Gen:Variant.FAkeAlert.105 (BitDefender), MonitoringTool:Win32/Ardamax (Microsoft), HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic (Kaspersky), Trojan.Win32.Ardamax.nbq (v) (VIPRE), Trojan.KeyLogger.20387 (DrWeb), Gen:Variant.FAkeAlert.105 (B) (Emsisoft), Keylog-FAQ!25D6DB5C7727 (McAfee), Win32.SuspectCrc (Ikarus), Gen:Variant.FAkeAlert.105 (FSecure), Ardamax.BZV (AVG), Win32:Malware-gen (Avast), 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: 25d6db5c7727397347191f7785061a86
SHA1: 3711ba55cb3e1ce4c0f965935465b9fc430980f9
SHA256: e040df27b3b4931134eeacfc0f876d7dea9b6eaed83be0b7cd699744398b82e5
SSDeep: 49152:wMyQld6xGizSXsWbEifocGki9tRs2U/1F:wX06xlzSXsWbEsoddI
Size: 2057216 bytes
File type: EXE
Platform: WIN32
Entropy: Packed
PEID: UPolyXv05_v6
Company: WinterSoft
Created at: 2013-12-01 18:31:17
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:1724
The SpyTool injects its code into the following process(es):
IUC.exe:1900
File activity
The process %original file name%.exe:1724 makes changes in the file system.
The SpyTool creates and/or writes to the following file(s):
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\IFKCNR\IUC.00 (2 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\IFKCNR\IUC.01 (81 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\IFKCNR\IUC.02 (56 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\IFKCNR\IUC.exe (15021 bytes)
Registry activity
The process IUC.exe:1900 makes changes in the system registry.
The SpyTool creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "F0 89 C3 5C D8 3A 3C 1E FB 31 A5 77 CC 00 BC 49"
[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\{b98117e8-75ca-11e2-81b2-000c293708fb}]
"BaseClass" = "Drive"
[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"
"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]
"IUC Start" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\IFKCNR\IUC.exe"
The process %original file name%.exe:1724 makes changes in the system registry.
The SpyTool creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "8A 6C D4 C4 D0 1D 0B 2F C0 AD 50 B6 8E 59 49 B8"
[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"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICache\%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\IFKCNR]
"IUC.exe" = "IUC"
[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\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:1724
- Delete the original SpyTool file.
- Delete or disinfect the following files created/modified by the SpyTool:
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\IFKCNR\IUC.00 (2 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\IFKCNR\IUC.01 (81 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\IFKCNR\IUC.02 (56 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\IFKCNR\IUC.exe (15021 bytes) - Delete the following value(s) in the autorun key (How to Work with System Registry):
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"IUC Start" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\IFKCNR\IUC.exe" - Reboot the computer.