TROJ_DAPATO.YVX
Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
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 does not have any propagation routine.
It does not have any backdoor routine.
It does not have any information-stealing capability.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
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.
Propagation
This Trojan does not have any propagation routine.
Backdoor Routine
This Trojan does not have any backdoor routine.
Dropping Routine
This Trojan drops the following files:
- %User Temp%\success.asp
(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, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.)
Download Routine
This Trojan saves the files it downloads using the following names:
- %User Temp%\index.html - contains the URLs
- %User Temp%\{strings in index.html}exe - downloaded file from the retrieved URLs in index.html
- %User Temp%\{strings in index.html} - downloaded file from the retrieved URLs in index.html
(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, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.)
Information Theft
This Trojan does not have any information-stealing capability.
NOTES:
It connects to the following URLs to download and execute possibly malicious files:
- http://{BLOCKED}p.sst1.info/files/nb1/index.html?{random}
- {URLs found in the downloaded file, index.html}
It connects to the following URL as a notification for successful download routine.
- http://{BLOCKED}p.{BLOCKED}t1.info/files/nb1/success.asp?{random}
As of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.
It does not have rootkit capabilities.
It does not exploit any vulnerability.
SOLUTION
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
- %User Temp%\index.html
- %User Temp%\{strings in index.html}exe
- %User Temp%\{strings in index.html}
- %User Temp%\success.asp
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_DAPATO.YVX. 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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