TROJ_POWLOAD.TIAOEHG
JS/Agent.QUY!tr.dldr (Fortinet),
Windows
Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Trojan 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
284,142 bytes
EXE
No
22 May 2018
Arrival Details
This Trojan 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 Trojan drops and executes the following files:
- %Application Data%\{Random filename}.js
(Note: %Application Data% is the Application Data folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming 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.)
Other System Modifications
This Trojan adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SeX
KEx =
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
SeX =
It adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SeX\
KEx
{Default} = "mAX"
Other Details
This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://{BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.80.83/ksg2Gl9W50l4Ad75lQ5870NulTOHlrck/desktop.ini.download
SOLUTION
9.850
14.274.06
25 May 2018
14.275.00
26 May 2018
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
Delete this registry key
Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.
- In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
- SeX
- SeX
Step 4
Search and delete this file
- %Application Data%\{Random filename}.js
Step 5
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_POWLOAD.TIAOEHG. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:
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