TROJ_CVE20120158.MEUV
Exploit:Win32/CVE-2012-0158 (Microsoft), Troj/DocDrop-JK (Sophos), Exploit.RTF.Agent.e (Kaspersky)
Windows
Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.
It executes the files it drops, prompting the affected system to exhibit the malicious routines they contain.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
527,788 bytes
RTF, DOC
No
22 Mar 2017
Arrival Details
This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.
Installation
This Trojan drops and executes the following files:
- %AppDataLocal%\svchost.exe
(Note: %AppDataLocal% is the Application Data folder found in Local Settings, where it is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)
Dropping Routine
This Trojan executes the files it drops, prompting the affected system to exhibit the malicious routines they contain.
SOLUTION
9.850
13.292.04
22 Mar 2017
13.293.00
23 Mar 2017
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
Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.
Step 3
Terminate a malware/grayware process
*Note: If the detected process is not displayed in theWindows Task Manager, continue doing the next steps.
- %AppDataLocal%\svchost.exe
Step 4
Search and delete this file
- %AppDataLocal%\svchost.exe
Step 5
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_CVE20120158.MEUV. 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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