Modified by: Sabrina Lei Sioting
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component. 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 requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 28,672 bytes
File Type: DLL
Initial Samples Received Date: 29 Mar 2012

Arrival Details

This Trojan may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.

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 files:

  • %Windows%\wxp2.temp
  • %Windows%\system32\winxp.ini
  • %Windows%\system32\ws2helpxp.dll

(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, which is usually C:\Windows or C:\WINNT.)

Other System Modifications

This Trojan deletes the following files:

  • %System%\dllcache\ws2help.dll

(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\System32 on Windows NT and 2000, or C:\Windows\System32 on Windows XP and Server 2003.)

Download Routine

This Trojan connects to the following website(s) to download and execute a malicious file:

  • http://dkt.{BLOCKED}.com/cc.txt
  • http://and{BLOCKED}.kr/files/d.exe

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://ccur.{BLOCKED}count.asp?mac={BLOCKED}&ComPut=5&ver=m310

It requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.200
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 8.872.03
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 29 Mar 2012
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 8.873.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 30 Mar 2012

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 2

Search and delete this file

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There may be some component files 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%\wxp2.temp
%Windows%\system32\winxp.ini
%Windows%\system32\ws2helpxp.dll

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_DLOAD.AZB. 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 4

Restore this file from backup only Microsoft-related files will be restored. If this malware/grayware also deleted files related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on you computer again. %System%\dllcache\ws2help.dll


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