Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Datcaen.d

Posted: April 4, 2013

Threat Metric

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Threat Level:	9/10
Infected PCs:	44

First Seen:	April 4, 2013
Last Seen:	June 16, 2022
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Even old PC threats still can be hazardous to modern PCs, and Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Datcaen.d is one of the latest examples of this truism at work: after being installed through e-mail, Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Datcaen.d installs Enfal, a backdoor Trojan that commonly is used to steal confidential information. Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Datcaen.d's attacks, like those of previous Enfal-based campaigns, appear to be targeted at specific government institutions and business industries, and casual PC users can consider themselves unlikely targets for Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Datcaen.d's e-mail attacks. However, probable victims should be particularly careful about opening unfamiliar text documents, and SpywareRemove.com malware experts always recommend using suitable anti-malware applications to remove Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Datcaen.d, Enfal and any other PC threats that could be related to these attacks.

Why Your Computer's Health Requires You to Be Attentive to Men's Health Issues

E-mail messages that are targeted to specific victims in key industries and government departments – as opposed to generalized spamming attacks – are Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Datcaen.d's main mode of transportation. E-mails carrying Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Datcaen.d have been known to use various disguises, some of which SpywareRemove.com malware analysts have confirmed in the list below:

E-mails for Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Datcaen.d may be disguised as general 'Men's Health' articles.
E-mails for Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Datcaen.d often include text in Cyrillic (a predominant alphabet script in Russia and neighboring countries).
In some cases, e-mails for Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Datcaen.d can be themed after military topics of local importance such as prospective 'stealth frigates' commissioned by China.

The text document that's attached to these e-mail messages does include information that's related to the above topics, but also uses the MSCOMCTL.OCX RCE vulnerability to launch Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Datcaen.d, which is disguised as a Word update EXE. Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Datcaen.d then installs Enfal and enables it to launch whenever Windows starts – a series of attacks that, SpywareRemove.com malware experts emphasize, does not show any symptoms to detect visually.

Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Datcaen.d and the Elderly Payload that Still Has a Bite to It

Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Datcaen.d's payload, Enfal is a backdoor Trojan that SpywareRemove.com malware researchers and others in the industry have traced back to at least 2004. While many Trojans with nearly a decade under their belt wouldn't be especially dangerous to today's PCs, Enfal's attack campaign is well-organized and appears to be continuing development even (as of Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Datcaen.d's recorded attacks) up to the current year.

If you fall into one of the broad categories of probable victims of Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Datcaen.d and Enfal attacks, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers encourage you to be especially wary about opening unusual e-mail attachments. Always scan your attachments with a suitable anti-malware product prior to opening them, and use similar anti-malware programs to remove Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Datcaen.d along with Enfal if you do have any cause to think your PC might have fallen to this attack. Lastly, any information on a PC successfully attacked by Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Datcaen.d should be considered potentially compromised, and appropriate security measures should be enacted to prevent abuse of such data.

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:

wordupgrade.exe

File name: wordupgrade.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

usrsvpla.dll

File name: usrsvpla.dll
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Group: Malware file

Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Datcaen.d

Threat Metric

Why Your Computer's Health Requires You to Be Attentive to Men's Health Issues

Technical Details

File System Modifications

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