Analysis by: Rommel Abraham Joven
 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This hacking tool may be downloaded by other malware/grayware/spyware from remote sites. It may be dropped by other malware. It may be manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 3,889,928 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 20 Mar 2015

Arrival Details

This hacking tool may be downloaded by other malware/grayware/spyware from remote sites.

It may be dropped by other malware.

It may be manually installed by a user.

NOTES:

This hacking tool is a command line application that may exploit the Kerberos protocol in a computer network.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.750
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 1.612.12
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 03 Apr 2015
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 1.613.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 04 Apr 2015

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

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