HKTL_NETCAT

November 19, 2015
 Analysis by: Rika Joi Gregorio
 Modified by: Jennifer Gumban
 ALIASES:

Riskware:W32/NetCat(FSecure), Riskware/NetCat(Fortinet), Win32/RemoteAdmin application(Eset), Hacktool/NetCat.B(Panda)

 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: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This hacking tool may be manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

59,392 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

07 Apr 2011

Arrival Details

This hacking tool may be manually installed by a user.

NOTES:

This hacking tool may be used to read and write data across TCP or UDP network connections. It displays the following DOS command console when executed with h argument:

Depending on the intentions of the malicious user, the effects of this hacking tool may vary. This hacking tool is a program that utilizes the following vulnerabilities:

  • CVE-2004-1317
  • CVE-2008-5742
  • CVE-2008-5730
  • CVE-2008-5729
  • CVE-2008-5728
  • CVE-2008-5727
  • CVE-2015-2214

It can be used to do the following attacks:

  • Code Execution
  • Cross-site Scripting
  • Directory Traversal
  • Gain information
  • HTTP Response Splitting
  • Overflow
  • SQL Injection

It is Netcat version 1.11.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

SSAPI PATTERN File:

1.164.28

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

07 Apr 2011

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 HKTL_NETCAT. 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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