Analysis by: Kiyoshi Obuchi
 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 on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites. It may be dropped by other malware.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 448 bytes
File Type: BAT
Initial Samples Received Date: 08 Jan 2018

Arrival Details

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

It may be dropped by the following malware:

  • Ransom_FAKEGLOBE.ZAS

Other System Modifications

This Trojan deletes the following files:

  • %userprofile%\documents\Default.rdp

It deletes the following registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Terminal Server Client
Default =

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Terminal Server Client
Servers =

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.850
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 13.922.08
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 23 Jan 2018
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 13.923.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 24 Jan 2018

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

Restore this file from backup only Microsoft-related files will be restored. If this malware/grayware also deleted files related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on you computer again.  

  • %userprofile%\documents\Default.rdp

Step 4

Remove the malware/grayware file dropped/downloaded by BAT_FAKEGLOBE.ASUUC. (Note: Please skip this step if the threat(s) listed below have already been removed.)

Step 5

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as BAT_FAKEGLOBE.ASUUC. 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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