Infostealer.Fightpos
Posted: May 14, 2015
Threat Metric
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Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
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: | 9/10 |
|---|---|
| Infected PCs: | 21 |
| First Seen: | May 14, 2015 |
|---|---|
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Infostealer.Fightpos is a detection name for a Backdoor Trojan that is currently affecting your computer. As the detection name suggests, the Infostealer.Fightpos was created for the purpose of stealing information. Trojans like Infostealer.Fightpos typically open a back door and collected the targeted info. Infostealer.Fightpos may steal information by exploiting security holes in the infected PC. Often, users may become victims of such infections when they visit malicious domains by accident or fall prey to a spam e-mail campaign. Consequently, computer security experts advise users not to open e-mails from unknown senders or ones with questionable attachments. In addition, it is recommended to keep a trusted anti-malware scanner always up to date and use it for detecting and removing infections such as Infostealer.Fightpos.
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:%Temp%\ActiveComponent.bat
File name: %Temp%\ActiveComponent.batFile type: Batch file
Mime Type: unknown/bat
Group: Malware file
%Temp%\ActiveComponent.exe
File name: %Temp%\ActiveComponent.exeFile type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\InternetExplorer.exe
File name: %UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\InternetExplorer.exeFile type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Shortcut to Internet Explorer.lnk
File name: %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Shortcut to Internet Explorer.lnkFile type: Shortcut
Mime Type: unknown/lnk
Group: Malware file
Registry Modifications
HKEY..\..\{Value}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\"Microsoft" = "%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\InternetExplorer.exe"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\"ActiveControl" = "%Temp%\ActiveComponent.bat"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\"[PATH OF THE ORIGINAL FILE]" = "[PATH OF THE ORIGINAL FILE]:*:Enabled: Microsoft"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\"%UserProfile%\Application Data/Microsoft/InternetExplorer.exe" = "%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\InternetExpHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\"DoNotAllowExceptions" = "0"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system\"EnableLUA" = "0"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\"UACDisableNotify" = "0"
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