W2KM_INFOSTEAL.A
Windows
Threat Type: Spyware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: Yes
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware
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
215,552 bytes
DOC
No
16 May 2016
Connects to URLs/IPs
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.
Information Theft
This spyware gathers the following data:
- Computer Memory
- Monitor Information
- Processor Information
- DiskDrive Information
Stolen Information
This spyware sends the gathered information via HTTP POST to the following URL:
- {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.188.163
Other Details
This spyware does the following:
- It terminates itself if it finds the following in the Processor Information:
- *Xeon*
- *Opteron*
- It connects to the following site to download and execute code:
- http://{BLOCKED}6.{BLOCKED}8.{BLOCKED}8.{BLOCKED}5:80/index.php
NOTES:
This malware adds the following process:
- powershell.exe
SOLUTION
9.800
12.530.02
16 May 2016
12.531.00
17 May 2016
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_INFOSTEAL.A. 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.
Step 4
Enable the macro virus protection in Microsoft Office Applications
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