PTCH_BAMITAL.WQ

October 08, 2012
 Analysis by: Christopher Daniel So
 ALIASES:

Troj/Patched-Y (Sophos); W32/Patched.Y!tr (Fortinet)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Trend Micro detects the executed file as TROJ_BAMITAL.WQ. As a result, routines of the said Trojan are also exhibited on the affected system.

This Trojan is used to load and execute a file.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

Varies

File Type:

PE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

12 Mar 2011

Arrival Details

This malware arrives via the following means:

  • It is a file patched by other malware.

Other Details

This Trojan is used to load and execute the following file:

  • k.dll - detected as TROJ_BAMITAL.WQ

NOTES:
As a result, routines of the said Trojan are also exhibited on the affected system.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

Step 1

DAMAGE CLEANUP TEMPLATE

Step 2

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 3

Remove malware files dropped/downloaded by PTCH_BAMITAL.WQ

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to clean files detected as PTCH_BAMITAL.WQ. 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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