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TROJ_ARTIEF.RD

December 26, 2013
 Analysis by: Alvin Bacani
 ALIASES:

Trojan-Dropper.MSOffice.Agent.u (Kaspersky)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Spammed via email

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

It does not have any propagation routine.

It does not have any backdoor routine.

It does not have any downloading capability.

It does not have any information-stealing capability.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

365,672 bytes

File Type:

RTF

Initial Samples Received Date:

28 Nov 2013

Payload:

Drops files

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

Installation

This Trojan drops the following files:

  • User Profile%\Local Settings\temp.exe - detected as BKDR_PLUGX.DO

Propagation

This Trojan does not have any propagation routine.

Backdoor Routine

This Trojan does not have any backdoor routine.

Download Routine

This Trojan does not have any downloading capability.

Information Theft

This Trojan does not have any information-stealing capability.

NOTES:

It attempts to exploit either of the two vulnerabilities (under verification):

  • CVE-2013-3644
  • CVE-2013-5990

When it successfully exploits the system it will drop and execute the following files:

  • User Profile%\Local Settings\temp.exe - detected as BKDR_PLUGX.DO

It does not have rootkit capabilities.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.700

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

10.464.07

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

11 Dec 2013

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

10.465.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

11 Dec 2013

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

Remove malware/grayware files dropped/downloaded by TROJ_ARTIEF.RD

  • BKDR_PLUGX.DO

Step 3

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

Step 4

Download and apply this security patch Refrain from using these products until the appropriate patches have been installed. Trend Micro advises users to download critical patches upon release by vendors.


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