JAVA_AGENT.RCA

 Analysis by: Cris Nowell Pantanilla
 Modified by: Adrianne Chester Camat

 ALIASES:

Exploit.Java.CVE-2010-0840.bj (Kaspersky),Exploit:Java/CVE-2010-0840.EW (Microsoft)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

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

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

Varies

File Type:

Java Class, JAR

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

30 Aug 2011

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.

Download Routine

This Trojan takes advantage of the following software vulnerabilities to download possibly malicious files:

Other Details

This Trojan requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.