TROJ_SHIPUP.AF

June 27, 2013
 Analysis by: Kerstan Josef Navarro
 ALIASES:

Trojan:Win32/Shipup.G (Microsoft), Trojan.Win32.ShipUp.ct (Kaspersky)

 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:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages. It may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

26 Jun 2013

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives as a component bundled with malware/grayware packages.

It may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.

Installation

This Trojan drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:

  • %Windows%\infrom.dat

(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, which is usually C:\Windows.)

It drops the following non-malicious file:

  • %Window%\ldlist.txt

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.300

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

4.764.04

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

09 Oct 2007

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

4.765.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

09 Oct 2007

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

Search and delete these files

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  • %Windows%\infrom.dat
  • %Windows%\ldlist.txt

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_SHIPUP.AF. 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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