TSPY_FIGNOTOK.D
VirTool:Win32/VBInject.gen!FA (Microsoft), Adware.Lop (Symantec), Trojan.Win32.VBKryprt.depb (Kaspersky)
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
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 opens a hidden Internet Explorer window.
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 terminates the execution of the copy it initially executed and executes the copy it drops instead.
Dropping Routine
This spyware drops the following files:
- %User Temp%\tmp.ini
(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.)
Other Details
This spyware opens a hidden Internet Explorer window.
SOLUTION
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
Search and delete this file
- %User Temp%\tmp.ini
Step 3
Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as TSPY_FIGNOTOK.D. 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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