TROJ_INJECT.RHO
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
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 does not have any propagation routine.
It does not have any backdoor routine.
It modifies the Internet Explorer Zone Settings.
It connects to certain URLs. It may do this to remotely inform a malicious user of its installation. It may also do this to download possibly malicious files onto the computer, which puts the computer at a greater risk of infection by other threats. As of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.
It does not have any information-stealing capability.
It deletes the initially executed copy of itself.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
31,744 bytes
EXE
Yes
06 Dec 2011
Connects to URLs/IPs
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 copies of itself into the affected system:
- %User Startup%\dxdiag.exe
(Note: %User Startup% is the current user's Startup folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.)
It injects itself into the following processes as part of its memory residency routine:
- svchost.exe
Propagation
This Trojan does not have any propagation routine.
Backdoor Routine
This Trojan does not have any backdoor routine.
Web Browser Home Page and Search Page Modification
This Trojan modifies the Internet Explorer Zone Settings.
Download Routine
This Trojan connects to the following malicious URLs:
- http://{BLOCKED}morrow.com/banners/task.php?bid=0df005f0ac8dec80&os=5-1-2600&uptime=0&rnd=3128953
As of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.
Information Theft
This Trojan does not have any information-stealing capability.
Other Details
This Trojan deletes the initially executed copy of itself
NOTES:
It does not have rootkit capabilities.
It does not exploit any vulnerability.
SOLUTION
9.200
8.626.02
06 Dec 2011
8.627.00
06 Dec 2011
Step 1
For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.
Step 2
Restart in Safe Mode
Step 3
Search and delete this file
- %User Startup%\dxdiag.exe
Step 4
Reset Internet security settings
Step 5
Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as TROJ_INJECT.RHO. 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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