Analysis by: RonJay Kristoffer Caragay
ALIASES:

TrojanDownloader:O97M/Donoff (Microsoft); Troj/DocDl-AGD (Sophos); W97M.Downloader (Symantec); VBA/TrojanDownloader.Agent.AGB (ESET-NOD32); W97m.Downloader.AED (BitDefender); W97M/Dridex.102400 (Avira); Trojan-Downloader.MSWord.Agent.un (Kaspersky)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan arrives as attachment to mass-mailed email messages.

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 102,400 bytes
File Type: DOC
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 28 Oct 2015

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives as attachment to mass-mailed email messages.

Dropping Routine

This Trojan drops the following files:

  • %User Temp%\plantum.exe

(Note: %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}ssistance.fr/4f67g7/d6f7g8.exe

However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.800
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 12.116.05
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 28 Oct 2015
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 12.117.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 29 Oct 2015

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

Search and delete this file

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  • %User Temp%\plantum.exe

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as W2KM_DRIDEX.XXH. 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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