Analysis by: jasperm
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This is the Trend Micro detection for damaged variants of the TDSS malware family.

Files detected as TROJ_TDSS.DAM are not capable of executing and cannot perform any malicious routines.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: Varies
File Type: PE
Memory Resident: Yes
Initial Samples Received Date: 28 Jan 2011

NOTES:
Damaged variants of the TDSS malware family. Files detected as TROJ_TDSS.DAM are not capable of executing and cannot perform any malicious routines.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 8.900
VSAPI PATTERN File: 7.798.01
VSAPI PATTERN Date: 28 Jan 2011
VSAPI PATTERN Date: 1/28/2011 12:00:00 AM

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_TDSS.DAM. 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 3

Remove malware files dropped/downloaded by TROJ_TDSS.DAM


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