VBS_DLOAD.AKR
VBS.Downloader.Trojan (Symantec), Trojan.VBS.Agent.aab (Kaspersky), TrojanDownloader:VBS/Vibrio.A (Microsoft)
Windows
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.
It executes the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system.
However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
2,049 bytes
VBS
No
20 May 2016
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.
Download Routine
This Trojan saves the files it downloads using the following names:
- %User Temp%\window.exe
(Note: %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)
It then executes the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system.
Other Details
This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://{BLOCKED}o.ru/engine/data/emoticons/1/log.php?f=404
However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.
SOLUTION
9.800
12.538.07
20 May 2016
12.539.00
21 May 2016
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