Trojan:Win32/Dynamer!rfn (Dynamer Trojan)

What is Trojan:Win32/Dynamer!rfn infection?

In this article you will certainly find concerning the definition of Trojan:Win32/Dynamer!rfn as well as its negative influence on your computer system. This trojan virus may be correctly classified as trojan-downloader.

Robert Bailey

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Trojan:Win32/Dynamer!rfn acts as a downloader for other viruses, preparing the “comfortable” environment for the arriving malware. It makes changes in various system configurations. Usually, units under attack are networking settings and Microsoft Defender. Changing the networking settings can lead to problems with connecting to some websites or servers. Disabling the Windows Defender is much easier to discover, but many users do not use this antivirus tool. Hence, the chance that the virus activity will stay undetected until the additional malware is downloaded is very high.

Trojan:Win32/Dynamer!rfn: list of activities

These modifications can be as complies with:

• Executable code extraction. Cybercriminals often use binary packers to hinder the malicious code from reverse-engineered by malware analysts. A packer is a tool that compresses, encrypts, and modifies a malicious file’s format. Sometimes packers can be used for legitimate ends, for example, to protect a program against cracking or copying.
• Creates RWX memory. There is a security trick with memory regions that allows an attacker to fill a buffer with a shellcode and then execute it. Filling a buffer with a shellcode isn’t a big deal. It’s just data. The problem arises when the attacker can control the instruction pointer (EIP), usually by corrupting a function’s stack frame using a stack-based buffer overflow and then changing the flow of execution by assigning this pointer to the address of the shellcode.
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Nepali;
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data. In this case, encryption is a way of hiding virus’ code from antiviruses and virus’ analysts.
• Queries information on disks, possibly for anti-virtualization. Since VMs share the same disk space, so it is expected that they won’t be getting as much space as an application running on
  native hardware will have access to.
• Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs. Microsoft built an API solution right into its Windows operating system. It reveals network activity for all apps and programs that ran on the computer in the past 30-days. This malware hides network activity.
• Anomalous binary characteristics. This is a way of hiding virus’ code from antiviruses and virus’ analysts.

Trojan:Win32/Dynamer!rfn injection ways

The most common channels through which Trojan:Win32/Dynamer!rfn Ransomware Trojans are injected are:

• Through email spamming
• With malvertising
• As a part of software bundle

Email spamming became a prevalent malware distribution method since the users do not raise suspicion on notifications from DHL or Amazon about the incoming delivery. However, it is quite easy to distinguish the malevolent email from the original one. One which is sent by cybercriminals has a strange sender address – something like f0138skbeu@gmail.com. Simultaneously, the original email address has a specific domain name (@amazon.com or @dhl.us) and can also be seen on the official website in the “Contact us” tab.

Malicious advertisements on the web, however, is an old-timer of malware distribution. And the advice to stop clicking the blinking advertisements on untrustworthy websites exists as long as the ads on the Internet. You can also install ad-blocking plugins for your web browser – they will deal with any ads. However, if they are generated by adware already present on your PC, ad blockers will be useless.

Software bundling is a widespread practice among the virus developers. Users who hack the programs to make them usable without purchasing a license approve any offer to include another program in the pack because they are gaining money in such a way. Check precisely the installation window for signs like “Advanced installation settings” or so. The ability to switch off the malware installation often hides under such items.

Trojan:Win32/Dynamer!rfn visual effects of presence.

In different edges of the world, victims of the Trojan:Win32/Dynamer!rfn say about different signs of virus activity. Nonetheless, the common sign of the fact that criminals hijacked your PC with the use of a backdoor is that it lives its own life – mouse pointer moves without any mouse move, windows are appearing and closing autonomously; your browser may start searching something while you are sitting in front of the monitor with your hands off the input devices.

As I mentioned before, Trojan:Win32/Dynamer!rfn downloader makes several changes to the system configurations. It disables the Microsoft Defender – the embedded anti-malware solution for Windows. A lot of users do not make use of third-party antivirus programs because of the Defender availability. But the fact that it can be disabled in several clicks through the Group Policies settings creates a big risk.

Another thing changed by this Trojan virus is networking settings. Exactly, the thing which became changed is the HOSTS file. That file contains DNS settings for the specific websites. When it comes to Trojan:Win32/Dynamer!rfn activity, several additional entries are added. These entries allow the virus to connect to malware distributors’ control server and get the other viruses. Malware can also block the connection to different anti-malware forums and same-themed sites to prevent searching the malware removal guide.

Technical details

File Info:
crc32: 423E0758
md5: 3a23f339d858b6a7ab80e55b17a62359
name: atx555mx.exe
sha1: 4131bf4362d355287d98aa8abfa4d4565249e56d
sha256: 5f0c8315f2f19ff8a40ba018a4595ca5c25107d2929382b61ad970ad9081e2e8
sha512: db021a01b2d52203e803f1a3b3ff968af66981a2e5ef7b35df0773aeb7a8d62df90dfebf01e78f63d67493c0870b6d010b9656be09f41433baa3c32d5eb9bf69
ssdeep: 12288:sqiNL0Y/eQ2ZaOpTYP+Xjn+sX9eK+ySC:sxNL0Y/ezauYP+FX9t+z
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 system file, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Trojan:Win32/Dynamer!rfn also known as:

How to remove Trojan:Win32/Dynamer!rfn virus?

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Wait for the Anti-Malware scan to complete.

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