TROJ_QAKZIP.A

 Analysis by: Roland Marco Dela Paz

 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


  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

368,020 bytes

File Type:

DMG

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

08 Oct 2010

Other Details

This Trojan does the following:

  • This Trojan is a malicious DMG file that contains prepended codes in its malware body, thus, the file is unable to execute properly.
  • Once prepended codes have been removed, Trend Micro detects the resulting executable file as TROJ_AGENT.AUJC.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

VSAPI PATTERN File:

07.522.01

VSAPI PATTERN Date:

08 Oct 2010

VSAPI PATTERN Date:

10/8/2010 12:00:00 AM

Step 1

Remove malware files dropped/downloaded by TROJ_QAKZIP.A

    TROJ_AGENT.AUJC

Step 2

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 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_QAKZIP.A. 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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