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

It takes advantage of software vulnerabilities in certain software to drop malicious files.

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

It does not have any propagation routine.

It does not have any downloading capability.

It does not have any information-stealing capability.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 654,348 bytes
File Type: PDF
Initial Samples Received Date: 01 Apr 2011

Arrival Details

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

Installation

This Trojan drops and executes the following files:

  • %Program Files%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\update.exe - TROJ_WIMMIE.BYE

(Note: %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files.)

It drops the following non-malicious file:

  • %User Temp%\Adobe-.pdf - non malciious PDF file opened by the malware to hide its malicious routine

(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.)

Propagation

This Trojan does not have any propagation routine.

Dropping Routine

This Trojan takes advantage of the following software vulnerabilities to drop malicious files:

Download Routine

This Trojan does not have any downloading capability.

Information Theft

This Trojan does not have any information-stealing capability.

Other Details

More information on this vulnerability can be found below:

NOTES:

The following software are affected by this vulnerability:

  • Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.4
  • Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x before 8.2.5

It does not have rootkit capabilities.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.200
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 7.942.09
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 01 Apr 2011
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 7.943.00
VSAPI OPR 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

Remove malware/grayware files dropped/downloaded by TROJ_PIDIEF.JSJ

Step 3

Search and delete this file

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  • %User Temp%\Adobe-.pdf

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_PIDIEF.JSJ. 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.

NOTES:

For updates on available workarounds and patches for this vulnerability, please refer to the following page:


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