Analysis by: Rhena Inocencio
 Modified by: Cris Nowell Pantanilla
ALIASES:

not-a-virus:PSWTool.Win32.Brutus (Kaspersky), Riskware/PWCrack (Fortinet)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 SYSTEM IMPACT RATING:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This is the Trend Micro detection for the tool called Brutus.

This hacking tool may be manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 679,424 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 04 Nov 2009
Payload: Displays graphics/image

Arrival Details

This hacking tool may be manually installed by a user.

Other Details

This hacking tool does the following:

  • This is the Trend Micro detection for the tool called "Brutus". It has the capability to remotely crack the password of a targeted user by brute-force or using a list of possible passwords.

NOTES:

This hacking tool uses the following user interface:

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.200
SSAPI PATTERN File: 1.303.00
SSAPI PATTERN Date: 05 Jul 2012

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

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