TROJ_ARTIEF.YJMZ

 Analysis by: Jaime Benigno Reyes

 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:
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 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
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 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • 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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

924,688 bytes

File Type:

RTF

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

15 Apr 2014

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 drops the following files:

  • %System Root%\users\public\Wind.exe (Windows Vista and higher versions)
  • %AppDataLocal%\VirtualStore\Windows\System32\NationalWind.mp3 (Windows Vista and higher versions)
  • %System Root%\Wind.exe (Versions lower than Windows Vista)
  • {malware path}\NationalWind.mp3 (Versions lower than Windows Vista)

(Note: %System Root% is the root folder, which is usually C:\. It is also where the operating system is located.. %AppDataLocal% is the Local Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local on Windows Vista and 7.)