Analysis by: Jennifer Gumban
 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This hacking tool may be manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 19,456 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 09 Mar 2014

Arrival Details

This hacking tool may be manually installed by a user.

Download Routine

This hacking tool saves the files it downloads using the following names:

  • %Temp%\minecraft_skin.png

(Note: %Temp% is the Windows temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\Temp on all Windows operating system versions.)

It downloads a possibly malicious file from a certain URL. The URL where this malware downloads the said file depends on the parameter passed on to it by its components.

NOTES:

This Hacking tool is used to steal and load other user's Minecraft Skin.

It accepts the following parameter:

  • {username of other player}

It connects to the following URL to download the skin of other player:

  • http://skins.minecraft.net/MinecraftSkins/{parameter}.png

This hacking tool uses the following Graphical User Interface:

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.800

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_MINESKEALER.RR. 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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