TrojanPSW.Win32.Zbot_9461ea53db

Dynamic Analysis

Payload

No specific payload has been found.

Process activity

The Trojan-PSW creates the following process(es):

yvyh.exe:1548
tasklist.exe:864
%original file name%.exe:644
hostname.exe:1368
ipconfig.exe:392
netsh.exe:1760

File activity

The process %original file name%.exe:644 makes changes in the file system.

The Trojan-PSW creates and/or writes to the following file(s):

%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\Zoew\yvyh.exe (7386 bytes)
%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\tmp218fb6e7.bat (177 bytes)

Registry activity

The process yvyh.exe:1548 makes changes in the system registry.

The Trojan-PSW creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "F5 B8 DA DE 95 68 8B A8 E7 EE DA 91 86 72 25 6D"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data"

The process tasklist.exe:864 makes changes in the system registry.

The Trojan-PSW creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "7F 42 3F 0C E5 E3 67 D8 17 90 DD 02 87 C4 9C ED"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Vyykwu]
"Ulbiyxn" = "7C B4 0F 5E 71 F1 4D 00 39 58 50 8D 88 7C B5 6A"

The process %original file name%.exe:644 makes changes in the system registry.

The Trojan-PSW creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "37 EB 89 54 29 80 65 40 5A 1D BD 64 73 2B 2A 8E"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data"

The process hostname.exe:1368 makes changes in the system registry.

The Trojan-PSW creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "46 AC 40 27 5A 88 28 00 5F 2C 3B 75 7A 5A 38 1D"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Vyykwu]
"Ulbiyxn" = "7C B4 0F 5E 71 F1 4D 00 39 58 50 8D 88 7C B5 6A"

The process ipconfig.exe:392 makes changes in the system registry.

The Trojan-PSW creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappprxy\traceIdentifier]
"Guid" = "5f31090b-d990-4e91-b16d-46121d0255aa"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\QUtil\traceIdentifier]
"Guid" = "8aefce96-4618-42ff-a057-3536aa78233e"

[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Application\ESENT]
"EventMessageFile" = "%System%\ESENT.dll"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data"

[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Application\ESENT]
"CategoryCount" = "16"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Vyykwu]
"Ulbiyxn" = "7C B4 0F 5E 71 F1 4D 00 39 58 50 8D 88 7C B5 6A"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappprxy]
"Active" = "1"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappcfg\traceIdentifier]
"BitNames" = " Error Unusual Info Debug"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappcfg]
"Active" = "1"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappprxy\traceIdentifier]
"BitNames" = " Error Unusual Info Debug"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappcfg]
"ControlFlags" = "1"
"LogSessionName" = "stdout"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\QUtil]
"Active" = "1"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappprxy]
"LogSessionName" = "stdout"
"ControlFlags" = "1"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappcfg\traceIdentifier]
"Guid" = "5f31090b-d990-4e91-b16d-46121d0255aa"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\QUtil\traceIdentifier]
"BitNames" = " Error Unusual Info Debug"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "09 4F 1A 8E 7B 81 31 71 1B B5 18 C8 DD 87 0E 95"

[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Application\ESENT]
"CategoryMessageFile" = "%System%\ESENT.dll"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\QUtil]
"LogSessionName" = "stdout"

[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Application\ESENT]
"TypesSupported" = "7"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\QUtil]
"ControlFlags" = "1"

The process netsh.exe:1760 makes changes in the system registry.

The Trojan-PSW creates and/or sets the following values in system registry:

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappprxy\traceIdentifier]
"Guid" = "5f31090b-d990-4e91-b16d-46121d0255aa"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\qagent]
"Active" = "1"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\QUtil\traceIdentifier]
"Guid" = "8aefce96-4618-42ff-a057-3536aa78233e"

