TSPY_ONLINEG.NKS
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
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Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: Yes
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
75,264 bytes
EXE
No
20 Jul 2012
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:
- %Windows%\setupball.bmp
- %Windows%\version.dat
- %Windows%\wintmp.dat
- %Windows%\winurl.dat
(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, which is usually C:\Windows or C:\WINNT.)
Other Details
This Trojan deletes itself after execution.
NOTES:
It sets the attribute of the following file to Hidden:
- %System%\olesau32.dll
(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\WINNT\System32 on Windows NT and 2000, or C:\Windows\System32 on Windows XP and Server 2003.)
SOLUTION
9.200
9.274.04
20 Jul 2012
9.275.00
21 Jul 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
Search and delete these files
- %Windows%\setupball.bmp
- %Windows%\version.dat
- %Windows%\wintmp.dat
- %Windows%\winurl.dat
Step 3
- Open a command prompt.
- For Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 users, click Start>Run. In the Open input box, type CMD then press Enter.
- In the CMD console, type the following:
ATTRIB [+R | -R] [+A | -A ] [+S | -S] [+H | -H] [+I | -I] [drive:][path][file name] [/S [/D] [/L]]
Where:
+ Sets an attribute.
- Clears an attribute
R Read-only file attribute
A Archive file attribute
S System file attribute
H Hidden file attribute
I Not content indexed file attribute
[drive:][path][filename]
Specifies a file or files for attrib to process
/S Processes matching files in the current folder and all subfolders.
/D Processes folders
/L Work on the attributes of the Symbolic Link versus the target of the Symbolic Link
Example:
To unhide all files and folders (including subfolders) in drive D:
ATTRIB –H D:\* /S /D
- Repeat Step 2 for folders and files in other drives or directories.
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TSPY_ONLINEG.NKS. 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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