TROJ_ROVNIX.NW

 Analysis by: Mark Joseph Manahan

 ALIASES:

Trojan.Win32.Cidox.afaa (Kaspersky), TrojanDropper:Win32/Rovnix.H (Microsoft)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

 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.

It is a component of other malware.

It deletes itself after execution.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

177,152 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

18 Apr 2013

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 is a component of other malware.

Other System Modifications

This Trojan adds the following registry keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
CLSID\{ADEBD814-D814-1414-141414141414

Other Details

This Trojan deletes itself after execution.