HackTool.BAT.PowerEmpire.B
Script:SNH-gen [Trj] (Avast)
Windows
Threat Type: Hacking Tool
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Downloaded from the Internet
This Hacking Tool arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
It executes then deletes itself afterward.
However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
5,069 bytes
BAT
Yes
30 Apr 2020
Connects to URLs/IPs, Downloads files
Arrival Details
This Hacking Tool 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 Hacking Tool adds the following processes:
- cmd /c del "{Malware Path and filename}.bat"
- %System%\cMD /c
(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.)
It executes then deletes itself afterward.
Download Routine
This Hacking Tool connects to the following URL(s) to download its component file(s):
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.117.115:9999/login/process.php
Other Details
This Hacking Tool does the following:
- It disables the Script Block Logging to hide its traces in the system
However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.
SOLUTION
9.850
2.283.00
07 May 2020
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 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 HackTool.BAT.PowerEmpire.B. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:
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