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Backdoor:MSIL/Ximarate.A

First posted on 18 May 2015.
Source: Microsoft

Aliases :

There are no other names known for Backdoor:MSIL/Ximarate.A.

Explanation :

Threat behavior

Installation
This threat can create files on your PC, including:

• %ProgramData% \assysctrlservice.exe
• %APPDATA% \roaming\microsoft\windows\start menu\programs\startup\asusupdate.com.url

The malware uses code injection to make it harder to detect and remove. It can inject code into running processes.



Payload


Allows backdoor access and control

This threat can give a malicious hacker access and control of your PC. They can then perform a number of different actions, such as:

• Deleting files
• Downloading and running files
• Logging your keystrokes or stealing your sensitive data
• Modifying your system settings
• Running or stopping applications
• Spreading malware to other PCs
• Uploading files

Additional information

Creates a mutex

This threat can create one or more mutexes on your PC. For example:

• \Sessions\1Artemia
• \Sessions\1PersistenceDll

It might use this mutex as an infection marker to prevent more than one copy of the threat running on your PC.



This malware description was published using automated analysis of file SHA1 8d9fa286fdd25f8604bece25373d5903ba6b644a.

Symptoms

The following can indicate that you have this threat on your PC:

• You see a file similar to:
• %ProgramData% \assysctrlservice.exe
• %APPDATA% \roaming\microsoft\windows\start menu\programs\startup\asusupdate.com.url
  
• You see the following mutex:
• \Sessions\1Artemia
• \Sessions\1PersistenceDll

Last update 18 May 2015

 

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