HKTL_AMMYADMN.GA

 Analysis by: Johnlery Triunfante

 ALIASES:

RemoteAdmin.Win32.Ammyy.jsd (KASPERSKY); Remacc.Ammyy (NORTON); Riskware/AMMYADMN (FORTINET)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Hacking Tool arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

513,248 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Initial Samples Received Date:

13 Dec 2015

Arrival Details

This Hacking Tool arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Installation

This Hacking Tool drops the following files:

  • {Directory where the malware is executed}\settings3.bin
  • {Directory where the malware is executed}\{malware name}.log

Other Details

This Hacking Tool connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.229.182:443