TSPY_GOLROTED.YYZZ
TrojanSpy:MSIL/Golroted.B (Microsoft); a variant of MSIL/Injector.KLQ (ESET-NOD32); Trojan.MSIL.Injector (Ikarus); HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic (Kaspersky); Trojan horse MSIL8.ASME (AVG)
Windows
Threat Type: Spyware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This spyware 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
1,268,224 bytes
EXE
Yes
09 Jul 2015
Arrival Details
This spyware 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 spyware drops the following files:
- %Application Data%\pid.txt
- %Application Data%\pidloc.txt
- %User Temp%\svhost.exe
- %User Temp%\holdermail.txt (deleted afterwards)
- %User Temp%\holderwb.txt (deleted afterwards)
(Note: %Application Data% is the Application Data folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming 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.. %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp 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.)
SOLUTION
9.750
11.794.08
16 Jul 2015
11.795.00
17 Jul 2015
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
Restart in Safe Mode
Step 4
Search and delete this file
- %Application Data%\pid.txt
- %Application Data%\pidloc.txt
- %User Temp%\svhost.exe
- %User Temp%\holdermail.txt
- %User Temp%\holderwb.txt
Step 5
Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as TSPY_GOLROTED.YYZZ. 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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