TROJ_ARTIEF.JI
Exploit:Win32/CVE-2012-0158 (Microsoft), Exploit.Win32.CVE-2012-0158.a (Kaspersky), Trojan.Script.476951 (Bitdefender), MSOffice/CVE20120158.fam!exploit (Fortinet), Exploit.Win32.CVE-2012-0158 (Ikarus), Win32/Exploit.CVE-2012-0158.G trojan (NOD32)
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
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Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users. It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
It executes the files it drops, prompting the affected system to exhibit the malicious routines they contain.
It deletes itself after execution.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Arrival Details
This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.
It 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 component file(s):
- %User Temp%\PAKISTAN¡¯S NUCLEAR FUTURE.doc
(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)
It drops and executes the following files:
- %User Temp%\iexplorer.exe - detected as BKDR_MECTOY.A
(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)
Dropping Routine
This Trojan executes the files it drops, prompting the affected system to exhibit the malicious routines they contain.
Download Routine
This Trojan takes advantage of the following software vulnerabilities to download possibly malicious files:
- CVE-2012-0158
Other Details
This Trojan deletes itself after execution.
SOLUTION
Step 1
For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.
Step 3
Search and delete this file
- %User Temp%\\PAKISTAN¡¯S NUCLEAR FUTURE.doc
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_ARTIEF.JI. 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.
Step 5
Download and apply this security patch Refrain from using these products until the appropriate patches have been installed. Trend Micro advises users to download critical patches upon release by vendors.
- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-027
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