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HKTL_RDPWRAP.GA

March 06, 2018
 Analysis by: Patrick Angelo Roderno
 ALIASES:

RemoteAdmin.Win32.RDPWrap.h (KASPERSKY); Trojan.Gen.2 (NORTON); Trojan.GenericKD.12790694 (BITDEFENDER)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Dropped by other malware, Downloaded from the Internet


This Hacking Tool arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites. It may be manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

1,710,592 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

16 Dec 2017

Payload:

Compromises system security

Arrival Details

This Hacking Tool arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It may be manually installed by a user.

Other Details

This Hacking Tool does the following:

  • It allows a local user to be logged in locally and remotely at the same time
  • It has an option for a single user to have multiple sessions
  • The level of security may be manipulated per session:
    • Disable Security
    • Default Authentication
    • High Level Authentication
  • The level of access rights granted to the user may be manipulated per session:
    • Disable Remote Access
    • Full access with user's permission
    • Full access without user's permission
    • View only with user's permission
    • View only without permision

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

SSAPI PATTERN File:

1.924.48

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

08 Mar 2018

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

Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.

Step 3

Identify and terminate files detected as HKTL_RDPWRAP.GA

[ Learn More ]
  1. Windows Task Manager may not display all running processes. In this case, please use a third-party process viewer, preferably Process Explorer, to terminate the malware/grayware/spyware file. You may download the said tool here.
  2. 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.
  3. If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HKTL_RDPWRAP.GA. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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