Trojan.Win32.VATET.SM
Backdoor:Win32/Vatet.G!dha (MICROSOFT); HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Vatet.gen (KASPERSKY)
Windows
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Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Downloaded from the Internet
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.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
2,558,464 bytes
EXE
No
20 Oct 2020
Deletes files
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.
Other Details
This Trojan does the following:
- It is a recompiled notepad++.exe which loads and decrypts malicious files defined by the following filenames:
- %Windows%\debug\config.dat → Detected as Trojan.Win32.VATET.ENC
- If no config.dat was found it will execute as a normal notepad++.exe application.
(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, where it usually is C:\Windows on all Windows operating system versions.)
It deletes the following files to remove its traces in the system:
- %Windows%\debug\config.dat
(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, where it usually is C:\Windows on all Windows operating system versions.)
SOLUTION
9.800
16.298.08
20 Oct 2020
16.299.00
21 Oct 2020
Step 1
Trend Micro Predictive Machine Learning detects and blocks malware at the first sign of its existence, before it executes on your system. When enabled, your Trend Micro product detects this malware under the following machine learning name:
Step 2
Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 3
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Trojan.Win32.VATET.SM. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:
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