TROJ_POWDROP.AUSS

 Modified by: Joselyn Canuela

 ALIASES:

Artemis!6D02DCC0FF16 (McAfee), ML.Attribute.HighConfidence (Symantec)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW


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

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

114,688 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Initial Samples Received Date:

31 Jul 2017

Arrival Details

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

Installation

This Trojan drops and executes the following files:

  • %System Root%\Users\Public\Libraries\{random characters}.ps1 -> deleted after execution

(Note: %System Root% is the Windows root folder, where it usually is C:\ on all Windows operating system versions.)