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BAT_VEIL.B

September 22, 2017
 Analysis by: Oliver Ramirez
 ALIASES:

Trojan.PowerShell.Agent.az (KASPERSKY); Troj/Veil-I (SOPHOS)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Spammed via email, Dropped by other malware, Downloaded from the Internet

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users. It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

7,076 bytes

File Type:

BAT

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

13 Sep 2017

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

It 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 adds the following processes:

  • powershell.exe

NOTES:

This Trojan has the capability to connect to the following IP address where it will download an arbitrary code and execute it on the affected machine:

  • {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.25.232

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

13.668.04

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

19 Sep 2017

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

13.669.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

20 Sep 2017

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

Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as BAT_VEIL.B. 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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