TROJ_DELPACK.A

 Analysis by: adel

 PLATFORM:

Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW


Trend Micro has flagged this Trojan as noteworthy due to the increased potential for damage, propagation, or both, that it possesses. Specifically, Specifically, it is a component file of PE_DELPACK.A, a file infector that infects files by compressing them, and then bundling them with the main file.

To get a one-glance comprehensive view of the behavior of this Trojan, refer to the Threat Diagram shown below.

This Trojan may arrive as a file that exports functions used by other malware. It may be downloaded by other malware/grayware/spyware from remote sites. It may be downloaded by other malware/grayware from remote sites. It may be dropped by other malware.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

886,272 bytes

File Type:

PE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

13 Nov 2009

Payload:

Downloads files

Arrival Details

This Trojan may arrive as a file that exports functions used by other malware.

It may be downloaded by other malware/grayware/spyware from remote sites.

It may be downloaded by the following malware/grayware from remote sites:

  • PE_DELPACK.A

It may be dropped by other malware.

Installation

This Trojan is injected into the following processes running in memory:

  • explorer.exe

Autostart Technique

This Trojan registers itself as a BHO to ensure its automatic execution every time Internet Explorer is used by adding the following registry keys:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{random CLSID}\
InprocServer32
(Default) = {malware path and file name}.DLL

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Browser Helper Objects\{random CLSID}
(Default) = {random value}

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

6.632.01

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

17 Nov 2009

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

6.633.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

17 Nov 2009

Step 1

For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.

Step 2

Remove malware files dropped/downloaded by TROJ_DELPACK.A

    PE_DELPACK.A

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product and note files detected as TROJ_DELPACK.A

Step 4

Restart in Safe Mode

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