Analysis by: Abraham Latimer Camba
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 SYSTEM IMPACT RATING:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Spyware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This spyware may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component. It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 72,704 bytes
File Type: DLL
Memory Resident: Yes
Initial Samples Received Date: 10 Apr 2012

Arrival Details

This spyware may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.

It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Other Details

This spyware requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.

NOTES:
It renames the legitimate DLL file %System%\ws2help.dll to %System%\ws2helpXP.dll.

It then drops a copy of itself as %System%\ws2help.dll to replace the renamed file.It does this to avoid easy detection and removal.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.200
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 8.900.05
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 10 Apr 2012
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 8.901.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 11 Apr 2012

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 and note files detected as TSPY_MMORPG.JDR

Step 3

Identify and delete files detected as TSPY_MMORPG.JDR using either the Startup Disk or Recovery Console

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Step 4

Restore this file from backup only Microsoft-related files will be restored. If this malware/grayware also deleted files related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on you computer again.

  • %System%\ws2help.dll

Step 5

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_MMORPG.JDR. 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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