TSPY_ZBOT.DAM

September 06, 2013
 Modified by: Lord Alfred Remorin
 ALIASES:

Trojan:Win32/Bumat!rts (Microsoft), Trojan Horse(Symantec), PWS-Zbot.gen.ajm (McAfee)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 SYSTEM IMPACT RATING:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Spyware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This is Trend Micro's detection for damaged samples of TSPY_ZBOT variants. These samples have coding errors that prevent them from properly executing their routines.

This spyware 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:

Varies

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

09 Aug 2012

Arrival Details

This spyware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

NOTES:

This is Trend Micro's detection for damaged samples of TSPY_ZBOT variants. These samples have coding errors that prevent them from properly executing their routines.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.200

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

9.311.01

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

09 Aug 2012

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

9.312.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

09 Aug 2012

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

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_ZBOT.DAM. 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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