TROJ_SCAR.O

October 09, 2012
 Analysis by: Rhena Inocencio
 ALIASES:

Generic VB.i (McAfee), a variant of Win32/Injector.EUZ trojan (ESET), Trojan-Dropper.Win32.VB.ahht (v) (Sunbelt)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

45,056 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Initial Samples Received Date:

15 Feb 2010

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Autostart Technique

This Trojan adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
{random name} = "{Malware Path and File Name}"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Active Setup\Installed Components\{GUID}
StubPath = "{Malware Path and File Name}"

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}anahmedd.no-ip.biz