Analysis by: Pearl Charlaine Espejo
ALIASES:

W32/Adload.NPD!tr.dldr (Fortinet); TR/Ddlr.Adload.dmoun (Avira)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • 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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 66,048 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 09 Oct 2015

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 drops the following files:

  • {malware directory}:\jp31f.dat
  • {malware directory}:\nxjsn.bat

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.2.70
  • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.123.49
  • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.33.169

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.750
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 11.986.06
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 17 Oct 2015
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 11.987.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 18 Oct 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

Search and delete this file

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  • {malware directory}:\jp31f.dat
  • {malware directory}:\nxjsn.bat

Step 4

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