HKTL_ADMINVIEW

 Analysis by: RonJay Kristoffer Caragay

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW


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

It is a component of other malware.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

32,768 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

20 Mar 2015

Arrival Details

This hacking tool 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 hacking tool is a component of other malware.

NOTES:

It displays currently logged on users in the machine.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.750

SSAPI PATTERN File:

1.619.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

29 Apr 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

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