RANSOM_CRYPTESLA.CBQ163I

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.

It is capable of encrypting files in the affected system.

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 the following copies of itself into the affected system and executes them:

• %My Documents%\{random filename}.exe

  (Note: %My Documents% is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\My Documents on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\Documents on Windows Vista and 7.)

It drops the following file(s)/component(s):

• %Desktop%\RECOVER{random letters}.html
• %Desktop%\RECOVER{random letters}.png
• %Desktop%\RECOVER{random letters}.txt
• {folders containing encrypted files}RECOVER{random letters}.png
• {folders containing encrypted files}RECOVER{random letters}.txt
• {folders containing encrypted files}RECOVER{random letters}.html
• %My Documents%\recover_file.txt

  (Note: %My Documents% is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\My Documents on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\Documents on Windows Vista and 7.)

(Note: %Desktop% is the desktop folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Desktop in Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\Desktop in 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.)

Autostart Technique

This Trojan adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
svc-{random characters} = "%System%\cmd /C start "" "%My Documents%\{random filename}.exe""

Other System Modifications

This Trojan adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\trueimg
ID = "{ID}"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\{ID}
data = "{random values}"

It adds the following registry keys as part of its installation routine:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\trueimg

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\{ID}

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

• http://{BLOCKED}k.com/phsys.php
• http://{BLOCKED}e.net/phsys.php
• http://{BLOCKED}oherbal.com/phsys.php
• http://{BLOCKED}tion.info/plugins/phsys.php
• http://{BLOCKED}senseprotection.com/phsys.php
• http://{BLOCKED}toreforyou.com/phsys.php

It is capable of encrypting files in the affected system.