BKDR_POSLY.A
Windows
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Threat Type: Backdoor
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: Yes
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware
This Backdoor arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
It requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
757,760 bytes
EXE
No
19 May 2017
Arrival Details
This Backdoor arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Other Details
This Backdoor requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.
It does the following:
- Gets list of Services to stop and/or delete.
- Gather information from clipboard (OneNote Notebooks, and Sticky Notes).
- Perform SQL queries to target databases.
- Gather credentials such as user names and passwords from browsers (IE, FireFox and Chrome).
- Get browser history (IE, FireFox and Chrome).
SOLUTION
9.850
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
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as BKDR_POSLY.A. 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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