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HKTL_STEAL

August 04, 2015
 Analysis by: John Karlo Agon
 ALIASES:

MSIL/Spy.Agent.TU (ESET-NOD32), PSW.MSIL.OVF (AVG), MSIL/Agent.TU!tr.spy (Fortinet), UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic (Kaspersky), Artemis!AD8A711180D7 (McAfee)

 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:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet


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

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

1,373,701 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

03 Aug 2015

Payload:

Displays message/message boxes

Arrival Details

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

NOTES:

This hacking tool displays the following images once executed:

It also displays this image once the user clicked on {Info} button:

It is capable of stealing any of the following information:

  • FTP Information
  • Serial keys of some applications
  • Web browser information
  • Email information
  • Username of some applications

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.750

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

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