WORM_AGENT.KHH
Worm:Win32/Agent (Microsoft); W32/Generic.worm.b (McAfee); Trojan.PWS.QQPass (Symantec); Worm.Win32.Agent.z (Kaspersky); Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (Sunbelt); Trojan horse Agent.ABW (AVG)
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
Threat Type: Worm
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This worm 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
Arrival Details
This worm 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 worm drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:
- \TIMP1atform.exe
Dropping Routine
This worm drops the following files:
- %Desktop%\ÌÚѶQQ.lnk
- %Start Menu%\Programs\ÌÚѶQQ.lnk
- \IEKey.dll
(Note: %Desktop% is the current user's desktop, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{User Name}\Desktop on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\Desktop on Windows Vista and 7.. %Start Menu% is the current user's Start Menu folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Start Menu or C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu on Windows Vista and 7.)
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
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
Search and delete these components
- %Desktop%\ÌÚѶQQ.lnk
- %Start Menu%\Programs\ÌÚѶQQ.lnk
- \IEKey.dll
Step 3
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as WORM_AGENT.KHH. 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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