Home / malware Trojan:SymbOS/Cardtrap.M
First posted on 21 June 2010.
Source: SecurityHomeAliases :
There are no other names known for Trojan:SymbOS/Cardtrap.M.
Explanation :
Also known as a trojan horse program, this is a deceptive program that performs additional actions without the user's knowledge or permission. It does not replicate.
Additional DetailsTrojan:SymbOS/Cardtrap.M is a trojan distributed in a malicious SIS file that disables several Symbian built in applications, tries to damage several anti-virus applications, and installs several Windows viruses worms and trojans to memory card.
The Windows malware installed to memory card is installed with icons, batch files and short cut links, that try to fool user to execute a malicous file when he is trying to investigate the card contents.
The files that Cardtrap.M drops to the memory card contains several references to F-Secure and some files use F-Secure icons. F-Secure has nothing to do with the creation of Cardtrap or any other malware; the actual creator is trying to use the reputation of F-Secure as a way of fooling users into trusting the file on the memory card.
Installation
Cardtrap.M installs several damaged files to phone memory to disable key System applications and anti-virus products.
Cardtrap.M disables following system applications:
€ Application manager € Browser € File manager € Media gallery € MMS and SMS messaging inbox
F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus is capable of detecting Cardtrap.M with generic detection, so if phone has functional Anti-Virus installed the Cardtrap.M is blocked before it can be installed.
Installation to MMC card
Cardtrap.M installs several Windows viruses, worms and trojans to the phone MMC card. The Windows malwares, are installed with filenames,icons and shortcut links, that try to fool user into clicking them.
Cardtrap.M installs following Windows malwares to MMC card:
€ Virus.Win32.Kangen.a € Email-Worm.Win32.Brontok.c € VBS/Starer.A € VBS/Soraci.A € Trojan.Win32.VB.ve
Picture of MMC card contents when viewed with Windows Explorer:
The files that Cardtrap.M drops to the memory card, contains several references to F-Secure and some files are with F-Secure icons. But F-Secure has nothing to do with creation of Cardtrap or any other malware.
The MMC card also contains modified version of Opera start page HTML files that try to fool the user to install additional Symbian malware SIS files that are installed to the card.
If user has Opera installed in MMC card, he will see the modified version of Opera default content.
Cardtrap.M installs following Symbian malware SIS files
€ SymbOS/Doomboot.K € SymbOS/Cabir.AB € Symbian dropper for Win32/Istbar.ISLast update 21 June 2010
