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TROJ_PONMOCUP.JB

November 16, 2012
 Analysis by: Jaime Benigno Reyes
 ALIASES:

Trojan:Win32/Vundo.gen!AV (Microsoft), Generic Malware.ms (McAfee)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW


This Trojan may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component. It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It exports functions used by other malware. It requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

131,072 bytes

File Type:

DLL

Initial Samples Received Date:

15 Nov 2012

Arrival Details

This Trojan may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.

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

Other Details

This Trojan exports functions used by other malware.

It requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

NOTES:

This Trojan exports the following functionality which is used by its main component:

  • Hook NtQueryInformationProcess API

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.300

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

9.528.05

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

16 Nov 2012

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

9.529.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

16 Nov 2012

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

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