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W2KM_PWDOT.AUSEF

November 01, 2016
 Analysis by: Jennifer Gumban
 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Spammed via email


This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

99,328 bytes

File Type:

DOC

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

14 Oct 2016

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

Other Details

This Trojan does the following:

  • This document may execute certain activities. It is embedded with an encrypted package which requires certain password for it to run.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

12.842.06

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

12.843.00

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

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as W2KM_PWDOT.AUSEF. 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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