W2KM_DROPPER.AUSWRR
Trojan-Dropper.VBS.Agent.jt (Kaspersky); WM/Agent.UO!tr (Fortinet)
Windows
Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Spammed via email, Downloaded from the Internet
This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users. It 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
542,720 bytes
DOC
No
16 Nov 2017
Displays message/message boxes
Arrival Details
This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.
It 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 drops the following files:
- %Application Data%\wscript.exe → Detected as BKDR_PROTUX.SMZKEB-G
NOTES:
The document contains the following message details luring users to enable macro content:
SOLUTION
9.850
13.940.07
01 Feb 2018
13.941.00
02 Feb 2018
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
Search and delete these files
- %Application Data%\wscript.exe
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as W2KM_DROPPER.AUSWRR. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:
Step 5
Enable the macro virus protection in Microsoft Office Applications
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