FAKEMS
ALIASES:
Win32/FakeMS
PLATFORM:
Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
OVERALL RISK RATING:
DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
REPORTED INFECTION:
Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
FAKEMS is the Trend Micro detection for malicious files which imitates signatures and/or file properties of legitimate Microsoft files to avoid detection.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Autostart Technique
This Trojan adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
WSUS Client = "{Malware Path and File Name}.exe"
Other Details
This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://gmail.{BLOCKED}ktw.com:80
- http://jws.{BLOCKED}ats.ca/images/bk000d.gif