ALIASES:

Virus:Win32/Almanahe.B (Microsoft); W32/Almanahe.c (McAfee); W32.Almanahe.B!inf (Symantec); PAK:UPX, Virus.Win32.Alman.b (Kaspersky); Trojan.Win32.Llac.bdm (v) (Sunbelt); Trojan.Agent.AOFE (FSecure)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: File infector

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 331,264 bytes
File Type: EXE
Initial Samples Received Date: 06 Oct 2011

Arrival Details

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

Other System Modifications

This file infector deletes the following files:

  • %System%\drivers\IsDrv122.sys

(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.)

Dropping Routine

This file infector drops the following files:

  • %Windows%\linkinfo.dll
  • %System%\drivers\IsDrv122.sys

(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, where it usually is C:\Windows on all Windows operating system versions.. %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.)

This report is generated via an automated analysis system.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.200

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

Search and delete these components

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There may be some components that are hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the "More advanced options" option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result.
  • %Windows%\linkinfo.dll
  • %System%\drivers\IsDrv122.sys

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to clean files detected as PE_CORELINK.C-1. 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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