Event ID - 48

Port No48
Service NameDRAT
RFC Doc0
ProtocolTCP
DescriptionThis backdoor program acts as a remote Telnet server for Windows PC. It does not add an entry in the Windows directories so that it executes after the infected system reboots but it modifies a registry entry so that it loads when an EXE file is executed. It compromises network security
Reference LinkDRAT
AttackSolution:
Windows 9x
Do not delete the backdoor file before doing the following cleaning procedure.
Restart your computer in MS-DOS mode, click on Start > Shut Down, choose "Restart in MS-DOS mode".
In the C:\ prompt, rename SHELL32.EXE to SHELL32.EX1
Enter the following commands:
regedit/e file.reg hkey_classes_root\exefile
shell\open\command
Edit the file FILE.REG. Look for the below entry:
@="SHELL32 \"%1\" %*"
Delete SHELL32, the entry should appear as follows:
@="\"%1\" %*"
Save and close the file.
Import the newly edited FILE.REG to the registry. Type the following command:
regedit file.reg
Type exit to return to Windows. Windows NT

Click Start > Run, type REGEDIT.EXE and then press ENTER.
Press CTRL-ALT-DEL, choose Task Manager.
In the next window, look for the process that pertains to the backdoor. The process can be the filename of the backdoor file that has been executed.
Highlight the name of the backdoor process and click on the End Process button.
Go back to the Registry Editor window and follow the below path:
hkey_classes_root\exefile\shell\open\command
On the right hand panel, choose the registry entry that contains the below value:
SHELL32 "%1" %*
Right-click on the name of the registry value and choose the modify option
In the edit string dialog box delete the below word contained before the "%1"%*:
SHELL32

Final value of the said entry should be:
"%1"%*
Click on the OK button on the Edit String window to save the new entry
Close the Registry Editor window

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