Sinowal_f2f66bc180

Dynamic Analysis

Payload

Behaviour	Description
WormAutorun	A worm can spread via removable drives. It writes its executable and creates "autorun.inf" scripts on all removable drives. The autorun script will execute the Trojan's file once a user opens a drive's folder in Windows Explorer.
IRCBot	A bot can communicate with command and control servers via IRC channel.
MSNWorm	A worm can spread its copies through the MSN Messanger.
DNSBlocker	A program can block designated DNS servers for making it difficult for users to locate specific domains or web sites on the Internet.
UDPFlooder	This program can make a UDP flood. A UDP flood attack is a denial-of-service attack using the User Datagram Protocol (UDP). It can be initiated by sending a large number of UDP packets to random ports on a remote host.
SYNFlooder	This program can make a SYN flood. It is a form of denial-of-service attack in which an attacker sends a succession of SYN requests to a target's system in an attempt to consume enough server resources to make the system unresponsive to legitimate traffic.
Trojan-Proxy	This program can launch a proxy server (SOCKS4) on a designated TCP port.
USBInfector	A program can register a device notification with the help of RegisterDeviceNotification. So it is notified when a USB device is plugged and then the worm copies itself to the USB device plugged into the affected computer.

Process activity

The Trojan creates the following process(es):

jlxmuxhgdrr.exe:1772
%original file name%.exe:1536
oquwhrncnbk.exe:1792
oquwhrncnbk.exe:256
oquwhrncnbk.exe:368

The Trojan injects its code into the following process(es):

jlxmuxhgdrr.exe:1648
calc.exe:1808
notepad.exe:984

File activity

The process jlxmuxhgdrr.exe:1648 makes changes in the file system.

The Trojan creates and/or writes to the following file(s):

%Documents and Settings%\All Users\explorer.exe (673 bytes)

The process %original file name%.exe:1536 makes changes in the file system.

The Trojan creates and/or writes to the following file(s):

%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\My Documents\My Videos\Desktop.ini (312 bytes)

The Trojan deletes the following file(s):

%Program Files%\Common Files\CreativeAudio\desktop.ini (0 bytes)

The process oquwhrncnbk.exe:1792 makes changes in the file system.

The Trojan creates and/or writes to the following file(s):

%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\c731200 (1281 bytes)

The Trojan deletes the following file(s):

%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\jlxmuxhgdrr.exe.gonewiththewings (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\oquwhrncnbk.exe.gonewiththewings (0 bytes)

Registry activity

The process jlxmuxhgdrr.exe:1648 makes changes in the system registry.

The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "F6 4F 10 F7 20 6F 79 7C C9 32 05 D8 98 C5 16 E5"

To automatically run itself each time Windows is booted, the Trojan adds the following link to its file to the system registry autorun key:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"Start WingMan Profiler" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\explorer.exe"

The process jlxmuxhgdrr.exe:1772 makes changes in the system registry.

The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "FC 3F CE 00 23 4D 77 A7 2A 6B 78 C5 73 7C 7F 58"

The process calc.exe:1808 makes changes in the system registry.

The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "BB 9B 47 0E 36 02 82 84 08 1D A8 D9 5F 01 D7 35"

The process notepad.exe:984 makes changes in the system registry.

The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths]
"Directory" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path4]
"CacheLimit" = "65452"
"CachePath" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Cache4"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path2]
"CacheLimit" = "65452"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data"

"Cookies" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path2]
"CachePath" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Cache2"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Common AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Cache" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files"

[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\0001\Software\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"ProxyEnable" = "0"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path1]
"CacheLimit" = "65452"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections]
"SavedLegacySettings" = "3C 00 00 00 14 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "0E 74 43 AA 8B 4B E0 3A B1 2E 62 A9 AC BB 23 7B"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path1]
"CachePath" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Cache1"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path3]
"CacheLimit" = "65452"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"MigrateProxy" = "1"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"History" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\History"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path3]
"CachePath" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Cache3"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths]
"Paths" = "4"

The Trojan modifies IE settings for security zones to map all local web-nodes with no dots which do not refer to any zone to the Intranet Zone:

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap]
"UNCAsIntranet" = "1"

The Trojan modifies IE settings for security zones to map all web-nodes that bypassing proxy to the Intranet Zone:

"ProxyBypass" = "1"

To automatically run itself each time Windows is booted, the Trojan adds the following link to its file to the system registry autorun key:

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"Uukmkg" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\Identities\Uukmkg.exe"

Proxy settings are disabled:

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"ProxyEnable" = "0"

The Trojan modifies IE settings for security zones to map all urls to the Intranet Zone:

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap]
"IntranetName" = "1"

The Trojan deletes the following value(s) in system registry:

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"AutoConfigURL"
"ProxyServer"
"ProxyOverride"

The process %original file name%.exe:1536 makes changes in the system registry.

