TROJ_SMALL.GAN

November 01, 2012
 ALIASES:

TrojanDownloader:Win32/Small.gen!M (Microsoft); Generic.mg (McAfee); Trojan.Gen (Symantec); Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small (Sunbelt)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

16,896 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

01 Nov 2012

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Installation

This Trojan creates the following folders:

  • %Program Files%\Tencent

(Note: %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files.)

Other System Modifications

This Trojan deletes the following files:

  • %System%\7FCE324C
  • %System%\dllcache\mlang.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.)

Dropping Routine

This Trojan drops the following files:

  • %Program Files%\Tencent\wovvqqq.exe
  • %User Temp%\QPet04F01ABE.int

(Note: %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files.. %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://y0.{BLOCKED}a00.com:666//gengxin/31.exe
  • http://{BLOCKED}4.18.172:666/auauau/qqtj.dll

This report is generated via an automated analysis system.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.300

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

Search and delete these files

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There may be some component files that are hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the "More advanced options" option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result.
  • %Program Files%\Tencent\wovvqqq.exe
  • %User Temp%\QPet04F01ABE.int

Step 3

Search and delete this folder

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Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the More advanced options option to include all hidden folders in the search result.
  • %Program Files%\Tencent

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_SMALL.GAN. 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 5

Restore this file from backup only Microsoft-related files will be restored. If this malware/grayware also deleted files related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on you computer again.

  • %System%\7FCE324C
  • %System%\dllcache\mlang.dll


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