HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic (Kaspersky), Adware.W3i.39 (DrWeb), Artemis!342D20129481 (McAfee), Win32/DH{IAMPJCIlWwo} (AVG), Fake-AV.Win32.TechSupport.FD (Lavasoft MAS)Behaviour: Trojan, Fake-AV, Adware
The description has been automatically generated by Lavasoft Malware Analysis System and it may contain incomplete or inaccurate information.The sample has been submitted by Lavasoft customers.
The description has been automatically generated by Lavasoft Malware Analysis System and it may contain incomplete or inaccurate information.
Summary
MD5: 342d20129481c90298dcb722c1f68c6c
SHA1: 759c5a0f997565ce9cb41acf599aac84a351cf4b
SHA256: 6abc8fff4c2554ee143c25ad30a0a27fbf734b318a3a89f49ab2d77ac31d020f
SSDeep: 98304:hutnBV/tdtaHqKHDpwgbIwf cihjhUiq5vfNGo cru:h2H/tPaHqKHDugbIwmjhtORn iu
Size: 5153280 bytes
File type: EXE
Platform: WIN32
Entropy: Not Packed
PEID: UPolyXv05_v6
Company: CouponAlert
Created at: 2013-12-11 18:42:38
Analyzed on: WindowsXP SP3 32-bit
Summary: Fake-AV. FakeAV programs generate exaggerated threat reports on the compromised computer then ask the user to purchase a registered version to remove those reported threats.
Dynamic Analysis
Payload
No specific payload has been found.
Process activity
The Fake-AV creates the following process(es):
%original file name%.exe:988
ctfmon.exe:1224
The Fake-AV injects its code into the following process(es):
WinDiagnosis.exe:2028
File activity
The process %original file name%.exe:988 makes changes in the file system.
The Fake-AV creates and/or writes to the following file(s):
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\àðñþчøù ÑÂтþû\GeekHelp.lnk (1733 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\WinDiagnosis\WinDiagnosis.exe (5153280 bytes)
The process WinDiagnosis.exe:2028 makes changes in the file system.
The Fake-AV creates and/or writes to the following file(s):
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
The Fake-AV deletes the following file(s):
C:\%original file name%.exe (0 bytes)
Registry activity
The process %original file name%.exe:988 makes changes in the system registry.
The Fake-AV creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinDiagnosis]
"UninstallString" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\WinDiagnosis\WinDiagnosis.exe -uninstall"
"DisplayIcon" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\WinDiagnosis\WinDiagnosis.exe"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Common Start Menu" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Óûðòýþõ üõýю"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Personal" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Üþø ôþúуüõýты"
"Cookies" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{91167d45-103d-11db-8c91-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Common AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data"
"CommonMusic" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Ãâ€Ã¾ÃºÑƒÃ¼ÃµÃ½Ñ‚Ñ‹\ÜþѠüу÷ыúð"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{91167d42-103d-11db-8c91-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Common Desktop" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\àðñþчøù ÑÂтþû"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Cache" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinDiagnosis]
"Publisher" = "WinDiagnosis"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Common Documents" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Ãâ€Ã¾ÃºÑƒÃ¼ÃµÃ½Ñ‚Ñ‹"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"My Pictures" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Üþø ôþúуüõýты\Üþø рøÑÂуýúø"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache\%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\WinDiagnosis]
"WinDiagnosis.exe" = "Windows Diagnosis"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Start Menu" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Óûðòýþõ üõýю"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"CommonVideo" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Ãâ€Ã¾ÃºÑƒÃ¼ÃµÃ½Ñ‚Ñ‹\Üþø òøôõþ÷ðÿøÑÂø"
"CommonPictures" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Ãâ€Ã¾ÃºÑƒÃ¼ÃµÃ½Ñ‚Ñ‹\Üþø рøÑÂуýúø"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "8F B2 6B 2E A0 A0 58 7A 77 0E 5F 1E 31 40 E5 9A"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinDiagnosis]
"URLInfoAbout" = ""
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Desktop" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\àðñþчøù ÑÂтþû"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{d8c0d8da-77bd-11e0-bb02-000c293bc0fd}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinDiagnosis]
"DisplayName" = "WinDiagnosis (Remove only)"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{ebcf8d94-66db-11de-b228-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
The Fake-AV 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 Fake-AV modifies IE settings for security zones to map all web-nodes that bypassing the proxy to the Intranet Zone:
"ProxyBypass" = "1"
The Fake-AV modifies IE settings for security zones to map all urls to the Intranet Zone:
"IntranetName" = "1"
To automatically run itself each time Windows is booted, the Fake-AV adds the following link to its file to the system registry autorun key:
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"WinDiagnosis.exe" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\WinDiagnosis\WinDiagnosis.exe"
The process ctfmon.exe:1224 makes changes in the system registry.
The Fake-AV deletes the following value(s) in system registry:
The Fake-AV disables automatic startup of the application by deleting the following autorun value:
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"internat.exe"
The process WinDiagnosis.exe:2028 makes changes in the system registry.
The Fake-AV creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKCU\Software\WinDiagnosis]
"PCStabilityItemsCount" = "2"
[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" = "65324"
"CachePath" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Cache4"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Common Start Menu" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Óûðòýþõ üõýю"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Personal" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Üþø ôþúуüõýты"
"Cookies" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies"
"Local AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Application Data"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Common AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{91167d45-103d-11db-8c91-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[HKCU\Software\WinDiagnosis]
"AffilateId" = "-1"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{91167d42-103d-11db-8c91-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Common Desktop" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\àðñþчøù ÑÂтþû"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Cache" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files"
"Desktop" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\àðñþчøù ÑÂтþû"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Common Documents" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Ãâ€Ã¾ÃºÑƒÃ¼ÃµÃ½Ñ‚Ñ‹"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path1]
"CacheLimit" = "65324"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Start Menu" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Óûðòýþõ üõýю"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path2]
"CacheLimit" = "65324"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Fonts" = "%WinDir%\Fonts"
[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\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "00 41 06 61 12 50 FD 91 49 7F D5 49 3C 03 9E 43"
[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" = "65324"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"History" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\History"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{d8c0d8da-77bd-11e0-bb02-000c293bc0fd}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[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"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{ebcf8d94-66db-11de-b228-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
The Fake-AV 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 Fake-AV modifies IE settings for security zones to map all web-nodes that bypassing the proxy to the Intranet Zone:
"ProxyBypass" = "1"
The Fake-AV modifies IE settings for security zones to map all urls to the Intranet Zone:
"IntranetName" = "1"
Network activity (URLs)
URL | IP |
---|---|
hxxp://hairtreatmentz.net/trace.php?Pub=1 | 66.240.245.175 |
HOSTS file anomalies
No changes have been detected.
Rootkit activity
No anomalies have been detected.
Screenshot
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):
%original file name%.exe:988
- Delete the original Fake-AV file.
- Delete or disinfect the following files created/modified by the Fake-AV:
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\àðñþчøù ÑÂтþû\GeekHelp.lnk (1733 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\WinDiagnosis\WinDiagnosis.exe (5153280 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\desktop.ini (67 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\desktop.ini (67 bytes) - Delete the following value(s) in the autorun key (How to Work with System Registry):
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"WinDiagnosis.exe" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\WinDiagnosis\WinDiagnosis.exe" - Clean the Temporary Internet Files folder, which may contain infected files (How to clean Temporary Internet Files folder).
- Reboot the computer.