HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic (Kaspersky), Trojan.Win32.Ardamax.nbq (v) (VIPRE), MonitoringTool!IK (Emsisoft), SpyTool.Win32.Ardamax.FD, GenericEmailWorm.YR (Lavasoft MAS)Behaviour: Trojan, Worm, EmailWorm, Monitor, SpyTool
The description has been automatically generated by Lavasoft Malware Analysis System and it may contain incomplete or inaccurate information.
Summary
MD5: 4ae7c1ba524a5b9800382dcb05715097
SHA1: ad3e902697b2968a51dc717a963b29cd334b6724
SHA256: ceac11c0a0b7008886bbfaf0f3b679f12a3dce678c9fc07f2c14c087549678e2
SSDeep: 24576:KqaMMVu5xt5D727Gm0C0cG2x7rkvWujS6/ C3j/ anFhhMqFf4i7CzTr0o JNm:zeV8mKm0i/78Wujh/9jNMq5Ozf0
Size: 2075136 bytes
File type: EXE
Platform: WIN32
Entropy: Packed
PEID: UPolyXv05_v6
Company: Company #1
Created at: 2013-07-04 20:12:57
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):
4ae7c1ba524a5b9800382dcb05715097.exe:1680
The SpyTool injects its code into the following process(es):
LOX.exe:1196
File activity
The process 4ae7c1ba524a5b9800382dcb05715097.exe:1680 makes changes in a file system.
The SpyTool creates and/or writes to the following file(s):
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\AHRTLW\LOX.exe (15021 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\AHRTLW\LOX.02 (57 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\AHRTLW\LOX.01 (82 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\AHRTLW\LOX.00 (2 bytes)
Registry activity
The process 4ae7c1ba524a5b9800382dcb05715097.exe:1680 makes changes in a system registry.
The SpyTool creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "B9 5B 51 28 0E 67 A2 EF 83 C2 E6 44 EA 97 C7 BD"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{fdd9f6f3-7454-11e2-b4cd-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap]
"AutoDetect" = "1"
[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\{773a730e-74fb-11e2-b597-000c293bdf2f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache\%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\AHRTLW]
"LOX.exe" = "LOX"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{fdd9f6f2-7454-11e2-b4cd-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{fdd9f6f5-7454-11e2-b4cd-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Cache" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Common Desktop" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Desktop"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Cookies" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies"
The SpyTool modifies IE settings for security zones to map all web-nodes that bypassing proxy to the Intranet Zone:
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap]
"ProxyBypass" = "1"
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:
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap]
"UNCAsIntranet" = "1"
The process LOX.exe:1196 makes changes in a system registry.
The SpyTool creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "9F 00 05 EC EE DB 01 15 94 3F 98 C0 58 B8 C5 2F"
[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\{fdd9f6f3-7454-11e2-b4cd-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{773a730e-74fb-11e2-b597-000c293bdf2f}]
"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\{fdd9f6f2-7454-11e2-b4cd-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\{fdd9f6f5-7454-11e2-b4cd-806d6172696f}]
"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]
"LOX Start" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\AHRTLW\LOX.exe"
Network activity (URLs)
No activity has 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):
4ae7c1ba524a5b9800382dcb05715097.exe:1680
- Delete the original SpyTool file.
- Delete or disinfect the following files created/modified by the SpyTool:
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\AHRTLW\LOX.exe (15021 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\AHRTLW\LOX.02 (57 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\AHRTLW\LOX.01 (82 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\AHRTLW\LOX.00 (2 bytes) - Delete the following value(s) in the autorun key (How to Work with System Registry):
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"LOX Start" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\AHRTLW\LOX.exe" - Reboot the computer.