PE_LOOKED.AAA

October 08, 2012
 Analysis by: JessaD
 ALIASES:

W32.Looked.P (Symantec); ARC:EmbeddedEXE (Kaspersky)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: File infector

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This file infector executes the dropped file(s). As a result, malicious routines of the dropped files are exhibited on the affected system.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

Varies

File Type:

PE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

26 May 2010

Payload:

Drops files

File Infection

This is the Trend Micro detection for files infected by:

  • PE_LOOKED.AAA-O

Dropping Routine

This file infector drops the following files:

  • %Windows%\Logo1_.exe - detected as PE_LOOKED.AAA-O

(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, which is usually C:\Windows or C:\WINNT.)

It executes the dropped file(s). As a result, malicious routines of the dropped files are exhibited on the affected system.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

7.198.02

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

26 May 2010

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

Remove malware files dropped/downloaded by PE_LOOKED.AAA

    PE_LOOKED.AAA-O

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to clean files detected as PE_LOOKED.AAA. 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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