Trojan.W97M.RELSLODR.AWR

June 02, 2020
 ALIASES:

W97M/Downloader.bjx (McAfee); Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.buh (Kaspersky); Troj/DocDl-YVN (Sophos)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • 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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

11,765 bytes

File Type:

DOCX

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

02 Jun 2020

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.

Dropping Routine

This Trojan drops the following files:

  • %Application Data%\Microsoft\UProof\ExcludeDictionaryEN0409.lex
  • {malware file path and name}

(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://timetotimeexchangefilewithsecureinstant.{BLOCKED}s.org/badio
  • http://timetotimeexchangefilewithsecureinstant.{BLOCKED}s.org/badio/invoice_1124545.doc

This report is generated via an automated analysis system.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Search and delete these components

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  • %Application Data%\Microsoft\UProof\ExcludeDictionaryEN0409.lex
  • {malware file path and name}

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Trojan.W97M.RELSLODR.AWR. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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