Home / malware

PDF

TrojanDownloader:Win32/Accote.A

First posted on 27 May 2014.
Source: Microsoft

Aliases :

There are no other names known for TrojanDownloader:Win32/Accote.A.

Explanation :

Threat behavior

Installation

TrojanDownloader:Win32/Accote.A copies itself to c:\documents and settings\administrator\application data\microsoft\pkdsetup.exe. The malware creates the following files on your PC:

• c:\documents and settings\administrator\application data\3024091.bat

The malware uses code injection to make it harder to detect and remove. It can inject code into running processes, including the following:

• _avpm.exe
• adware.exe
• antivirus.exe
• asktao.exe
• AUPDATE.EXE
• AVGW.EXE
• avp32.exe
• avpcc.exe
• blackice.exe
• ccenter.exe
• cmd.exe
• DRWEB32.EXE
• egui.exe
• ekrn.exe
• ElementClient.exe
• explorer.exe
• fsav.exe
• game.exe
• InoRT.exe
• kav.exe

Payload

Contacts remote hosts

TrojanDownloader:Win32/Accote.A may contact the following remote hosts using port 8080:

• 162.248.214.137
• 204.93.183.196
• 31.192.210.86
• 50.31.152.113
• 50.31.152.124
• 58.97.0.5
• 69.64.69.191
• 69.64.70.26
• 94.76.218.166

Commonly, malware does this to:

• Confirm Internet connectivity
• Report a new infection to its author
• Receive configuration or other data
• Download and run files, including updates or other malware
• Receive instructions from a remote hacker
• Upload data taken from your PC

This malware description was produced and published using automated analysis of file SHA1 892bd01b7e70ef998239b7cc3430768b1dc5b475.Symptoms

System changes

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

• You have these files:
  
  c:\documents and settings\administrator\application data\3024091.bat
  c:\documents and settings\administrator\application data\microsoft\pkdsetup.exe

Last update 27 May 2014

 

TOP