W2KM_POWLOAD.SMGAH
TrojanDownloader:O97M/Powdow.M (Microsoft), VBA/TrojanDownloader.Agent.KCJ (ESET-NOD32), HEUR:Trojan.Script.Agent.gen (Kaspersky)
Windows
Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
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.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
83,840 bytes
DOC
No
27 Aug 2018
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 drops the following files:
- %Application Data%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms
- %Public%\466.exe
(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.. %Public% is the folder that serves as a repository of files or folders common to all users, which is usually C:\Users\Public in Windows Vista, 7, and 8.)
Other Details
This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://{BLOCKED}a.com/wp-content/a4YrtY2TiR
SOLUTION
9.850
14.342.08
26 Jun 2018
14.343.00
27 Jun 2018
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
- %Public%\466.exe
- %Application Data%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as W2KM_POWLOAD.SMGAH. 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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