BKDR_ZEGOST.AUSDG


 ALIASES:

Backdoor:Win32/Zegost.AD (Microsoft), Backdoor.Zegost.018657 (Quickheal)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Backdoor

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This backdoor 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:

114,557 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Initial Samples Received Date:

16 Nov 2016

Arrival Details

This backdoor 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 backdoor drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:

  • %Windows%\{random 6 letters}.exe

(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, where it usually is C:\Windows on all Windows operating system versions.)

It drops the following non-malicious files:

  • %System%\main\net.exe
  • %System%\main\net1.exe
  • %System%\main\taskmgr.exe
  • %System%\main\tasklist.exe
  • %System%\main\taskkill.exe
  • %System%\main\ftp.exe
  • %System%\main\query.exe
  • %System%\main\user.exe
  • %System%\main\logoff.exe
  • %System%\main\user.exe
  • %System%\main\cscript.exe
  • %System%\main\reg.exe
  • %System%\main\query.dll
  • %System%\main\regedt32.exe
  • %System%\main\quser.exe
  • %System%\main\cmd.exe
  • %System%\main\netapi32.dll
  • %System%\main\netapi.dll
  • %System%\main\netdde.exe
  • %System%\main\netstat.exe
  • %System%\main\ping.exe
  • %System%\main\tskill.exe
  • %System%\main\whoami.exe
  • %System%\main\wscript.exe
  • %System%\main\xcopy.exe
  • %System%\main\.temp.fortest

(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.)

It creates the following folders:

  • %System%\main

(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.)

Other Details

This backdoor connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • {BLOCKED}.{BLOCKED}.18.114