TROJ_PIDIEF.WM
Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003
Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: Yes
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
live casino online has flagged this malware as noteworthy due to the increased potential for damage, propagation, or both, that it possesses. Specifically, it exploits an unknown vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat to drop another malicious file.
To get a one-glance comprehensive view of the behavior of this Trojan, refer to the Threat Diagram shown below.
This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.
It executes the dropped file(s). As a result, malicious routines of the dropped files are exhibited on the affected system.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
763,188 bytes
No
08 Sep 2010
Drops files
Arrival Details
This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.
Autostart Technique
This Trojan drops the following files:
- %User Temp%\hlp.cpl - detected as TROJ_DLOADR.WM
(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)
Dropping Routine
This Trojan takes advantage of the following software vulnerabilities to drop malicious files:
Step 3
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Step 4
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