TROJ_VBKRYPT.VI

 Analysis by: Cris Nowell Pantanilla

 ALIASES:

Trojan.Win32.VB.augh (Kaspersky), TrojanDownloader:Win32/Razle.B (Microsoft)

 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 as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

It executes then deletes itself afterward.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

86,016 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

13 Apr 2011

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

Installation

This Trojan executes then deletes itself afterward.

It injects threads into the following normal process(es):

  • svchost.exe

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}8.{BLOCKED}9.174.230/lwoi/index.php

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

7.968.14

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

13 Apr 2011

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

Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as TROJ_VBKRYPT.VI. 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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