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Trojan.PS1.POWLOAD.I

January 16, 2025
 Analysis by: John Rainier Navato
 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware


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

It does not have any propagation routine.

It does not have any backdoor routine.

It does not have any information-stealing capability.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

181,477 bytes

File Type:

PS1

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

10 Jan 2025

Payload:

Injects malware

Arrival Details

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

Installation

This Trojan adds the following processes:

  • %System%\ipconfig.exe /flushdns
  • %System Root%\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe

(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.. %System Root% is the Windows root folder, where it usually is C:\ on all Windows operating system versions.)

Propagation

This Trojan does not have any propagation routine.

Backdoor Routine

This Trojan does not have any backdoor routine.

Rootkit Capabilities

This Trojan does not have rootkit capabilities.

Information Theft

This Trojan does not have any information-stealing capability.

Other Details

This Trojan does the following:

  • It clears the DNS cache of the affected machine
  • It reflectively loads a dll that will inject TrojanSpy.XWORM.RGN to %System Root%\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe
  • It sets the clipboard value of the affected machine to three spaces (" ").

It does not exploit any vulnerability.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

19.836.05

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

13 Jan 2025

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

19.837.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

14 Jan 2025

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Trojan.PS1.POWLOAD.I. 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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