CRCK_NEWTSTOP

March 01, 2014
 Analysis by: Mark Joseph Manahan
 ALIASES:

Win32/HideIcon.A application (Eset), Infostealer.Gampass (Symantec), MultiDropper-JD

 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: Cracking Application

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Dropped by other malware

This cracking application may be dropped by other malware. It may be manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

15,872 bytes

File Type:

DLL

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

24 Feb 2014

Arrival Details

This cracking application may be dropped by other malware.

It may be manually installed by a user.

NOTES:

This is a patched .DLL file used to be able to hide tray icons by radmin, a remote administration control software.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.700

SSAPI PATTERN File:

1.486.37

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

24 Feb 2014

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

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

Step 3

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

NOTES:

If a radmin software is running, you may need to terminate it first before scanning.


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