TROJ_HTARUN.PRN

October 08, 2012
 Analysis by: Karl Dominguez
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan is used by other malware to run HTA processes.

This Trojan may be dropped by other malware. It may be dropped by other malware.

It is a component of other malware.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

28,672 bytes

File Type:

PE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

07 Dec 2010

Arrival Details

This Trojan may be dropped by other malware.

It may be dropped by the following malware:

Installation

This Trojan is a component of other malware.

Other Details

This Trojan does the following:

  • Used by other malware to run HTA processes.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

VSAPI PATTERN File:

7.686.04

VSAPI PATTERN Date:

07 Dec 2010

VSAPI PATTERN Date:

12/7/2010 12:00:00 AM

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 TROJ_HTARUN.PRN

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_HTARUN.PRN. 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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