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HKTL_CESGDUMP

June 11, 2013
 Analysis by: Rika Joi Gregorio
 Modified by: Nikko Tamana
 ALIASES:

Mal/Inject-CEE (Sophos)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 SYSTEM IMPACT RATING:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Dropped by other malware, Downloaded from the Internet


This hacking tool arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites. It arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages. It may be manually installed by a user.

It does not have any propagation routine.

It does not have any backdoor routine.

It does not drop any other file.

It does not have any downloading capability.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

131,072 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

10 Jun 2013

Arrival Details

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

It arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.

It may be manually installed by a user.

Propagation

This hacking tool does not have any propagation routine.

Backdoor Routine

This hacking tool does not have any backdoor routine.

Dropping Routine

This hacking tool does not drop any other file.

Download Routine

This hacking tool does not have any downloading capability.

NOTES:

This hacking tool extracts security related information from different Windows OSs.

This hacking tool has different options:

  • Dump all secrets
  • Dump hashes from SAM/AD
  • Dump LSA secrets
  • Dump hashes from active logon sessions
  • Dump Microsoft wireless connections
  • Show Help
  • Run as local system

It may be used by other malware in performing their malicious routines.

It does not have rootkit capabilities.

It does not exploit any vulnerability.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.300

SSAPI PATTERN File:

1.408.44

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

11 Jun 2013

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_CESGDUMP. 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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