Gen:Variant.Graftor.103757 (BitDefender), Trojan:Win32/Malex.gen!J (Microsoft), HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic (Kaspersky), Gen:Variant.Graftor.103757 (B) (Emsisoft), Win32/DH{QSADYQ8} (AVG), Trojan.Win32.FlyStudio.FD, GenericEmailWorm.YR, TrojanFlyStudio.YR (Lavasoft MAS)Behaviour: Trojan, Worm, EmailWorm
The description has been automatically generated by Lavasoft Malware Analysis System and it may contain incomplete or inaccurate information.
Summary
MD5: 4e2962ab4708241d78797d5a83851cc0
SHA1: 7f809527e10194c15600aa2f809d5edb590acf67
SHA256: e863be0bf11e9484f9b3bd7afb64110782ca9fecc91c26f61781f57ab940da4a
SSDeep: 6144:DH8FprLPYlZ3OKjBvlv6Sbd/fP4xseK8UPlUF:DH8FprLPYLdvlvrd/n4xset
Size: 344064 bytes
File type: EXE
Platform: WIN32
Entropy: Not Packed
PEID: Armadillov171, MicrosoftVisualC, MicrosoftVisualCv50v60MFC, MicrosoftVisualC50, UPolyXv05_v6
Company: no certificate found
Created at: 2014-01-11 09:45:25
Analyzed on: WindowsXP SP3 32-bit
Summary: Trojan. A program that appears to do one thing but actually does another (a.k.a. Trojan Horse).
Dynamic Analysis
Payload
| Behaviour | Description |
|---|---|
| EmailWorm | Worm can send e-mails. |
Process activity
The Trojan creates the following process(es):
mstsc.exe:1848
%original file name%.exe:1764
The Trojan injects its code into the following process(es):
nstsc1.exe:1044
File activity
The process mstsc.exe:1848 makes changes in the file system.
The Trojan creates and/or writes to the following file(s):
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\mstsc\config.ini (29 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\nstsc1.exe (1730 bytes)
The process %original file name%.exe:1764 makes changes in the file system.
The Trojan creates and/or writes to the following file(s):
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\mstsc\mstsc.exe (2105 bytes)
The process nstsc1.exe:1044 makes changes in the file system.
The Trojan creates and/or writes to the following file(s):
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\WLMVCPYN\upload[1].htm (18 bytes)
C:\t10k.1 (2883 bytes)
C:\t10k.2 (8324 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\mstsc\config.ini (28 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\control.jpg (15697 bytes)
C:\t10k (2883 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\config.ini (26 bytes)
The Trojan deletes the following file(s):
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\CSWCLASS0.tmp (0 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\WLMVCPYN\upload[1].htm (0 bytes)
Registry activity
The process mstsc.exe:1848 makes changes in the system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[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" = "65452"
"CachePath" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Cache4"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path2]
"CacheLimit" = "65452"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data"
[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\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Common AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Cache" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files"
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\0001\Software\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"ProxyEnable" = "0"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path1]
"CacheLimit" = "65452"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Cookies" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections]
"SavedLegacySettings" = "3C 00 00 00 15 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "CD C8 91 77 04 C2 C8 AA F1 84 0D 04 6D 14 77 A9"
[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" = "65452"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"MigrateProxy" = "1"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"History" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\History"
[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"
The Trojan 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"
To automatically run itself each time Windows is booted, the Trojan adds the following link to its file to the system registry autorun key:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"mstsc" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\mstsc\mstsc.exe"
The Trojan 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"
Proxy settings are disabled:
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"ProxyEnable" = "0"
The Trojan 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 Trojan deletes the following value(s) in system registry:
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"AutoConfigURL"
"ProxyServer"
"ProxyOverride"
The process %original file name%.exe:1764 makes changes in the system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "36 B2 DD A9 7A BF 1C 93 71 22 26 56 C0 20 F4 B3"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data"
The process nstsc1.exe:1044 makes changes in the system registry.
The Trojan creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:
[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" = "65452"
"CachePath" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\Cache4"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path2]
"CacheLimit" = "65452"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data"
"Cookies" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Cookies"
[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\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Common AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Cache" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files"
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\0001\Software\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"ProxyEnable" = "0"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache\Paths\path1]
"CacheLimit" = "65452"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections]
"SavedLegacySettings" = "3C 00 00 00 16 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00"
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "98 97 2A 90 AE 9F 53 4B 8D 89 CE 06 89 E3 42 AB"
[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" = "65452"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"MigrateProxy" = "1"
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"History" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\History"
[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"
The Trojan 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 Trojan modifies IE settings for security zones to map all web-nodes that bypassing proxy to the Intranet Zone:
"ProxyBypass" = "1"
Proxy settings are disabled:
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"ProxyEnable" = "0"
The Trojan 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 Trojan deletes the following value(s) in system registry:
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"AutoConfigURL"
"ProxyServer"
"ProxyOverride"
Network activity (URLs)
| URL | IP |
|---|---|
| hxxp://69.195.124.114/mstsc/chick/getdir.php | |
| hxxp://69.195.124.114/mstsc/chick/isdir.php | |
| hxxp://69.195.124.114/mstsc/chick/mkdir.php | |
| hxxp://69.195.124.114/mstsc/chick/exist.php | |
| hxxp://69.195.124.114/mstsc/chick/copy.php | |
| hxxp://69.195.124.114/mstsc/chick/282/config.txt | |
| hxxp://69.195.124.114/mstsc/chick/control0.txt | |
| hxxp://69.195.124.114/mstsc/chick/282/control.txt | |
| hxxp://69.195.124.114/mstsc/chick/282/upload.php |
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):
mstsc.exe:1848
%original file name%.exe:1764 - Delete the original Trojan file.
- Delete or disinfect the following files created/modified by the Trojan:
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\mstsc\config.ini (29 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\nstsc1.exe (1730 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\mstsc\mstsc.exe (2105 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\WLMVCPYN\upload[1].htm (18 bytes)
C:\t10k.1 (2883 bytes)
C:\t10k.2 (8324 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\control.jpg (15697 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\config.ini (26 bytes) - Delete the following value(s) in the autorun key (How to Work with System Registry):
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"mstsc" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\mstsc\mstsc.exe" - Clean the Temporary Internet Files folder, which may contain infected files (How to clean Temporary Internet Files folder).
- Reboot the computer.