trojan adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\
Acrobat Reader\10.0
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\
Acrobat Reader\10.0\IPM
iTestPropulsion = "{random value}"
Other Details
This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://{Pseudo-Random Domain}.org
It deletes the initially executed copy of itself