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TSPY_MAGANIA.NKX

October 09, 2012
 ALIASES:

Kaspersky : Trojan-GameThief.Win32.Magania.dtck

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Spyware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This spyware may be dropped by other malware.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

91,648 bytes

File Type:

DLL

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

06 Jul 2011

Arrival Details

This spyware may be dropped by other malware.

Installation

This spyware drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:

  • System%\systcm.dll

Autostart Technique

This spyware registers as a system service to ensure its automatic execution at every system startup by adding the following registry keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Services\6to4

Other Details

This spyware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • {BLOCKED}z7.co.cc

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

8.272.01

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

06 Jul 2011

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

Restart in Safe Mode

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Step 3

Delete this registry key

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Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry. Before you could do this, you must restart in Safe Mode. For instructions on how to do this, you may refer to this page If the preceding step requires you to restart in safe mode, you may proceed to edit the system registry.

 
  • In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
    • 6to4

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_MAGANIA.NKX. 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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