TROJ_ARTIEF.NCK
Exploit:Win32/CVE-2012-0158.CJ(Microsoft), Exploit-CVE2014-1761!rtf(McAfee), Win32/Exploit.CVE-2012-0158.LU trojan(Eset), Exploit.CVE-2012-0158(Ikarus)
Windows
Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Via email, Downloaded from the Internet
This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users. 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 executes the dropped file(s). As a result, malicious routines of the dropped files are exhibited on the affected system.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
820,218 bytes
RTF
No
16 Feb 2015
Drops files
Arrival Details
This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.
It 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 and executes the following files:
- %User Profile%\Local Settings\{file name}.exe - detected as BKDR_CARBANAK.A
(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.)
Dropping Routine
This Trojan takes advantage of the following software vulnerabilities to drop malicious files:
It executes the dropped file(s). As a result, malicious routines of the dropped files are exhibited on the affected system.
NOTES:
The {file name} of the dropped file may be any of the following:
- ntxobj
- spoolsv
SOLUTION
9.700
11.482.04
17 Feb 2015
11.483.00
17 Feb 2015
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
Remove malware/grayware files dropped/downloaded by TROJ_ARTIEF.NCK. (Note: Please skip this step if the threats listed below have already been removed.)