Analysis by: Adrianne Chester Camat
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It is a component of other malware.

It requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine. It is used to load and execute a file.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: Varies
File Type: LNK
Initial Samples Received Date: 03 Apr 2011

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Installation

This Trojan is a component of other malware.

Other Details

This Trojan requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

It is used to load and execute the following file:

  • %Windows%\system32\cmd.exe /c "start %CD%snkb0ptz\snkb0ptz.exe && %Windows%\explorer.exe %CD%valmont spain"