HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic (Kaspersky), Trojan.MSIL.Agent.ko (v) (VIPRE), Trojan-Dropper.MSIL!IK (Emsisoft), GenericAutorunWorm.YR (Lavasoft MAS)Behaviour: Trojan-Dropper, Trojan, Worm, WormAutorun
The description has been automatically generated by Lavasoft Malware Analysis System and it may contain incomplete or inaccurate information.
Summary
MD5: 7945ce9aabde245bee2e55c18f702c66
SHA1: 609801f60936342222566b7cad0423da12a7d3a4
SHA256: 4dcb3dcaf8733e225aee98646800beae26b4c910dc027fd0028732533e00c4a8
SSDeep: 6144:wTTxtH YidOhp3WWWWPE2HmYcrHHHHHHHzmn I8TpgvI5X99PMsV5VgMkPsDof34:qvH5Rhh1GHHHHHHHCnjYuEt5VrkOov3
Size: 364544 bytes
File type: EXE
Platform: WIN32
Entropy: Not Packed
PEID: MicrosoftVisualC, NETexecutable, UPolyXv05_v6
Company: no certificate found
Created at: 2014-02-27 09:14:19
Analyzed on: WindowsXP SP3 32-bit
Summary: Trojan. A program that appears to do one thing but actually does another (a.k.a. Trojan Horse).
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. |
Process activity
The Trojan creates the following process(es):
303.exe:1840
Reader_sl.exe:1064
wuauclt.exe:344
jusched.exe:1056
%original file name%.exe:1480
The Trojan injects its code into the following process(es):
303.exe:1192
File activity
The process 303.exe:1192 makes changes in the file system.
The Trojan creates and/or writes to the following file(s):
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\MSASCui.exe (601 bytes)
%System%\drivers\etc\hosts (120 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\errorchecker.txt (8 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\stcheck.txt (8 bytes)
The Trojan deletes the following file(s):
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@ssl.bing[1].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@money.ca.msn[1].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@abmr[1].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@msnportal.112.2o7[1].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@kaspersky[1].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@www.msn[2].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@aaa[1].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@twitter[1].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@auto.search.msn[1].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@microsoft[1].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@c.msn[1].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@rambler[2].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@c.bing[2].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@kaspersky.122.2o7[2].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@c.ca.msn[1].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@atdmt[1].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@doubleclick[1].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@adnxs[2].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@hm.baidu[1].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@adgear[1].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@c.atdmt[2].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@insurance[2].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@bing[2].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@msn[2].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@yandex[1].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\index.dat (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@www.bing[1].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@tns-counter[1].txt (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies\Current_User@scorecardresearch[2].txt (0 bytes)
The process wuauclt.exe:344 makes changes in the file system.
The Trojan creates and/or writes to the following file(s):
%WinDir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.chk (100 bytes)
%WinDir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.log (3576 bytes)
%WinDir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.edb (100 bytes)
The Trojan deletes the following file(s):
%WinDir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\tmp.edb (0 bytes)
The process jusched.exe:1056 makes changes in the file system.
The Trojan creates and/or writes to the following file(s):
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\jusched.log (347 bytes)
The process %original file name%.exe:1480 makes changes in the file system.
The Trojan creates and/or writes to the following file(s):
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\303.exe (129 bytes)
Registry activity
The process 303.exe:1840 makes changes in the system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "42 D5 28 75 C6 03 B2 6F A6 D5 18 80 8E 64 BB 22"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data"
"Cache" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files"
The process 303.exe:1192 makes changes in the system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "5E 66 A4 CF F5 3E CE 3A D8 76 DC 14 8F 56 A2 AE"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{c155cd73-744b-11e2-8294-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Cookies" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies"
"Local AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Application Data"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{c155cd72-744b-11e2-8294-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{c155cd75-744b-11e2-8294-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{b98117e8-75ca-11e2-81b2-000c293708fb}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Cache" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files"
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]
"Windows Defender" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\MSASCui.exe"
The process Reader_sl.exe:1064 makes changes in the system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{c155cd73-744b-11e2-8294-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{c155cd72-744b-11e2-8294-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{b98117e8-75ca-11e2-81b2-000c293708fb}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{c155cd75-744b-11e2-8294-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
The process %original file name%.exe:1480 makes changes in the system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "86 67 E7 67 AC EB E8 2A 8A 35 01 78 34 BB 93 13"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data"
"Cache" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files"
Network activity (URLs)
No activity has been detected.
HOSTS file anomalies
The Trojan modifies "%System%\drivers\etc\hosts" file which is used to translate DNS entries to IP addresses. The modified file is 120 bytes in size. The following strings are added to the hosts file listed below:
127.0.0.1 | 74.53.201.162 |
127.0.0.1 | 66.66.132.220.30 |
127.0.0.1 | 66.35.241.92 |
127.0.0.1 | 94.23.199.60 |
Rootkit activity
No anomalies have been detected.
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.
Removals
Remove it with Ad-Aware
- Click (here) to download and install Ad-Aware Free Antivirus.
- Update the definition files.
- Run a full scan of your computer.
Manual removal*
- Terminate malicious process(es) (How to End a Process With the Task Manager):
303.exe:1840
wuauclt.exe:344
%original file name%.exe:1480 - Delete the original Trojan file.
- Delete or disinfect the following files created/modified by the Trojan:
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\MSASCui.exe (601 bytes)
%System%\drivers\etc\hosts (120 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\errorchecker.txt (8 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\stcheck.txt (8 bytes)
%WinDir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.chk (100 bytes)
%WinDir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.log (3576 bytes)
%WinDir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.edb (100 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\jusched.log (347 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\303.exe (129 bytes) - Delete the following value(s) in the autorun key (How to Work with System Registry):
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"Windows Defender" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\MSASCui.exe" - Restore the original content of the HOSTS file (%System%\drivers\etc\hosts): 127.0.0.1 localhost
- Find and delete all copies of the worm's file together with "autorun.inf" scripts on removable drives.
- Reboot the computer.