Analysis by: John Anthony Banes
ALIASES:

Generic.PwShell.RefA.EDF4EEC3 (BitDefender) ; HackTool.Win32.Mikatz (Ikarus)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel: Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 2,427,401 bytes
File Type: PS1
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 26 Jan 2019
Payload: List certificates, List window user logon passwords and password hashes, Perform custom commands

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.

Information Theft

This Trojan accepts the following parameters:

  • -pwds (lists logon passwords)
  • -certs (list certificates)
  • -CustomCommand (custom command)

Other Details

This Trojan does the following:

  • List certificates
  • List window user logon passwords and password hashes
  • Perform custom commands

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.850
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 14.798.03
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 07 Feb 2019
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 14.799.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 08 Feb 2019

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

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Trojan.PS1.MIMIKATZ.ADS. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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