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TROJ_RANSOM.BG

March 12, 2009
 ALIASES:

Trojan-Ransom.Win32.VB.t, Trojan-Ransom.Win32.VB.t (Kaspersky), Generic.dx (McAfee), W32.Randsom.A (Symantec), TR/Ransom.VB.T (Avira)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type:

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

To get a one-glance comprehensive view of the behavior of this Trojan, refer to the Threat Diagram shown below.



This Trojan may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.



  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

155648 bytes

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

12 Mar 2009


Arrival Details


This Trojan may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.


  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.700

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

5.893.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

12 Mar 2009


Step 1


For Windows ME and XP 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 to delete files detected as TROJ_RANSOM.BG 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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