The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "F0 33 F7 2D 2B 8B 1D 37 6F C1 51 48 9A F1 CE 53"

[HKCU\Software\Win7zip]
"Uuid" = "05 EC 31 D4 EF D7 3A 45 9B 5C 1C 95 D7 49 CE 0A"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Startup" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"
"My Video" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\My Documents\My Videos"
"My Pictures" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\My Documents\My Pictures"
"My Music" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\My Documents\My Music"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Common AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data"

[HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{05EC31D4-EFD7-3A45-9B5C-1C95D749CE0A}\0E7302EC\CG1]
"HAL" = "05 EE 00 00"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data"

[HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{05EC31D4-EFD7-3A45-9B5C-1C95D749CE0A}\0E7302EC\CG1]
"BID" = "20 00 08 00 0B 00 03 00 DE 07 00 00 14 00 88 FF"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\utomuxhgm.exe]
"DisableExceptionChainValidation" = ""

The process oquwhrncnbk.exe:1792 makes changes in the system registry.

The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "95 F9 6D D9 98 59 EF AF C6 15 C5 33 EA A5 F2 5D"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data"

The process oquwhrncnbk.exe:256 makes changes in the system registry.

The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "6C 0A 5C 03 52 E4 FF D1 A8 F9 65 61 D7 96 1B 5C"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data"

The process oquwhrncnbk.exe:368 makes changes in the system registry.

The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "21 2F 6C 08 12 E5 C6 3D 70 8C 04 6C BC 5B 5C 48"

Network activity (URLs)

URL	IP
hxxp://b.worldwipemek6.com/direct/mail/order.php?pid=508	178.19.99.60
hxxp://194.1.247.242/n30.exe
hxxp://194.1.247.242/u30.exe
update.microsoft.com	157.56.96.59
b.stop2teasemek3.com	Unresolvable
b.dietmydartk5.com	Unresolvable
b.uandmearevideos2k2.com	Unresolvable
b.uandmearevideos1k1.com	Unresolvable
b.pixartzonek4.com	Unresolvable

HOSTS file anomalies

No changes have been detected.

Rootkit activity

The Trojan installs the following user-mode hooks in WININET.dll:

HttpSendRequestW
InternetWriteFile
HttpSendRequestA

The Trojan installs the following user-mode hooks in dnsapi.dll:

DnsQuery_A
DnsQuery_W

The Trojan installs the following user-mode hooks in WS2_32.dll:

send
GetAddrInfoW

The Trojan installs the following user-mode hooks in kernel32.dll:

MoveFileA
CopyFileW
CopyFileA
MoveFileW
CreateFileW
CreateFileA

The Trojan installs the following user-mode hooks in ntdll.dll:

LdrLoadDll
NtResumeThread
NtQueryDirectoryFile
NtEnumerateValueKey

Propagation

A worm can spread via removable drives. It writes its executable and creates "autorun.inf" scripts on all removable drives. The autorun script will execute the Trojan's file once a user opens a drive's folder in Windows Explorer.A program can register a device notification with the help of RegisterDeviceNotification. So it is notified when a USB device is plugged and then the worm copies itself to the USB device plugged into the affected computer.A worm can spread its copies through the MSN Messanger.

Removals

Remove it with Ad-Aware

1. Click (here) to download and install Ad-Aware Free Antivirus.
2. Update the definition files.
3. Run a full scan of your computer.

Manual removal*

1. Scan a system with an anti-rootkit tool.
   
2. Terminate malicious process(es) (How to End a Process With the Task Manager):

   jlxmuxhgdrr.exe:1772
   %original file name%.exe:1536
   oquwhrncnbk.exe:1792
   oquwhrncnbk.exe:256
   oquwhrncnbk.exe:368

3. Delete the original Trojan file.
   
4. Delete or disinfect the following files created/modified by the Trojan:

   %Documents and Settings%\All Users\explorer.exe (673 bytes)
   %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\My Documents\My Videos\Desktop.ini (312 bytes)
   %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\c731200 (1281 bytes)

5. Delete the following value(s) in the autorun key (How to Work with System Registry):

   [HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
   "Start WingMan Profiler" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\explorer.exe"
   
   [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
   "Uukmkg" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\Identities\Uukmkg.exe"

6. Clean the Temporary Internet Files folder, which may contain infected files (How to clean Temporary Internet Files folder).
   
7. Find and delete all copies of the worm's file together with "autorun.inf" scripts on removable drives.
   
8. Reboot the computer.
   

*Manual removal may cause unexpected system behaviour and should be performed at your own risk.

Static Analysis

Network Activity

Map

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