TSPY_MMORPG.JDR
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
Threat Type: Spyware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This spyware may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component. It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
It requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
72,704 bytes
DLL
Yes
10 Apr 2012
Arrival Details
This spyware may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.
It 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 spyware requires its main component to successfully perform its intended routine.
NOTES:
It renames the legitimate DLL file %System%\ws2help.dll to %System%\ws2helpXP.dll.
It then drops a copy of itself as %System%\ws2help.dll to replace the renamed file.It does this to avoid easy detection and removal.
SOLUTION
9.200
8.900.05
10 Apr 2012
8.901.00
11 Apr 2012
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
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product and note files detected as TSPY_MMORPG.JDR
Step 3
Identify and delete files detected as TSPY_MMORPG.JDR using either the Startup Disk or Recovery Console
Step 4
Restore this file from backup only Microsoft-related files will be restored. If this malware/grayware also deleted files related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on you computer again.
- %System%\ws2help.dll
Step 5
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_MMORPG.JDR. 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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