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TROJ_AGENT.JKAH

October 09, 2012
 Analysis by: Sabrina Lei Sioting
 Modified by: Kathleen Notario
 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


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. It arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.

It does not have any information-stealing capability.

It exports functions used by other malware. It requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

13,824 bytes

Initial Samples Received Date:

30 Aug 2011

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.

It arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.

Information Theft

This Trojan does not have any information-stealing capability.

Other Details

This Trojan exports functions used by other malware.

It requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

NOTES:

Based on analysis of the codes, it has the following capabilities:

  • load the file %System%\tdmserver.dll
  • open and read the file %System%\dmserver.dll
  • attempts to connect to www.{BLOCKED}lves.info
(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\System32 on Windows NT and 2000, or C:\Windows\System32 on Windows XP and Server 2003.)

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.200

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

8.390.10

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

30 Aug 2011

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

8.391.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

31 Aug 2011

Step 1

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 2

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_AGENT.JKAH. 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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