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PE_GHOSTDG-2

July 10, 2013
 ALIASES:

Virus:Win32/Ghostdog.D (Microsoft); W32/GhostDog.d (McAfee); W32.HLLP.GhostDog.D (Symantec); Virus.Win32.HLLP.Ghostdog.d (Kaspersky); ERROR (Sunbelt); Win32/GhostDog.A (AVG)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 REPORTED INFECTION:

  • Threat Type: File infector

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW


This file infector 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:

9,216 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

10 Jul 2013

Arrival Details

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

Dropping Routine

This file infector drops the following files:

  • %System Root%\GhostDog4.exe
  • %Windows%\Installer\GhostDog4.msi
  • A:\GhostDog4.exe
  • %System%\Ghostdog4.exe

(Note: %System Root% is the root folder, which is usually C:\. It is also where the operating system is located.. %Windows% is the Windows folder, which is usually C:\Windows.. %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System32.)

This report is generated via an automated analysis system.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.300

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

Search and delete these components

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  • %System Root%\GhostDog4.exe
  • %Windows%\Installer\GhostDog4.msi
  • A:\GhostDog4.exe
  • %System%\Ghostdog4.exe

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to clean files detected as PE_GHOSTDG-2. 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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