Analysis by: RonJay Kristoffer Caragay
ALIASES:

Worm:VBS/Cantix.A!lnk (Microsoft); LNK/Cantix.SMD!tr (Fortinet); Worm.VBS.Cantix (Ikarus); LNK:Cantix-A [Trj] (Avast);

 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, Via removable drives

This Trojan may be dropped by other malware.

It is a component of other malware.

This is the Trend Micro detection for files that exhibit certain behaviors.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: Varies
File Type: LNK
Initial Samples Received Date: 07 Mar 2014

Arrival Details

This Trojan may be dropped by the following malware:

  • VBS_CANTIX

Installation

This Trojan is a component of other malware.

Other Details

This is the Trend Micro detection for:

  • Specially crafted .LNK files that are used to execute dropped copies of the following malware upon opening the shortcut files:
    • VBS_CANTIX