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PE_SELFISH.J

October 12, 2012
 ALIASES:

Virus:Win32/Selfish.C (Microsoft); W32/Selfish (McAfee); W32.Selfish.B (Symantec); Virus.Win32.Selfish.d (Kaspersky); Virus.Win32.Selfish.b (v) (Sunbelt); Win32.Selfish.E (FSecure)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: File infector

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This file infector 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:

1,310,208 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

25 Feb 2012

Arrival Details

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

Dropping Routine

This file infector drops the following files:

  • %System Root%\_{malware file name}

(Note: %System Root% is the root folder, which is usually C:\. It is also where the operating system is located.)

This report is generated via an automated analysis system.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.200

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

Search and delete this file

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  • %System Root%\_{malware file name}

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to clean files detected as PE_SELFISH.J. 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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