BKDR_PLUGAX.A
Posted: February 11, 2013
Threat Metric
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Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Threat Level: | 6/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 11 |
First Seen: | February 11, 2013 |
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OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
BKDR_PLUGAX.A is a Trojan that takes advantage of the remote memory-corruption vulnerability covered in CVE-2013-0634 to download malevolent files on the corrupted PC. BKDR_PLUGAX.A is able to collect information such as computer name, admin rights, hostname, and OS version among others. BKDR_PLUGAX.A can also download and load plugins and transfer and gain information from a malevolent website, thus taking over the security of the affected computer system. BKDR_PLUGAX.A affects product versions including Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.261 and earlier versions for Linux, Adobe Flash Player 11.5.502.146 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh, and Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.36 and earlier versions for Android 4.x. BKDR_PLUGAX.A may be dropped by other malware infection detected as TROJ_MDROP.REF. BKDR_PLUGAX.A executes commands from a remote attacker, effectively taking over the infected computer system. BKDR_PLUGAX.A connects to a website to transfer and gain information. BKDR_PLUGAX.A drops malicious files by adding copies of itself into the targeted computer system. BKDR_PLUGAX.A adds the registry entries so that it can execute automatically every time you start Windows. BKDR_PLUGAX.A also adds the registry entries as part of its installation routine.
Technical Details
File System Modifications
Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
The following files were created in the system:file.exe
File name: file.exeSize: 225.49 KB (225492 bytes)
MD5: 3519b1d6dc34d845a4f0f0df37e2b0c7
Detection count: 97
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 12, 2013
file.exe
File name: file.exeSize: 84.99 KB (84992 bytes)
MD5: 2a7e98b3079af88e296ed934966486b7
Detection count: 82
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 12, 2013
file.exe
File name: file.exeSize: 95.15 KB (95152 bytes)
MD5: bd4dc30072f76f20b52e0c564473bc92
Detection count: 74
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 12, 2013
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