HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic (Kaspersky), Trojan.Win32.Ardamax.nbq (v) (VIPRE), Trojan-Spy.Win32.Ardamax!IK (Emsisoft), SpyTool.Win32.Ardamax.FD, GenericEmailWorm.YR, SpyToolArdamax.YR (Lavasoft MAS)Behaviour: Trojan-Spy, Trojan, Worm, EmailWorm, SpyTool
The description has been automatically generated by Lavasoft Malware Analysis System and it may contain incomplete or inaccurate information.
Summary
MD5: 9cc726ed2b73ecbe7a67bada60c4d4c1
SHA1: 31595774275c4723fc4e083371686f4394824fff
SHA256: 13debf7d5be30e41de001b9098d7e31afe11b365077b0e0fa69bc9c655baa898
SSDeep: 49152:6NYbSpbC0hVJi4ZH/OHxnU2VyehkoyDAHLNIh8z15i:uYbS1Hi2fQ/hchC5
Size: 2083328 bytes
File type: EXE
Platform: WIN32
Entropy: Packed
PEID: UPolyXv05_v6
Company: Frser
Created at: 2013-03-13 16:46:38
Analyzed on: WindowsXP SP3 32-bit
Summary: SpyTool. A program used to apply passive protection methods to spyware, such as obfuscation, encryption or polymorphism. The original malicious program is usually encrypted/compressed and stored inside the wrapper.
Dynamic Analysis
Payload
| Behaviour | Description |
|---|---|
| EmailWorm | Worm can send e-mails. |
Process activity
The SpyTool creates the following process(es):
%original file name%.exe:840
The SpyTool injects its code into the following process(es):
NKC.exe:460
File activity
The process %original file name%.exe:840 makes changes in the file system.
The SpyTool creates and/or writes to the following file(s):
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\MEQPUN\NKC.02 (57 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\MEQPUN\NKC.00 (2 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\MEQPUN\NKC.exe (15021 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\MEQPUN\NKC.01 (82 bytes)
Registry activity
The process NKC.exe:460 makes changes in the system registry.
The SpyTool creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "9E 2C 50 63 EC 5D 95 DB B8 D5 93 2E C4 4F 51 51"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Common Programs" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Start Menu\Programs"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{c155cd72-744b-11e2-8294-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Common AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data"
[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\{c155cd73-744b-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\Shell Folders]
"Personal" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\My Documents"
To automatically run itself each time Windows is booted, the SpyTool adds the following link to its file to the system registry autorun key:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"NKC Start" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\MEQPUN\NKC.exe"
The process %original file name%.exe:840 makes changes in the system registry.
The SpyTool creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "BB 4E 06 9E 6B 27 ED 60 83 F8 32 D6 DB E7 0E 1A"
[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"
"Cache" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Common Documents" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Documents"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Desktop" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Desktop"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{c155cd72-744b-11e2-8294-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Common AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{c155cd75-744b-11e2-8294-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache\%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\MEQPUN]
"NKC.exe" = "NKC"
[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 Desktop" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Desktop"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{b98117e8-75ca-11e2-81b2-000c293708fb}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Personal" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\My Documents"
The SpyTool 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 SpyTool 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:
"UNCAsIntranet" = "1"
The SpyTool modifies IE settings for security zones to map all web-nodes that bypassing proxy to the Intranet Zone:
"ProxyBypass" = "1"
Network activity (URLs)
No activity has been detected.
HOSTS file anomalies
No changes have been detected.
Rootkit activity
No anomalies have been detected.
Propagation
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:840
- Delete the original SpyTool file.
- Delete or disinfect the following files created/modified by the SpyTool:
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\MEQPUN\NKC.02 (57 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\MEQPUN\NKC.00 (2 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\MEQPUN\NKC.exe (15021 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\MEQPUN\NKC.01 (82 bytes) - Delete the following value(s) in the autorun key (How to Work with System Registry):
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"NKC Start" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\MEQPUN\NKC.exe" - Reboot the computer.