Analysis by: Karl Dominguez
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel: Propagates via email

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 27,728 bytes
File Type: EXE
File Compression: UPX
Memory Resident: Yes
Initial Samples Received Date: 01 Apr 2011
Payload: Connects to URLs/Ips

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

NOTES:

Other Details

It attempts to access the following Web sites to download files, which are possibly malicious:

  • http://{BLOCKED}epof.ru/ohwgx3kiTh/document.doc
  • http://{BLOCKED}epof.ru/ohwgx3kiTh/load.php?file=0

This Trojan attempts to access certain websites. However, the websites are inaccessible as of this writing.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 8.900
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 7.942.09
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 01 Apr 2011

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

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_FAKEAV.XSI . 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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