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Overview

This is a trojan detection. Unlike viruses, trojans do not self-replicate. They are spread manually, often under the premise that they are beneficial or wanted. The most common installation methods involve system or security exploitation, and unsuspecting users manually executing unknown programs. Distribution channels include email, malicious or hacked web pages, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), peer-to-peer networks, etc.

Aliases

• Backdoor.Hesive (Symantec)

• BKDR_HESIB.A (Trend)

Characteristics

This threat may arrive in an MDB file exploiting an MSJet Database Engine vulnerability (see: Exploit-MSJet.gen ).

When run, this trojan attempts to communicate with a website to relay information about the infected system.  It may also receive commands to perform various tasks, such as:

• List process information
• Upload files
• Download and execute files
• Kill processes
• List port information
• Take screen shots
• List services

Symptoms

This trojan communicates with the domain: data.lovequintet.com.  It creates a registry run key to load itself at system startup:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
  Run filename = full file path

Method of Infection

Trojans do not self-replicate.  This trojan may arrive in an MDB file exploiting a Microsoft Jet Database Engine vulnerability

Removal

All Users:
Use specified engine and DAT files for detection and removal.

Additional Windows ME/XP removal considerations

Variants

Variants

N/A

All Information

Overview -

This is a trojan detection. Unlike viruses, trojans do not self-replicate. They are spread manually, often under the premise that they are beneficial or wanted. The most common installation methods involve system or security exploitation, and unsuspecting users manually executing unknown programs. Distribution channels include email, malicious or hacked web pages, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), peer-to-peer networks, etc.

Aliases

• Backdoor.Hesive (Symantec)

• BKDR_HESIB.A (Trend)

Characteristics

Characteristics -

This threat may arrive in an MDB file exploiting an MSJet Database Engine vulnerability (see: Exploit-MSJet.gen ).

When run, this trojan attempts to communicate with a website to relay information about the infected system.  It may also receive commands to perform various tasks, such as:

• List process information
• Upload files
• Download and execute files
• Kill processes
• List port information
• Take screen shots
• List services

Symptoms

Symptoms -

This trojan communicates with the domain: data.lovequintet.com.  It creates a registry run key to load itself at system startup:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
  Run filename = full file path

Method of Infection

Method of Infection -

Trojans do not self-replicate.  This trojan may arrive in an MDB file exploiting a Microsoft Jet Database Engine vulnerability

Removal -

Removal -

All Users:
Use specified engine and DAT files for detection and removal.

Additional Windows ME/XP removal considerations

Variants

Variants -

N/A