W97M_MICRO.A

 Analysis by: Joachim Suico

 ALIASES:

N/A

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: File infector

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW


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

It appends its codes to target files.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

46,592 bytes

File Type:

DOC

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

20 May 2015

Arrival Details

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

File Infection

This file infector infects the following files:

  • Microsoft Office-related

It appends its codes to target files.