TSPY_DRIDEX.EX
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Drixed.F (Microsoft), Win32/Dridex.K (ESET)
Windows
Threat Type: Spyware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This spyware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
It deletes the initially executed copy of itself.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Arrival Details
This spyware 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 spyware drops a copy of itself in the following folders using different file names:
- C:\edg11C.exe
It terminates the execution of the copy it initially executed and executes the copy it drops instead.
Other Details
This spyware sets the attributes of the following file(s) to Hidden and System:
- C:\edg11C.exe
It deletes the initially executed copy of itself
SOLUTION
NOTES:
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