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HKTL_PATCHER

January 24, 2018
 Analysis by: Roland Marco Dela Paz
 ALIASES:

Symantec: Trojan Horse; Microsoft: PWS:Win32/Ldpinch.BL; Norman: Trojan W32/Packed_Upack.A

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 SYSTEM IMPACT RATING:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

9,687 bytes

File Type:

PE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

30 Nov 2010

Installation

This Hacking Tool drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:

  • %User Temp%\TEMPFILE[1].EXE

(Note: %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)

Other Details

This Hacking Tool does the following:

  • It is used for modifying the binding order of a system's remote access connections by modifying a registry data.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

VSAPI PATTERN File:

Still under processing

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 HKTL_PATCHER. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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