ALIASES:

Backdoor:Win32/Farfli.BW (Microsoft); RDN/Generic BackDoor!vv (McAfee); Backdoor.Trojan (Symantec); Backdoor.Win32.PcClient.fobp (Kaspersky); Mal/Emogen-Y (Sophos); Trojan.Win32.Veslorn.gen.a (v) (Sunbelt); Trojan horse BackDoor.Generic_r.EEM (AVG)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Backdoor

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This backdoor 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: 110,592 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 24 Apr 2014

Arrival Details

This backdoor 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 backdoor creates the following folders:

  • %Start Menu%\Programs\Startupÿ

(Note: %Start Menu% is the current user's Start Menu folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Start Menu or C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu on Windows Vista and 7.)

This report is generated via an automated analysis system.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.300

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

Search and delete this folder

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  • %Start Menu%\Programs\Startupÿ

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as BKDR_FARFLI.XUYO. 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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