TROJ_YAKES.BSS

 Analysis by: Kathleen Notario

 ALIASES:

Trojan Horse (Symantec); TrojanDownloader:Win32/Cbeplay.M (Microsoft); Trojan.Win32.Yakes.bss (Kaspersky); Troj/Agent-TAB (Sophos); Bck/Qbot.AO (Panda)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW


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

It deletes itself after execution.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

50,688 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

15 Aug 2011

Arrival Details

This Trojan 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 Trojan adds the following processes:

  • cmd.exe
  • svchost.exe

Other Details

This Trojan deletes itself after execution.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

8.356.07

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

15 Aug 2011

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

Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as TROJ_YAKES.BSS. 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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