HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic (Kaspersky), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (VIPRE), Trojan-Spy.Win32.Ardamax!IK (Emsisoft), SpyTool.Win32.Ardamax.FD, GenericEmailWorm.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: 9b5f60eaa138dac14add2c75705fc3c2
SHA1: 5c1b13220eb53d1f3fe377a3693be9ef2a06d21c
SHA256: 5feb9ca41bd2ec959b043eb20f6dbefa17b418103f05920529aa137a26704ca8
SSDeep: 49152:OV YEmtBTrUw2QEr0lp9QodVrUiuZRIVwWk8:OJhrbEqscrJku
Size: 2089472 bytes
File type: PE32
Platform: WIN32
Entropy: Packed
PEID: UPolyXv05_v6
Company: Jottix
Created at: 2013-07-10 11:47:55
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):
9b5f60eaa138dac14add2c75705fc3c2.exe:1772
The SpyTool injects its code into the following process(es):
GSE.exe:676
File activity
The process 9b5f60eaa138dac14add2c75705fc3c2.exe:1772 makes changes in a file system.
The SpyTool creates and/or writes to the following file(s):
%System%\DNKLOF\GSE.02 (57 bytes)
%System%\DNKLOF\GSE.00 (2 bytes)
%System%\DNKLOF\GSE.exe (15021 bytes)
%System%\DNKLOF\GSE.01 (82 bytes)
Registry activity
The process 9b5f60eaa138dac14add2c75705fc3c2.exe:1772 makes changes in a system registry.
The SpyTool creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "F8 47 03 78 80 E7 75 E8 89 05 99 90 F6 F6 98 BF"
[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"
[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 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\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\ShellNoRoam\MUICache\%System%\DNKLOF]
"GSE.exe" = "GSE"
[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:
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap]
"UNCAsIntranet" = "1"
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 process GSE.exe:676 makes changes in a system registry.
The SpyTool creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "13 4B CC AB E2 17 FC 48 9F 39 B7 2E 56 DE D9 ED"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\{c155cd73-744b-11e2-8294-806d6172696f}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[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\{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]
"GSE Start" = "%System%\DNKLOF\GSE.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):
9b5f60eaa138dac14add2c75705fc3c2.exe:1772
- Delete the original SpyTool file.
- Delete or disinfect the following files created/modified by the SpyTool:
%System%\DNKLOF\GSE.02 (57 bytes)
%System%\DNKLOF\GSE.00 (2 bytes)
%System%\DNKLOF\GSE.exe (15021 bytes)
%System%\DNKLOF\GSE.01 (82 bytes) - Delete the following value(s) in the autorun key (How to Work with System Registry):
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"GSE Start" = "%System%\DNKLOF\GSE.exe" - Reboot the computer.