TROJ_CRYPTESLA.XXQQ


 ALIASES:

Ransom:Win32/Tescrypt.A (Microsoft); Generic.vy (McAfee); Trojan.Cryptolocker.E (Symantec); Trojan.Win32.Deshacop.eo (Kaspersky); Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (Sunbelt); Trojan horse FileCryptor.BNT (AVG)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 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:

458,240 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

03 Jun 2015

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.

Dropping Routine

This Trojan drops the following files:

  • %System%\d3d9caps.dat

(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.)

This report is generated via an automated analysis system.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.750

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 this file

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  • %System%\d3d9caps.dat

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_CRYPTESLA.XXQQ. 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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