TROJ_FAKEAL.QAKP

October 09, 2012
 Analysis by: Cris Nowell Pantanilla
 ALIASES:

Trojan.Win32.FraudSC.j [Kaspersky], Rogue:Win32/FakeRean [Microsoft], FakeAlert-MalDoctor.e [Mcafee]

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 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 accesses websites to download files. This action allows this malware to possibly add other malware on the affected computer. It executes the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system. As of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

134,144 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

15 Apr 2011

Payload:

Downloads files

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 accesses websites to download the following files:

  • {random numbers}.{BLOCKED}ink.us
  • http://{BLOCKED}l.net/getfile.php

It then executes the downloaded files. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system.

As of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

7.979.80

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

15 Apr 2011

Step 1

Identify and terminate files detected as TROJ_FAKEAL.QAKP

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  1. 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.
  2. If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.

Step 2

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_FAKEAL.QAKP. 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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