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PTCH_ALUREON.DSO

October 08, 2012
 Analysis by: Christopher Daniel So
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

Varies

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

31 Jan 2011

Arrival Details

This malware arrives via the following means:

  • It is a file patched by TROJ_ALUREON.DSO.

Other Details

This Trojan does the following:

  • Loads a file named %System%\{random file name}.dll and executes the file. Trend Micro detects this file as TROJ_ALUREON.DSO.

(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\System32 on Windows NT and 2000, or C:\Windows\System32 on Windows XP and Server 2003.)

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

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

Remove malware files dropped/downloaded by PTCH_ALUREON.DSO

    • TROJ_ALUREON.DSO

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to clean files detected as PTCH_ALUREON.DSO. 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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