[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile]
"DoNotAllowExceptions" = "0"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\FWCFG]
"MaxFileSize" = "1048576"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\NAP\Netsh]
"ControlFlags" = "1"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\qagent]
"ControlFlags" = "1"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"AppData" = "%Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\NAP\Netsh]
"Active" = "1"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Vyykwu]
"Ulbiyxn" = "7C B4 0F 5E 71 F1 4D 00 39 58 50 8D 88 7C B5 6A"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\FWCFG]
"ConsoleTracingMask" = "4294901760"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\NAP\Netsh\Napmontr]
"BitNames" = " NAP_TRACE_BASE NAP_TRACE_NETSH"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappprxy]
"Active" = "1"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappcfg\traceIdentifier]
"BitNames" = " Error Unusual Info Debug"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappcfg]
"Active" = "1"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappprxy\traceIdentifier]
"BitNames" = " Error Unusual Info Debug"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappcfg]
"ControlFlags" = "1"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\FWCFG]
"EnableFileTracing" = "0"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappcfg]
"LogSessionName" = "stdout"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\NAP\Netsh\Napmontr]
"Guid" = "710adbf0-ce88-40b4-a50d-231ada6593f0"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\QUtil]
"Active" = "1"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappprxy]
"LogSessionName" = "stdout"
"ControlFlags" = "1"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\qagent\traceIdentifier]
"Guid" = "b0278a28-76f1-4e15-b1df-14b209a12613"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\eappcfg\traceIdentifier]
"Guid" = "5f31090b-d990-4e91-b16d-46121d0255aa"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\FWCFG]
"EnableConsoleTracing" = "0"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\QUtil\traceIdentifier]
"BitNames" = " Error Unusual Info Debug"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG]
"Seed" = "13 7A 48 D8 03 CA 20 43 98 D3 0F 37 A4 AA 12 D9"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\FWCFG]
"FileDirectory" = "%windir%\tracing"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\QUtil]
"LogSessionName" = "stdout"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\qagent]
"LogSessionName" = "stdout"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\FWCFG]
"FileTracingMask" = "4294901760"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\NAP\Netsh]
"LogSessionName" = "stdout"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\qagent\traceIdentifier]
"BitNames" = " Error Unusual Info Debug"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\QUtil]
"ControlFlags" = "1"

A firewall is disabled:

[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile]
"EnableFirewall" = "0"

Network activity (URLs)

URL	IP
hxxp://uaecarmarket.org/font/fade/file.php	99.198.101.21
hxxp://www.google.com/webhp	173.194.43.84
hxxp://www.google.ca/webhp?gws_rd=cr&ei=tLOJUv38BuHa2AWf4oCYBw	173.194.43.88

HOSTS file anomalies

No changes have been detected.

Rootkit activity

The Trojan-PSW installs the following user-mode hooks in WINMM.dll:

PlaySoundW

The Trojan-PSW installs the following user-mode hooks in WININET.dll:

HttpEndRequestW
HttpEndRequestA
HttpSendRequestExA
HttpSendRequestW
InternetReadFileExA
InternetSetFilePointer
InternetQueryDataAvailable
HttpOpenRequestW
HttpSendRequestExW
InternetReadFile
HttpQueryInfoA
HttpSendRequestA
InternetCloseHandle
HttpOpenRequestA

The Trojan-PSW installs the following user-mode hooks in CRYPT32.dll:

PFXImportCertStore

The Trojan-PSW installs the following user-mode hooks in USER32.dll:

SetCursorPos
DefMDIChildProcA
DefFrameProcA
DefDlgProcA
GetClipboardData
DefMDIChildProcW
DefFrameProcW
GetUpdateRgn
RegisterClassA
GetDCEx
ReleaseCapture
SetCapture
DefWindowProcA
CallWindowProcA
GetUpdateRect
PeekMessageA
CallWindowProcW
GetMessagePos
GetCursorPos
EndPaint
BeginPaint
DefWindowProcW
RegisterClassExA
GetMessageA
DefDlgProcW
SwitchDesktop
OpenInputDesktop
RegisterClassExW
RegisterClassW
GetCapture
PeekMessageW
GetMessageW
GetWindowDC
TranslateMessage
GetDC
ReleaseDC

The Trojan-PSW installs the following user-mode hooks in ADVAPI32.dll:

CreateProcessAsUserA
CreateProcessAsUserW

The Trojan-PSW installs the following user-mode hooks in WS2_32.dll:

WSASend
gethostbyname
send
closesocket
getaddrinfo

The Trojan-PSW installs the following user-mode hooks in kernel32.dll:

ExitProcess
GetFileAttributesExW

The Trojan-PSW installs the following user-mode hooks in ntdll.dll:

NtCreateThread

Propagation

Removals

Remove it with Ad-Aware

1. Click (here) to download and install Ad-Aware Free Antivirus.
2. Update the definition files.
3. Run a full scan of your computer.

Manual removal*

1. Scan a system with an anti-rootkit tool.
   
2. Terminate malicious process(es) (How to End a Process With the Task Manager):

   yvyh.exe:1548
   tasklist.exe:864
   %original file name%.exe:644
   hostname.exe:1368
   ipconfig.exe:392
   netsh.exe:1760

3. Delete the original Trojan-PSW file.
   
4. Delete or disinfect the following files created/modified by the Trojan-PSW:

   %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Application Data\Zoew\yvyh.exe (7386 bytes)
   %Documents and Settings%\%current user%\Local Settings\Temp\tmp218fb6e7.bat (177 bytes)

5. Clean the Temporary Internet Files folder, which may contain infected files (How to clean Temporary Internet Files folder).
   
6. Reboot the computer.
   

*Manual removal may cause unexpected system behaviour and should be performed at your own risk.

Static Analysis

Network Activity

Map

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