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TROJ_SMALL.NSZ

October 08, 2012

 PLATFORM:

Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW


This Trojan may be downloaded by other malware/grayware from remote sites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

Varies

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

12 Jun 2010

Payload:

Downloads files

Arrival Details

This Trojan may be downloaded by the following malware/grayware from remote sites:

  • HTML_SHELLLOAD.B

It may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting the following malicious websites:

  • http://2677.in/log.exe

Installation

This Trojan drops the following component file(s):

  • %User Profile%\Microsoft\smx4pnp.dll

(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name} on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name} on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)

Autostart Technique

This Trojan adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
smx4pnp = rundll32.exe "%User Profile%\Microsoft\smx4pnp.dll", Launch

Download Routine

This Trojan accesses the following websites to download files:

  • http://d.iamcome.in/u.txt

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

Step 1

For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you to allow full scanning of your computer.

Step 2

Remove malware files dropped/downloaded by TROJ_SMALL.NSZ