Analysis by: Anthony Joe Melgarejo
ALIASES:

Exploit:Win32/CVE-2012-0158 (Microsoft), Exp/20120158-A (Sophos), EXP/CVE-2012-0158 (Antivir), Exploit.CVE-2012-0158.Gen (Bitdefender), MSOffice/CVE20120158.fam!exploit (Fortinet)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 2,609,344 bytes
File Type: DOC
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 19 Jun 2013

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

Dropping Routine

This Trojan takes advantage of the following software vulnerabilities to drop malicious files:

  • to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Remove grayware/spyware files dropped/downloaded by TROJ_ARTIEF.PRM

    BKDR_INJECT.PRM

Step 3

Scan your computer with your live casino online product to delete files detected as TROJ_ARTIEF.PRM. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your live casino online product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this for more information.

Step 4

Download and apply this security patch Refrain from using these products until the appropriate patches have been installed. live casino online advises users to download critical patches upon release by vendors.