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JS_LOCKY.DLDR

July 18, 2016
 Analysis by: Pearl Charlaine Espejo
 Modified by: Mar Philip Elaurza
 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Spammed via email

This Trojan arrives as attachment to mass-mailed email messages.

As of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

71,107 bytes

File Type:

JS

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

14 Jul 2016

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs, Downloads files

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives as attachment to mass-mailed email messages.

Download Routine

This Trojan connects to the following website(s) to download and execute a malicious file:

  • http://{BLOCKED}spirazioni.com/pujrm
  • http://{BLOCKED}ce.com/~test1/nxu2j8c
  • http://www.{BLOCKED}illamil.com/dqzo2

It saves the files it downloads using the following names:

  • %User Temp%\ksm9pxbTu3U.exe - when url is accessible
  • %User Temp%\ksm9pxbTu3U - when the url is inaccessible

(Note: %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)

As of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.

Other Details

This Trojan does the following:

  • The downloaded file needs the argument 321 in order to execute properly.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

12.652.06

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

14 Jul 2016

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

12.653.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

15 Jul 2016

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.

Step 3

Search and delete these files

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  • %User Temp%\ksm9pxbTu3U.exe
  • %User Temp%\ksm9pxbTu3U

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as JS_LOCKY.DLDR. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.


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