PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel: Dropped by other malware

This Trojan may be dropped by other malware.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: Varies
File Type: LNK
Initial Samples Received Date: 31 Oct 2014
Payload: Executes files

Arrival Details

This Trojan may be dropped by the following malware:

  • JS_BONDAT.F
  • JS_BONDAT.SM
  • JS_BONDAT.SMA

NOTES:

This is the Trend Micro detection for shortcut files (.LNK) dropped as a component by JS_BONDAT malware family to execute JS_BONDAT copies in the system.

It is dropped as Windows Explorer.lnk in All Startup folders to automatically execute JS_BONDAT malware

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.700

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

Remove malware/grayware files that dropped/downloaded LNK_BONDAT.SM. (Note: Please skip this step if the threats listed below have already been removed.)

Step 3

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