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F-Secure Trojan Information Pages : Cardtrap.T

[Summary] | [Detailed Description] | [Detection]

Name:Cardtrap.T
Category:Trojan
Platform:SymbOS

Summary

Cardtrap.T is Symbian SIS file trojan that disables several Symbian built in applications, tries to
damage some 3rd party applications and installs Windows malware to the memory card.

Cardtrap.T also installs damaged font file from Fontal.A, which crashes the device when
rebooted. So if your system is installed with Cardtrap.T it is important not to reboot
your device before disinfection.

Detailed Description

Spreading in “FExplorer 1.16 - FULL.sis”

Installation to the phone
Cardtrap.T tries to disable key system applications and 3rd party products by installing several damaged files to the phone memory

Cardtrap.T tries to disable following system applications:

  • About
  • Application installer
  • Application manager
  • Browser
  • Bluetooth UI
  • Camera
  • Calculator
  • Notepad
  • Phonebook
  • File manager
  • Bluetooth manager
  • MMS and SMS messaging inbox
  • ToDo list
Cardtrap.T also installs corrupted font file from Fontal.A, which prevents the phone from booting if rebooted.

F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus is capable of detecting Cardtrap.T with generic detection, so if phone has functional Anti-Virus installed the Cardtrap.T is blocked before it can be installed.

Additional malware dropped to the device
Cardtrap.T drops following malware to device C: drive
  • Trojan-Dropper.Win32.QuickBatch.d
  • Trojan-Dropper.Win32.QuickBatch.e
  • Symbos/Fontal.H

Installation to the MMC card

Cardtrap.T installs following Windows malware
to the phone MMC card
  • Trojan-Dropper.Win32.QuickBatch.d


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Detection

F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus for Symbian detects this malware starting from the update build number 35.


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Write-up: Jarno Niemelä

Technical Details: Jarno Niemelä, February 1, 2006

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