TROJ_SHUTDWNR.DZ

October 08, 2012
 Analysis by: Roland Marco Dela Paz
 ALIASES:

Kaspersky : Trojan.Win32.Shutdowner.ffn; Sophos : Troj/Agent-PSC

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, XP, 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 as a file that exports functions used by other malware.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

3,584 bytes

File Type:

DLL

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

16 Dec 2010

Arrival Details

This Trojan may arrive as a file that exports functions used by other malware.

Installation

This Trojan drops the following non-malicious file:

  • %System%\dll

(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\System32 on Windows NT and 2000, or C:\Windows\System32 on Windows XP and Server 2003.)

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

VSAPI PATTERN File:

7.702.14

VSAPI PATTERN Date:

16 Dec 2010

VSAPI PATTERN Date:

12/16/2010 12:00:00 AM

Step 1

For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.

Step 2

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product and note files detected as TROJ_SHUTDWNR.DZ

Step 3

Restart in Safe Mode

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Step 4

Search and delete the file detected as TROJ_SHUTDWNR.DZ

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