TROJ_ARTIEF.CJ

October 09, 2012
 Analysis by: Sabrina Lei Sioting
 ALIASES:

Exploit.MSWord.CVE-2010-3333.an [Kaspersky]; Exploit:Win32/CVE-2010-3333 [Microsoft]; Trojan.Mdropper.C [Symantec]; Exploit.MSWord.CVE-2010-3333.c (v) [Sunbelt]

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 REPORTED INFECTION:

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • 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 files it drops, prompting the affected system to exhibit the malicious routines they contain.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

301,804 bytes

File Type:

RTF

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

01 Mar 2012

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 drops the following non-malicious file:

  • %User Temp%\{malware name}.doc

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)

Dropping Routine

This Trojan drops the following files:

  • %User Temp%\svchost.exe

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)

It executes the files it drops, prompting the affected system to exhibit the malicious routines they contain.