Home / malware Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.W
First posted on 24 December 2013.
Source: MicrosoftAliases :
There are no other names known for Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.W.
Explanation :
Threat behavior Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.W is a malicious program that is unable to spread of its own accord. It may perform a number of actions of an attacker's choice on an affected computer.
Installation
When it runs, Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.W copies itself to c:\documents and settings\administrator\templates\dircxtx.exe. The malware creates the following files on your computer:
- c:\documents and settings\administrator\templates\style.jpg
Payload
Contacts remote host
Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.W may contact a remote host at 185.6.80.131 using port 80. Commonly, malware does this to:
- Report a new infection to its author
- Receive configuration or other data
- Download and run files, including updates or other malware
- Receive instruction from a remote hacker
- Upload data taken from your PC
This malware description was produced and published using our automated analysis system's examination of file SHA1 feb602f2d5cb1ca3a71efe0941a5e42f079e41bc.Symptoms
System changes
The following could indicate that you have this threat on your PC:
c:\documents and settings\administrator\templates\dircxtx.exe
- The presence of the following files:
c:\documents and settings\administrator\templates\style.jpgLast update 24 December 2013