HKTL_FLINK

November 27, 2015

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 Analysis by: Jennifer Gumban

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 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:

 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:

 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:

 REPORTED INFECTION:

 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

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  Threat Type: Hacking Tool
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  Destructiveness: No
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  Encrypted: No
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  In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

299,008 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

09 Dec 2014

Arrival Details

This hacking tool may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.

It may be manually installed by a user.

NOTES:

This hacking tool can be used for SSH tunneling.

It displays the following usage when executed in a console window. It displays the version and brief summary of how the tool use it:

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

SSAPI PATTERN File:

1.574.36

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

15 Dec 2014

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_FLINK. 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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