HKTL_LOADER.GA

August 15, 2014
 Analysis by: Jaime Benigno Reyes
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

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

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This hacking tool arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages. It may be manually installed by a user.

It does not have any propagation routine.

It does not have any backdoor routine.

It does not drop any other file.

It does not have any downloading capability.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

40,960 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

08 Aug 2014

Arrival Details

This hacking tool arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.

It may be manually installed by a user.

Propagation

This hacking tool does not have any propagation routine.

Backdoor Routine

This hacking tool does not have any backdoor routine.

Dropping Routine

This hacking tool does not drop any other file.

Download Routine

This hacking tool does not have any downloading capability.

NOTES:

This hacking tool is used to run a specified application.

The application to run is declared as a parameter.

If the current user is the system account, it runs the application with the privilege of the system account. For other users, it runs the application hidden.

It does not have rootkit capabilities.

It does not exploit any vulnerability.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.700

SSAPI PATTERN File:

1.537.00

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

Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HKTL_LOADER.GA. 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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