TROJ_DONOFF.DAM

November 21, 2014

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 Analysis by: Francis Xavier Antazo

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 ALIASES:

W97M/DownldEx (exact, not disinfectable) (FPROT)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:

 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:

 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:

 REPORTED INFECTION:

 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

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  Threat Type: Trojan
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  Destructiveness: No
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  Encrypted:
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  In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

144,842 bytes

File Type:

DOC

Initial Samples Received Date:

12 Nov 2014

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

NOTES:
This is the Trend Micro detection for damaged samples of TROJ_DONOFF variants. These samples have coding errors that prevent them from properly executing their routines.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.700

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

11.272.03

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

12 Nov 2014

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

11.273.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

13 Nov 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 TROJ_DONOFF.DAM. 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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